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VOD NETWORK SOLUTIONS TO USE THE ENRON INTELLIGENT NETWORK
TO STREAM BROADBAND ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 30, 2000
HOUSTON -- Enron Broadband Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enron Corp. and a leader in the delivery of high-bandwidth application services, announced today a one-year contract with VOD Network Solutions, Inc. (VODN), a leading integrator of digital media infrastructure services, applications, content and systems.
Under terms of the agreement, VODN can utilize Enron's network and ePower™ Media Cast to deliver rich media content with guaranteed quality of service at speeds up to 50 times faster than the public Internet.
VODN, formerly Atlantic Coast Digital Concepts, will use the Enron Intelligent Network (EIN), an optical overlay to the Internet with integrated Media Cast software optimized for the delivery of streaming media, to enhance the quality and speed of its multimedia offerings. VODN's offerings include full-length motion pictures, classic television episodes, children's programming, documentaries and educational programs. VODN plans to encode 8,000 motion pictures by the end of 2000 for online consumption via the Enron network.
"The motion picture content that VODN is now streaming over the EIN adds yet another compelling dimension to the content we're making available over our network," said Joe Hirko, CEO of Enron Broadband Services. "Our goal is to be the distribution platform for the most interesting, relevant and in-demand broadband content available on the Internet."
Enron's solution provides TV-quality streaming video and the required bandwidth for VODN to broadcast videos on demand in a richer and more reliable fashion than can be achieved by simply sending content through the oversubscribed public Internet.
"The public Internet, with its limited bandwidth and slow download times, can't support what VODN wants to broadcast," said Daniel Johnson, president and COO of VODN. "Enron's network, on the other hand, has unbelievable speed, clarity and quality."
About the Enron Intelligent Network™
The EIN is based on a distributed server architecture, a pure Internet Protocol strategy, Enron's global fiber and satellite distribution, and the embedded software intelligence, called the Enron Broadband Operating System (BOS), that sets it apart from other network providers. The EIN and Enron's BOS enable a whole new breed of application services, called ePoweredÔ Services, which transport rich media and live, streaming video, faster than using the public Internet.
About Enron Broadband Services
Enron Broadband Services is a leading provider of high quality, high bandwidth delivery and application services. The company's business model combines the power of the Enron Intelligent Network, Enron's Broadband Operating System, bandwidth trading and intermediation services, and high-bandwidth applications, to fundamentally improve the experience and functionality of the Internet. Enron's Broadband Operating System allows application developers to dynamically provision bandwidth on demand for the end-to-end quality of service necessary to deliver broadband content. Enron also has created a market for bandwidth that will allow network providers to scale to meet the demands required by increasingly complex applications. A wholly owned subsidiary of Enron Corp., Enron Broadband Services can be found on the Web at www.enron.net.
Enron is one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas and communications companies. The company, which owns approximately $34 billion in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas, develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customers around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to facilitate online business. The stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."
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For additional information please contact:
Claudia Johnson
503-886-0666
Claudia_Johnson@enron.net
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