Enron Broadband Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Enron Corp, announced an agreement with Sun, intended to accelerate adoption of broadband Internet services. Under the agreements:

• Sun will help Enron build out the footprint of its next-generation broadband infrastructure, the Enron Intelligent Network (EIN), which is based on fiber, servers, pooling points and Enron's Broadband Operating System (BOS).

• Enron and Sun will collaborate to optimize the EIN for use with the Sun platform, which will lead to accelerated deployment of Enron's BOS.

• Enron and Sun will engage in joint marketing efforts to promote EIN services as a way to address the needs of enterprises, software developers and service providers for the delivery of broadband applications at guaranteed service levels.

As part of the buildout of the Enron Intelligent Network, Enron Broadband Services will purchase 18,000 Netra carrier-grade and Enterprise servers and associated storage and services from Sun to expand the EIN. The Sun systems will be used to aggressively expand the footprint of the EIN to more than 2,000 points of presence worldwide. In addition, Sun will purchase broadband video streaming services from Enron to support worldwide operations.

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