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HOUSTON, TX., March 8, 2001 - EC Power, the leading provider of electronic transaction management services for the energy and natural gas industries, was selected as the winner of the Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) E-Business Enterprise (EBE) Award. The award, given to the company with the best-implemented business-to-business solution, was presented today at DISA's annual E-Business and Internet Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, California.

"EC Power's application with Enron Online combines an innovative use of standards-based data exchange technology with quantifiable benefits to the organization using the application," said Kerry C. Stackpole, CAE, president and CEO of DISA. "EC Power was selected because of its proven success in the electronic transaction space, the high level of technological sophistication and for the benefits it has provided its customers".

"We are honored to be selected by DISA," said Cade Burks, President of EC Power. "This award validates EC Power's approach to building and operating an open, highly-scalable, robust data exchange infrastructure. While the award highlights the application in the energy sector, it is applicable toother sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services industries".

EC Power provides back office functions for Enron Online. This includes the electronic transaction routing of gas nominations and related financial settlement activities via the Internet. The system processes billions of dollars in financial and logistical transactions per month. It performs the translation, encryption, decryption, delivery, and confirmation of transactions in a number of formats within multiple security environments. Clients can view their business transaction information using their browser via the EC Power operated web-based tracking and monitoring system.

The electronic transaction management services of EC Power support eXtensible Markup Language (XML), electronic data interchange (EDI), ASCII and flat file formats. Using the latest technology, EC Power and its clients can support business critical transaction information efficiently and cost effectively.

EC Power was selected for this award based on the following criteria:

• Quantifiable business and technical benefits realized by the client,
• The use of open standards for business data exchange and,
• The design of the overall system architecture.

About EC Power
EC Power is the energy sector's leading Transaction Service Provider (TSP) for reliable, timely and cost-effective electronic transaction management services. EC Power solutions electronically connect market participants sending billing, meter data, enrollments, purchase orders, bank wire transfers, and other business-critical transactions throughout the complex energy industry. EC Power has the experience, the technology and the industry knowledge to provide its clients with the best solutions available in the marketplace. Founded in 1995, EC Power is headquartered in Houston, Texas. More information is available at www.ec-power.com.

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