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    Thursday, May 31, 2001 Issue 29   EDITORIAL  Today and Tomorrow-what As=
ia faces and what we've all learned from the past  As you probably know, th=
e Eyeforenergy team is off to Mexico next week for our Latin American e-bus=
iness in energy conference.  But to prove that our interests are global, ou=
r Insight article this week focuses on the state of the energy in Asia.  Li=
ke their colleagues in Latin America, Europe and North America, energy exec=
utives in Asia are facing a host of changes-e-business, regulatory changes,=
 and the commercialization of alternative and micro energy sources.  All of=
 these are examined in the article below, and it paints an interesting pict=
ure of the state of play in Asia today and what sort of challenges they fac=
e tomorrow.   In other news, the move towards online trading continues apac=
e in the energy industry (unlike recent developments in most other industri=
es) with announcements by Pantellos and Duke Energy North America.  Pantell=
os' move into the international arena with its procurement solution points =
towards the increasing use of online marketplaces in the energy supply chai=
n (or at least a refusal to give up in the wake of Petrocosm's demise).    =
  While Duke's announcement of their move to OpenLink's software points tow=
ards the increasing use of Internet technology on the commodity side of ene=
rgy trading.   Either way, the energy sector seems to be one of the few bri=
ght spots in the wake of the dot com gloom. The energy industry's measured =
response and refusal to jump on the e-commerce bandwagon at the start seems=
 to be proving dividends now.  Perhaps the rest of the new economy is learn=
ing what it seemed that the energy industry always knew-the Internet is jus=
t another tool (a useful one, but just a tool) and at the end of the day yo=
u still need to get the oil out of the ground and the electricity to the cu=
stomers.         Q&A   Mirroring the Marketplace   Founded in late 1997, Ex=
celergy Corporation, Lexington, Mass., a developer of software products and=
 technologies for online energy marketplaces, is one of several companies p=
roviding products and services in this arena.  Recently, eyeforenergy conta=
cted Jay Sherry, vice president of global marketing, to discuss hybrid busi=
ness models and approaches and the issues that face those trying to impleme=
nt them.  Hybrid approaches to conducting e-commerce transactions online ar=
e rapidly finding a home in the retail energy space.  Such approaches are n=
ot being implemented for altruistic reasons; instead, for some, it's become=
 the means to survival.  Determining other uses for existing technological =
expertise... Click here for Full Story      FOCUS   E-procurement- is it so=
 much more than buying and selling goods and services online?   E-procureme=
nt involves companies buying their supplies online. As B2B e-commerce has b=
ecome the next big thing in the corporate world. The chief beneficiaries of=
 this trend are a growing list of software vendors, like Ariba and WebMetho=
ds, which provide applications that enable electronic procurement and also =
create Web-based trading communities.  In recent years, many Internet comme=
rce procurement application offerings have come to market addressing the au=
tomation and economics of the procurement process. Service companies have b=
egun to implement e-procurement applications and consult around the entire =
e-procurement process. Outsourcers... Click here for Full Story     Fuel Ce=
ll and Microturbine Roundup   The energy wires have been humming this past =
week with word of new and exciting technologies from the world of distribut=
ed generation, fuel cells, microturbines, solar photovoltaic and wind. Word=
 of increased rolling brownouts and power interruptions in the west and pre=
ssure from environmental groups concerned over co2 emissions are shining th=
e light on renewable energy sources as the world gears up to make sure the =
stream of power continues unabated.  With the dot-com meltdown in full swin=
g venture capitalists in search of the "next big thing," are casting their =
eye on the energy sector. If you listen carefully you will be able to hear =
the words of an old song drifting on the wind, "Welcome back my friends to =
the show that never ends, we're so... Click here for Full Story      INSIGH=
T   Energy Opportunities in the Asia Pacific Region   With e-commerce in th=
e Asia sector poised to explode, reaching 28 percent of the world's total b=
y 2005, it's small wonder that the region has a firm eye on energy. B2B Int=
ernet commerce in the Asia/Pacific region (including Japan) reached US 96.8=
 billion in 2000 or 22 percent of the worldwide total of US $433.3 billion.=
  The Asia Pacific region has enjoyed a rapid economic expansion in recent =
decades with a corresponding demand for electricity. This has placed a seve=
re strain on the ability of individual economies in the area to expand thei=
r electricity infrastructure capacity rapidly enough to meet the surge in..=
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ivestiture. How? Through online delivery of data and evaluation tools withi=
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merging Markets Online specializes in global energy reports. Dozens of new =
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  NEWS ROUND UP - WEEK IN REVIEW   Trade-Ranger Teams With Wellogix for Onl=
ine Collaboration and Procurement   Trade-Ranger and Wellogix are teaming u=
p to enable an online solution for collaboration and procurement of tailor =
made goods and services.  Tailor-made goods and services represent more tha=
n 60 percent of the buying and selling activity in the energy and petrochem=
ical industries.  Trade-Ranger and Wellogix together are reportedly the fir=
st to provide Internet tools for this type of trading.  "Our customers have=
 told us that Trade-Ranger... Click here for Full Story     PG?Offers Incen=
tives to Lower Energy Use   PG?is using technology from Silicon Energy to a=
ddress California's energy concerns with incentives for commercial and indu=
strial customers to lower energy use during peak hours.  Silicon Energy, a =
provider of Internet-based Enterprise Energy Management technology, today a=
nnounced that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has selected its EEM =
Suite(TM) energy technology software as the infrastructure for PG&E's new I=
nter-Act program. Inter-Act was designed to promote... Click here for Full =
Story     Step Right Up and Place Your Bets on Alternative Energy     For t=
he past thirty years the United States has flirted with the development of =
alternative and renewable sources of energy such as wind, and solar power. =
For a nation in lock step with fossil fuels development of alternative ener=
gy sources is a tough road to follow and has been a stumbling black... Clic=
k here for Full Story     Pantellos Marketplace Offers Global Transaction S=
ervices   Gathersburg, Md. and The Woodlands, Tx, May 24, 2001----Pantellos=
, the online marketplace serving the utility and energy sectors, is offerin=
g global transaction services through GE Global eXchange Services.  These T=
hese services will help buyers and sellers exchange business documents thro=
ugh the marketplace in a variety of formats -- allowing Pantellos suppliers=
 to leverage their existing investments in electronic data interchange (EDI=
) technology, while benefiting from relationships within the Pantellos... C=
lick here for Full Story     Endur Enhances Duke's Commodity Trading Platfo=
rm   Houston, May 24, 2001---Duke Energy North America (DENA) is scrapping =
its internal trading and risk management systems and leveraging OpenLink En=
ergy's Endur, to enhance its energy commodities and emissions trading, risk=
 management and accounting capabilities.  ``OpenLink will provide Duke Ener=
gy with the front-through-back-office solutions necessary to manage our ene=
rgy trading, risk management and operational requirements,'' said Terry Asc=
hbacher, DENA vice president of commercial technology. ``Replacing multiple=
 internal systems with Endur will... Click here for Full Story     MyUtilit=
y to Offer "Single Portal" for Energy and Communications Products   May 24,=
 2001---My Utility has announced plans to launch a Website that allows smal=
l commercial and residential the opportunity to buy and manage energy and c=
ommunications products from leading suppliers, through a single portal.  Ex=
pected to get underway this autumn. the initiative, developed by former ene=
rgy journalist Paul Miosga, hopes to tap into a latent market of busy inter=
net-literate consumers who want a good deal on their essential services but=
 do not have time to shop around for the best price and like the convenienc=
e... Click here for Full Story     E-Commerce on Upswing In India     A joi=
nt study released Tuesday by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Inter=
national Trade Center and WTO, reports that e-commerce activity in the coun=
try will likely reach rs 250 billion (US$ 5.3 billion) by 2005. The study a=
lso pointed out that Indian internet security applications market... Click =
here for Full Story      Latest News Now!       [IMAGE]     EDITORIAL [IMAG=
E] Today and Tomorrow-what Asia faces and what we've all learned from the p=
ast    ARTICLES [IMAGE] Mirroring the Marketplace [IMAGE] E-procurement- is=
 it so much more than buying and selling goods and services online? [IMAGE]=
 Fuel Cell and Microturbine Roundup [IMAGE] Energy Opportunities in the Asi=
a Pacific Region    NEWS ROUND UP [IMAGE] Trade-Ranger Teams With Wellogix =
for Online Collaboration and Procurement  [IMAGE] PG?Offers Incentives to L=
ower Energy Use  [IMAGE] Step Right Up and Place Your Bets on Alternative E=
nergy  [IMAGE] Pantellos Marketplace Offers Global Transaction Services  [I=
MAGE] Endur Enhances Duke's Commodity Trading Platform  [IMAGE] MyUtility t=
o Offer "Single Portal" for Energy and Communications Products  [IMAGE] E-C=
ommerce on Upswing In India     EVENTS [IMAGE]  Eyeforenergy, Latin America=
   [IMAGE]  Energy Exchanges Online II   [IMAGE]  Eyeforenergy, Asia      S=
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