Enbridge Deploys Over 50 Service-Oriented Applications Via Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite

Enbridge Deploys Over 50 Service-Oriented Applications Via
Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite
Plumtree's Web Services Architecture Spans Heterogeneous Networks, Systems of
Acquired Companies 


SAN FRANCISCO, April 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise Web leader
Plumtree Software  today announced that Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB; TSX), a
leader in energy transportation and distribution, has deployed the Plumtree
Enterprise Web Suite to 4,000 employees. Over the past ten years, Enbridge has
grown rapidly through acquisitions to operate the world's longest crude oil and
liquids pipeline system. By creating an enterprise-wide Web environment to span
the entire organization, Enbridge has been able to eliminate redundant servers,
integrate backend systems like PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources Management
and IBM Lotus Domino Web Access in one site, and allow different operating
units to easily share information for the first time via service-oriented
applications.

"Enbridge's rapid growth has resulted in a federated business model, which
requires that we support different business processes, networks, application
servers and enterprise systems," said Reg Elliott, director of IT strategic
relationships at Enbridge. "Rather than replacing every business unit's
infrastructure with a single set of infrastructure, we were able to get a
return on our existing assets through the Web Services Architecture of
Plumtree's Enterprise Web Suite. Today, our employees are able to share
information across a wide range of systems."

What's in Enbridge's Enterprise Web?

Prior to deploying the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite in October 2002, Enbridge
had many disparate intranet sites; e-mails with large attachments were
routinely sent throughout the company and there were only local shared file
servers for storing and searching documents. Enbridge also had difficulty
communicating across regions and time zones with offices distributed throughout
North America. To overcome these challenges, Enbridge deployed an integrated
portal and collaboration solution from Plumtree that provided a single place
for employees -- including those from newly acquired companies -- to share
information.

Known as e>Source2, Enbridge's portal contains over 12,000 documents and 50
project- and department-based applications. These include the:

  -- CIO Office application which provides comprehensive details on
     Enbridge-wide IT direction and usage, including analyst documents,
     vision papers and projects;
  -- Gas Distribution Environment Health and Safety application which uses
     the Plumtree Portlet Framework for Microsoft Excel to show loss time
     injury graphs, severity levels and preventable accidents; and
  -- Board of Directors application which provides board members secure
     access to information for board meetings.



As a result, Enbridge decreased security administration work by eliminating
intranet servers and security systems, and avoided printing and distribution
costs by delivering information through the portal instead of producing costly
binders. Today, instead of duplicating IT efforts, Enbridge's developers spend
their time creating new applications, based in part on data and services hosted
in existing systems. Enbridge also believes the portal has lowered
communication costs and accelerated integration of employees from newly
acquired companies by keeping them better informed and more productive.
Plumtree Chosen for Web Services Architecture

Enbridge chose Plumtree for its integrated portal and collaboration solution
for employees, customers and partners. With Plumtree's Web Services
Architecture, Enbridge avoided being locked into a single vendor's suite of
products and integrated information from a wide range of systems including
PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources Management, IBM Lotus Domino Web Access
(iNotes) and iPlanet Directory Server.

The public can read more about Plumtree's customers in the oil and gas industry
at http://www.plumtree.com/customers/industries/energy_utilities/

About Plumtree Software

Plumtree Software is the Enterprise Web leader. Plumtree's mission is to create
a comprehensive Web environment for employees, customers and partners across
the enterprise to interact with different systems and work together. Plumtree's
Enterprise Web solution consists of integration products for bringing resources
from traditional systems together on the Web, shared services such as
collaboration, content management and search for building new Web applications,
and a portal platform for delivering these Web applications to broad audiences.
Plumtree's independence and its Web Services Architecture allow this solution
to span rival platforms and systems, helping maximize customers' return on
their existing technology investments. With offices in more than a dozen
countries, Plumtree has over licensed over 600 customers, including Boeing,
Ford Motor Company, Procter & Gamble and the U.S. Navy.

About Enbridge

Enbridge Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian company and a leader in energy
transportation and distribution in North America and internationally. The
company operates, in Canada and the U.S., the world's longest crude oil and
liquids pipeline system. It also owns and operates Canada's largest natural gas
distribution company and delivers gas to approximately 1.6 million customers in
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State.

NOTE:  Plumtree is a registered trademark of Plumtree Software, Inc. and/or its
subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. All other registered and
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respective owners.

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   Plumtree Software
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