To: jghutchison who wrote (11818 ) 2/13/2002 4:14:38 PM From: Rob C. Respond to of 12623 LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002--CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN.Q) will announce results for its fiscal 2002 first quarter on Thursday, February 21, 2002, via Business Wire and First Call before the open of the financial markets. The press release also will be available on CIENA's website at www.ciena.com. In conjunction with the announcement, CIENA's management will host a teleconference call beginning at 8:30 AM (Eastern). Interested listeners may access the live web broadcast at www.ciena.com. Rebroadcast Information For those listeners unable to participate in the live web broadcast on Thursday, February 21, an archived version of the conference call will be available shortly following the conclusion of the live call in the Investor Relations section of CIENA's website at: www.ciena.com. ABOUT CIENA CIENA Corporation's market-leading optical networking systems form the core for the new era of networks and services worldwide. CIENA's LightWorks(TM) architecture enables next-generation optical services and changes the fundamental economics of service-provider networks by simplifying the network and reducing the cost to operate it. Additional information about CIENA can be found atciena.com . --30--CF/ph* CONTACT: CIENA Corporation, Linthicum Investor Contact: Suzanne DuLong or Jessica Towns, 888/243-6223 ir@ciena.com or Press Contact: Denny Bilter or Glenn Jasper, 877/857-7377 pr@ciena.com KEYWORD: MARYLAND INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS NETWORKING TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: CIENA Corporation Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 2002, Business Wire