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To: Jim Rathmann who wrote (1007)	10/21/1997 9:57:00 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 12623

Help me put some flesh on the bones of this timeline. Please interpolate with dates, positions, purchases and sales. 10/16/97 - CIENA Corp was upgraded by Alex. Brown to Strong Buy from Buy. 9/9/97 - Alex. Brown reiterated Buy rating for CIENA Corp. 9/5/97 - CIENA Corp launches local DWDM product. 8/20/97 - CIENA Corp upgraded by Salomon Brothers to a strong buy. 8/20/97 - CIENA Corp reports last qtr eps of $0.33/shr vs $0.10 a yr ago. 8/6/97 - CIENA Corp expects 3rd qtr shr in range of $0.31 to $0.33. 8/6/97 - CIENA Corp says yr ago 3rd qtr shr $0.10. 8/6/97 - CIENA Corp sees moderating sequential growth in 4th qtr, fy 1998's 1st qtr. 8/6/97 - CIENA Corp is comfortable with fy 97 consensus, optimistic about '98. 8/5/97 - Alex. Brown reiterated Buy rating for CIENA Corp. 7/24/97 - Salomon starts CIENA Corp as buy, sets $60-65 target range. 7/24/97 - CIENA Corp was upgraded by Goldman Sachs to Buy. 7/24/97 - Goldman adds CIENA Corp to recommended list. 7/9/97 - Alex. Brown reiterated Buy rating for CIENA Corp, new products, new customers.