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To: Ishmael who wrote (6725)	3/15/1999 6:23:00 AM
From: Tom Gebing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12623

CIENA Conference Call Notice Business Wire - March 15, 1999 05:20 LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999-- Who: CIENA Corporation What: Press Conference Call When: Monday, March 15, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) Access Number: US & Canada: (800) 967-7141 No access code required(a) International: (719) 457-2630 No access code required(a) (a) No access code is required, however, you will be asked to record your name, affiliation and phone number before accessing the call To ensure your participation in the teleconference, please dial-in to the call center 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled conference start time. Details CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN) today announced today announced The CIENA LightWorks Initiative, a plan to change the fundamental economics of service provider networks. CIENA launched this effort with agreements to acquire Lightera and Omnia, both privately held, in two separate transactions valued collectively at approximately $980 million. Replay Information For those unable to participate in the March 15th teleconference call, an automated playback will be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 15th through midnight ET of Tuesday, March 16th. To listen to the replay at any time, please dial in the US and Canada: (888) 203-1113 and for international: (719) 457-0820. You will need to reference an access code of 648198. Company Profile CIENA is a market leader of open architecture, optical networking systems that form the core of telecommunications networks worldwide. CIENA's networking solutions utilize bandwidth expanding dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology and include the MultiWave(R) 1600 long-haul transport system, WaveWatcher(R) network management software, the MultiWave Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer, the MultiWave Sentry(TM) enhanced long-distance transport system and the new MultiWave(R) Firefly and MultiWave Metro(TM) short-haul systems. Through its CIENA Services subsidiary, CIENA provides a range of engineering, furnishing and installation (EF&I) services for telecommunications service providers in the areas of transport, switching and wireless communications. Questions? If you have any questions, or if you would like additional information, please contact Denny Bilter at CIENA Corporation by phone at (410) 865-8677 or Catherine Kaczor at (410) 865-8500. CONTACT: CIENA Corporation, Linthicum Denny Bilter, 410/865-8677 Catherine Kaczor, 410/865-8500