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CIENA SIGNS RESELLER AGREEMENT WITH LAUREL NETWORKS

Encompasses Worldwide Marketing, Sales and Support of Laurel’s ST200 Service Edge Routers

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), a leading global provider of innovative network solutions, today announced that the company has entered into a reseller agreement to market, sell and support Laurel Networks’ flagship ST200™ Service Edge Router to service providers worldwide.  Under the terms of the agreement, Ciena also will integrate Laurel’s ST200 into its LightWorks™ ON-Center® Management Suite.

Supporting Ciena’s LightWorks Services portfolio strategy, the partnership between Ciena and Laurel further enhances Ciena’s comprehensive set of network solutions designed to help service providers capitalize on data and traditional service markets with efficiency and profitability. 

“Under this partnership, Laurel brings world-class edge routing to Ciena’s LightWorks Services initiative,” said Gary Smith, president and CEO of Ciena.  “By building strategic partnerships with providers such as Laurel Networks, we continue to enhance our innovative solutions, automating and converging service provider networks for profitable growth of existing and emerging services.”

“Our partnership with Ciena is a critical part of Laurel’s plan to rapidly grow market penetration in key global markets,” said Atul Bansal, president and CEO of Laurel Networks.  “Ciena has a strong portfolio, a great reputation in the industry, and an aggressive team committed to delivering data solutions.”

Laurel’s ST200 Service Edge Router further extends the reach of Ciena’s LightWorks portfolio and complements Ciena’s existing Layer 2 multiservice switching solutions with a Layer 3 implementation of IP/MPLS networking. With Laurel's ST200 in its portfolio, Ciena will be able to offer service providers an integrated solution that supports a variety of services over an efficient, unified MPLS infrastructure.

About the ST200 Service Edge Router

The flagship product of Laurel Networks, the ST200 Service Edge Router is the only router designed from the ground up with the features required at the edge of a service provider IP/MPLS backbone. The ST200 combines Internet-class routing, complete multi-service support, integrated service management and unprecedented architecture flexibility to support current and evolving service provider requirements - all at wire speed.