CIENA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REPORTING DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR FISCAL 2002 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS
Linthicum, MD — 11/18/2002Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) will announce results for its fiscal 2002 fourth quarter and year-end on Thursday, December 12, 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For those listeners unable to participate in the live web broadcast on Thursday, December 12, an archived version of the conference call will be available shortly following the conclusion of the live call in the Investor Relations section of Ciena’s website at: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.
Ciena Corporation's market-leading optical networking systems form the core for the new era of networks and services worldwide. Ciena's LightWorks 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 at www.ciena.com.
Nicole Anderson
Ciena Corporation
(877) 857 -7377
pr@ciena.com
Marie Downing
Ciena Corporation
(888) 243-6223
ir@ciena.com
