CIENA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REPORTING DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2000 RESULTS
Linthicum, MD — 11/21/2000Ciena Corporation (CIEN) will announce results for its fiscal 2000 fourth quarter and year-end on Thursday, December 7, 2000, 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.
Immediately following the announcement, Ciena's management will host a teleconference call beginning at 8:30 AM (ET). 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 December 7, an archive 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 http://www.ciena.com.
Nicole Anderson
Ciena Corporation
(877) 857 -7377
pr@ciena.com
Marie Downing
Ciena Corporation
(888) 243-6223
ir@ciena.com
