Ciena Announces Upcoming Schedule of Events with the Financial Community

Linthicum, MD — 05/04/2006

Ciena® Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced expected participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. All events noted will be webcast and interested listeners may access the live broadcasts in the Investor Relations/Events section of Ciena’s website at:  www.ciena.com.

(Please note, dates, times and speakers are as currently scheduled and are subject to change)

34th Annual JP Morgan Technology Conference
San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, May 24 @ 10:40am PT
Speaker: Tom Mock, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
 

Bear Stearns 17th Annual Technology Conference
New York, NY
Tuesday, June 13 @ 2:55pm ET
Speaker: Joe Chinnici, Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO


Nasdaq 17th Investor Program
London, UK
Tuesday, June 20 @ 3:15pm UKT
Speaker: Gary B. Smith, President and CEO


About Ciena

Ciena specializes in network transition. We provide the flexible platforms, intelligent software and professional services to build converged networks for enhanced services and applications. With a growing global presence, Ciena leverages its heritage of practical innovation to deliver maximum performance and economic value in communications networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
Press Contacts:
Nicole Anderson
Ciena Corporation
(877) 857 -7377
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Investor Contacts:
Marie Downing
Ciena Corporation
(888) 243-6223
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