CIENA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REPORTING DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR FISCAL 2001 SECOND QUARTER
Linthicum, MD — 05/02/2001Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) will announce results for its fiscal 2001 second quarter on Thursday, May 17, 2001, 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 Thursday May 17th, 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
