Ciena Announces Upcoming Schedule of Events with the Financial Community

Business Wire, Sept 5, 2007

LINTHICUM, Md. -- Ciena([R]) 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)

Citigroup Technology Conference
New York, New York
Thursday, September 6, 2007 @ 3:30 p.m. ET
Speaker: Gary Smith, President and CEO

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2007
San Francisco, CA
Monday, September 17, 2007 @ 8:00 a.m. PT
Speaker: Arthur Smith, COO

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.