Directions from the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport: * Take I-85 North towards Atlanta. * I-85 and I-75 merge for a period and then split again, stay on I-85 (left lanes) when I-85/I-75 splits. * Take GA Highway 400 North (50 cents Toll). * Exit at Mansell Road (Exit 8). * Turn left at the traffic…

…in downtown Atlanta to let a large man try to punch him in the nose. Of course, Mike doesn?t just stand there -- he punches back.   It?s all part of the ten weeks of professional training that Mike is going through to be a part of a USA Boxing sanctioned amateur fight at the Atlanta Corporate Fight…

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced the appointment of Karl Horne to the role of Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific.  The appointment follows Ciena’s continued expansion into key Asian markets and further underscores the company’s commitment…

…into the ring for the first amateur boxing match of his life.   Printed Circuit Board Designer by day at Ciena’s Atlanta office, Mike has joined up to be part of Atlanta Corporate Fight Night, a black tie event where white collar workers get in the ring to raise money for local children?s charities…

…Smith, Ciena?s Chief Operating Officer. "We understand that providing a one-size-fits-all optical switch isn?t the most effective solution for every application. By engineering the intelligent platform of Ciena?s larger optical switch specifically for smaller central offices, service providers can rollout…

…year 1996. "In 1997, Ciena began to make its presence known in the telecom marketplace," said Patrick Nettles, Ciena?s president and chief executive officer. "Rarely does a young company have the opportunity to have such an impact on a major industry segment." In addition to significant revenue and net…

Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), today announced that John R. Dillon, the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cox Enterprises, Inc., and a seasoned media and telecommunications executive, has joined the Company?s Board of Directors. Mr. Dillon joined Cox Communications, a leading…

…SuperComm in Atlanta on June 8, 1998. At the first official meeting of the OIF membership, officers will be selected and the charter and work program for the organization will be developed. For more information on the Optical Internetworking Forum and membership, contact the OIF offices at (510) 608…

…announced the appointment of Karl Horne as Asia Pacific Chief Technology Officer.  The new position highlights Ciena?s continued expansion and commitment to the APAC market. This year alone, Ciena has opened new offices in South Korea and Japan, and last year officially announced the company?s…

…bandwidth challenges while confidently building in network scalability to address future bandwidth requirements," said Patrick Nettles, chief executive officer and president at Ciena Corporation. Incorporating Ciena?s field proven optical technologies and scalable system architecture, CoreStream lays the foundation…