ANNUAL REPORT 2004 In a world of generalistsI I I Ciena Corporation supplies applicationfocused communications networking equipment, software and services to communications service providers, cable operators, governments and enterprises. We are leveraging our core competencies in optical networking ...

... achieve its previously stated goal of reducing ongoing operating expenses by 10 to 20 percent in fiscal year 2004. The Company intends to close its San Jose, Calif. facility on September 30, 2004. The San Jose closing, and related actions, are expected to affect approximately 425 employees, or approximately ...

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... matters. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini and becoming the firm's first woman partner, O'Brien practiced law at the Law Offices of Robert Gyemant in San Francisco and Ruffo, Ferrari & McNeil in San Jose. "Judy's representation of high-growth, high-profile companies in all matters of corporate ...

... .com Alee@opticalnetworks.com BROCADE AND OPTICAL NETWORKS PARTNER TO CONNECT STORAGE AREA NETWORKS WITH DYNAMIC METROPOLITAN OPTICAL NETWORKS SAN to Metro Optical Networks Connectivity will Drive New Storage Applications and Services SAN JOSE, Calif.--February 1, 2000--Brocade Communications Systems ...

... -Tested Configurations for Centralized Storage, Centralized Backup, and Business Continuity over Longer Distances using Optical Networking Solutions San Jose, Calif. - February 27, 2001 - Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade®) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of Storage Area Networking infrastructure ...

... that secure and reliable access to its internal information is key to continued business success. Implementing a local Storage Area Network (SAN) in a data center can provide the benefits of shared resources, however the consulting firm wanted to take this concept a step further. They wanted to know ...

... Expands Enterprise Flexibility in Deploying End-to-End Connectivity Solutions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Applications SAN JOSE, Calif. and LINTHICUM, Md. - 04/03/2006 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade) (Nasdaq: BRCD) and Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN) today announced ...

... Date Completed Approx. Value at Completion Location World Wide Packets January 22, 2008 March 3, 2008 $295.8 million 2 Spokane Valley, WA and San Jose, CA Carrier Ethernet access/aggregation solutions Internet Photonics February 19, 2004 May 3, 2004 $99.5 million 2 Marlborough, MA and Shrewsbury, NJ ...

... SONET Services Powered by CIENA CoreDirector Sigma Networks First to Deploy CIENA CoreDirector in the Core of a Metro Network Linthicum, MD & SAN JOSE, Calif - 10/31/2001 Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), a global provider of intelligent optical networking systems and software, and Sigma NetworksSM ...