…announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held World Wide Packets. Based in Spokane Valley, Wash., World Wide Packets is a leading supplier of solutions for enabling the cost-effective delivery of a wide variety of Carrier Ethernet-based services. “As part of our strategy…

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced the completion of its acquisition of World Wide Packets, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement announced on January 22, 2008. “This acquisition enables us to capitalize on our early leadership in converged…

…that early termination of the antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act has been granted for Ciena’s planned acquisition of World Wide Packets. This transaction remains subject to various closing conditions. Ciena continues to expect that this transaction will close during the second…

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…wide/metro area-networking products, IT organizations can realize the true benefits of virtual storage by eliminating the network and latency issues that could impact performance when moving workloads between data centers.” TM Forum Management World Demonstration • At TM Forum Management World,…

…extension platforms and network management systems to interconnect its locations nationwide with a reliable, high-performance Adaptive WAN™ (wide area network) to deliver IT services used in the production and delivery of electrical energy to customers. After a competitive review process, HSE…

…data centers and multiple cloud provider data centers to create a more reliable, flexible and affordable shared resource pool for a wide variety of business needs. EMC World provides an excellent venue for us to show cloud service providers, carriers and enterprise IT users how they can benefit from seamless…

…long-term investments of $1.2 billion. • Announced the acquisition of privately-held World Wide Packets, Inc., a leading supplier of solutions for enabling the cost-effective delivery of a wide variety of Carrier Ethernet-based services. The acquisition was completed on March 3, 2008, subsequent…

…simultaneously over the existing telephone line. This type of DSL is the most predominant in commercial use for business and residential customers around the world. Good for general Internet access and for applications where downstream speed is most important, such as video-on-demand. ITU-T Recommendation G.992…

…offer new broadband services. Ciena is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol " CIEN." Additional information on the Company can be found on its World Wide Web site: http//www.Ciena.com.