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      <b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED
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      8-K</font></b><br><br><b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
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      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      </font></u><u><b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">March
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      <b><font style="font-size: 14pt">Ciena Corporation</font></b>
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            <b>1201 Winterson Road, Linthicum, MD</b>
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            <b>21090</b>
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      <b>(410) 865-8500</b>
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      <b>ITEM 2.02 &#8211; RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION </b>
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      On March 7, 2008, Ciena Corporation issued a press release announcing
      its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31,
      2008. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
      Report. The information in this Report shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for
      purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and
      shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
      pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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      <b>ITEM 9.01 &#8211; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</b>
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          Exhibit 99.1
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          Text of Press Release dated March 7, 2008, issued by Ciena
          Corporation, reporting its results of operations for the first
          fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2008.
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      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font></b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
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      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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            <b>Ciena Corporation</b>
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            March 7, 2008
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            Russell B. Stevenson, Jr.
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            Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Ciena
      Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2008 Results</font></b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b><i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Company
      Delivers 5% Sequential, 38% Year-over-Year Revenue Growth</font></i></b>
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      LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ciena<sup>&#174;</sup> Corporation
      (NASDAQ:CIEN), the network specialist, today announced results for its
      fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2008. Revenue for the first
      quarter totaled $227.4 million, representing an increase of 38% over the
      same period a year ago when the Company reported sales of $165.1 million.
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    <p>
      On the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Ciena&#8217;s
      net income for the fiscal first quarter 2008 was $28.8 million, or $0.28
      per diluted share. This compares to a reported GAAP net income of $11.1
      million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.
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      &#8220;As a specialist player in our industry, Ciena is differentiating
      itself&#160;by harnessing innovation to deliver solutions that enhance
      the&#160;operational value of our&#160;customers' networks,&#8221; said Gary Smith,
      Ciena president and CEO. &#8220;Our revenue growth&#160;during the last several
      years reflects the investments we&#8217;ve made in our product portfolio,
      which&#160;have enhanced our ability to seize new opportunities,
      thereby&#160;enabling us to take share and gain additional customer traction.&#8221;
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      <b>Non-GAAP Presentation of Quarterly Results</b>
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    <p>
      In evaluating the operating performance of its business, Ciena&#8217;s
      management excludes certain charges and credits that are required by
      GAAP. These items, which are identified in the table that follows (in
      thousands, except per share data), share one or more of the following
      characteristics: they are unusual and Ciena does not expect them to
      recur in the ordinary course of its business; they do not involve the
      expenditure of cash; they are unrelated to the ongoing operation of the
      business in the ordinary course; or their magnitude and timing is
      largely outside of the Company&#8217;s control.
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          &#160;
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          <b>Ended</b>
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          $
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          221
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        <td>

        </td>
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          193
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        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          246
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          743
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          1,177
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          1,040
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,464
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Share-based compensation-general and administrative
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,209
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangible assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,295
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,470
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Litigation settlement
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          7,700
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Restructuring recoveries
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (466
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total adjustments related to income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          9,026
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          20,831
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Income from Operations Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          GAAP income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          18,419
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Adjustments related to income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          9,026
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          20,831
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Adjusted (non-GAAP) income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          11,806
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          39,250
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net Income Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          GAAP net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          11,056
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          28,807
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Adjustment for total adjustments noted above
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          9,026
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          20,831
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Adjusted (non-GAAP) net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          20,082
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          49,638
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            84,953
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            86,910
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            93,259
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            109,009
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          GAAP diluted net income per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          0.28
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Adjusted (non-GAAP) diluted net income per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          0.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          0.47
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <p>
      Please see Appendix A for additional information about this table.
    </p>
    <p>
      Adjusting Ciena&#8217;s unaudited fiscal first quarter 2008 GAAP net income of
      $28.8 million for the items noted above would increase the Company&#8217;s
      adjusted (non-GAAP) net income in the first quarter to $49.6 million.
      Adding the interest expense of $1.8 million associated with the
      Company&#8217;s 0.25% and 0.875% convertible senior notes to the fiscal first
      quarter 2008&#8217;s adjusted (non-GAAP) net income in order to arrive at the
      numerator for the earnings per share calculation, results in an
      as-adjusted net income of $0.47 per adjusted diluted share. This
      compares with an adjusted (non-GAAP) net income of $20.1 million, or
      $0.22 per adjusted diluted share, in the same year-ago period. Note that
      calculating the as-adjusted diluted earnings per share for the fiscal
      first quarter 2007 requires that interest expense of approximately $0.5
      million associated with the Company&#8217;s 0.25% convertible senior notes be
      added to GAAP net income in order to arrive at the numerator for the
      earnings per share calculation.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
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        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>First Quarter 2008 Performance Highlights</b>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved sequential quarterly revenue growth of 5% and year-over-year
        revenue growth of 38%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Delivered overall gross margin of 51% with product gross margin of 55%
        and services gross margin of 24%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Delivered GAAP income from operations of 8% of revenue and non-GAAP
        as-adjusted income from operations of 17% of revenue.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Paid at maturity the remaining $542.3 million in aggregate principal
        amount on the Company&#8217;s 3.75% convertible notes.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Ended the fiscal first quarter 2008 with cash, cash equivalents and
        short- and long-term investments of $1.2 billion.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        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 to the close of
        the first fiscal quarter.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>First Quarter 2008 Customer and Product Highlights</b>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        BT selected Ciena&#8217;s CN 3000&#8482; Ethernet Access Series as one of its
        preferred Network Termination Equipment (NTE) platforms for its 21st
        Century Network (21CN).
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        AT&amp;T awarded a multi-year contract to Ciena to provide Carrier
        Ethernet solutions gained as a result of the acquisition of World Wide
        Packets.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        ENERGIE AG Data will deploy the CN 4200&#174; and ON-Center&#174; Network and
        Service Management Suite to improve multi-site connectivity. ENERGIE
        AG Data will also utilize Ciena&#8217;s CN 4200 to deliver Gigabit Ethernet
        and storage services to business customers in Upper Austria, when the
        division launches its enterprise and wholesale offerings.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        California Institute of Technology (Caltech) selected the
        CoreDirector&#174; Multiservice Optical Switch for use in its
        multi-national research networking efforts.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Neuf Cegetel deployed the CN 4200 RS FlexSelect&#8482; Advanced Services
        Platform to increase capacity across its backbone network in the Ile
        de France region in response to strong customer demand for
        high-bandwidth IP services.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Ciena announced new G10 and G10X Ethernet Service Modules that deliver
        Layer 2 Ethernet aggregation, switching and transport capabilities as
        simple plug-and-play upgrades to the Company&#8217;s CN 4200 FlexSelect
        Advanced Services Platform family.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>Business Outlook</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;While we are mindful of the macro economic environment, indications
      from our customers to date suggest no change in the fundamental drivers
      of Ciena&#8217;s business: the demand for increasing network capacity and the
      transition to Ethernet/IP-based network infrastructures. Accordingly, we
      remain optimistic about our outlook for the year,&#8221; said Smith.
      &#8220;Inclusive of revenue expected from our recently closed acquisition of
      World Wide Packets, we anticipate current demand trends will enable us
      to deliver annual revenue growth in a range, up to 27 percent in fiscal
      2008.&#8221;
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Live Web Broadcast of Fiscal First Quarter Results</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Ciena will host a discussion of its fiscal first quarter results with
      investors and financial analysts today, Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:30
      a.m. (Eastern). The live broadcast of the discussion will be available
      via Ciena&#8217;s homepage at www.ciena.com. An archived version of the
      discussion will be available shortly following the conclusion of the
      live broadcast on the Investor Relations page of Ciena&#8217;s website at:
      http://www.ciena.com/investors/investors.htm.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>NOTE TO INVESTORS</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on
      current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
      uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to
      the Company as of the date hereof; and Ciena&#8217;s actual results could
      differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and
      uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risk
      factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission on December 27, 2007. Forward-looking statements
      include statements regarding Ciena&#8217;s expectations, beliefs, intentions
      or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by
      forward-looking words such as &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221;
      &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; and &#8220;would&#8221; or
      similar words. Forward-looking statements in this release include: while
      we are mindful of the macro economic environment, indications from our
      customers to date suggest no change in the fundamental drivers of
      Ciena&#8217;s business: the demand for increasing network capacity and the
      transition to Ethernet/IP-based network infrastructures; we remain
      optimistic about our outlook for the year; and inclusive of revenue
      expected from our recently closed acquisition of World Wide Packets, we
      anticipate current demand trends will enable us to deliver annual
      revenue growth in a range, up to 27 percent in fiscal 2008. Ciena
      assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press
      release, whether as a result of new information, future events or
      otherwise.
    </p>
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        </div>
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        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CIENA CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in thousands, except per share data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          Quarter Ended January 31,
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          2007
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          2008
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Revenues:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Products
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          146,282
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          201,790
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Services
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          18,819
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          25,626
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total revenue
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          165,101
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          227,416
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Costs:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Products
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          74,979
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          91,387
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Services
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          16,494
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          19,460
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total cost of goods sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          91,473
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          110,847
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          73,628
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          116,569
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Research and development
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          29,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          35,444
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling and marketing
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          24,875
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          33,608
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          General and administrative
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          10,291
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          22,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangible assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,295
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,470
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Restructuring recoveries
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (466
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          70,848
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          98,150
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          18,419
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest and other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          14,845
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          19,082
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (6,148
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (7,358
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          11,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          30,143
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          421
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,336
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          11,056
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          28,807
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic net income per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.13
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.33
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted net income per potential common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.28
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          84,953
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          86,910
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          93,259
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          109,009
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <table style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CIENA CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in thousands, except share data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="top">
          October 31,
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="top">
          January 31,
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          2007
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          2008
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          892,061
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          922,306
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          822,185
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          259,643
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          104,078
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          144,639
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          102,618
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          103,520
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          47,817
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          40,566
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,968,759
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,470,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          33,946
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          33,946
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Equipment, furniture and fixtures, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          46,671
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          48,878
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          232,015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          232,015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other intangible assets, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          67,144
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          59,235
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other long-term assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          67,738
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          68,668
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,416,273
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,913,416
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          55,389
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          66,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          90,922
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          81,546
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Restructuring liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,026
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          914
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          7,768
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,052
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred revenue
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          33,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          31,452
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Convertible notes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          542,262
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          730,392
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          182,349
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term deferred revenue
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          30,615
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          30,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term restructuring liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          3,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          3,565
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,450
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          7,629
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Convertible notes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          800,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          800,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,566,119
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,024,355
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Commitments and contingencies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Stockholders' equity:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Preferred stock &#8211; par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
          zero shares issued and outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Common stock &#8211; par value $0.01; 140,000,000 shares authorized;
          86,752,069 and 87,052,680 shares issued and outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          5,519,741
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          5,527,873
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Changes in unrealized gains on investments, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          350
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          888
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Translation adjustment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (1,593
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (306
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated deficit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (4,669,212
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (4,640,265
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          850,154
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          889,061
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,416,273
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,913,416
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <table style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          Three Months Ended January 31,
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2007
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2008
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash flows from operating activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          11,056
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          28,807
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by used in
          operating activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of premium (discount) on marketable securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (1,249
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (1,296
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          3,150
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          3,949
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Share-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          3,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,881
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          7,263
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          7,438
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred tax provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          471
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Provision for doubtful accounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          25
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          4,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          5,794
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Provision for warranty
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          4,791
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          2,914
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          715
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          1,118
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (32,250
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (40,586
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (2,226
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (6,696
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (11,289
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          5,413
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable and accruals
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (1,810
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          6,383
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          317
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (5,576
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred revenue and other obligations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2,186
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (1,376
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          13,663
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash flows from investing activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Payments for equipment, furniture, fixtures and intellectual property
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (6,590
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (6,666
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Restricted cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (521
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (263
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Purchase of available for sale securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (88,632
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          258,171
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          564,376
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash provided by investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          162,428
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          557,447
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash flows from financing activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Repayment of 3.75% convertible notes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          (542,262
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2,781
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,254
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2,781
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (541,008
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cost and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          143
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          153,915
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          30,102
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          220,164
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          892,061
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          374,079
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          922,306
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Non-cash investing and financing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of equipment in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,355
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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    <p>
      <u><b>Appendix A</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The adjustments management makes in analyzing Ciena&#8217;s fiscal first
      quarter 2008 GAAP results are as follows:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i>Share-based compensation expense </i>&#8211; Non-cash expense incurred in
        accordance with SFAS 123(R).
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i>Amortization of intangible assets &#8211; </i>a non-cash expense
        arising from acquisitions of intangible assets, principally developed
        technology, which Ciena is required to amortize over its expected
        useful life.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i>Litigation settlement &#8211; </i>included in general and
        administrative expense during our first quarter of fiscal 2008 is a
        $7.7 million patent litigation settlement.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i>Restructuring recoveries</i> &#8211; infrequent recoveries incurred as
        the result of previous restructuring activities to align resources
        with perceived market opportunities, including new segment
        opportunities within the overall market, which the Company believes
        are not reflective of its ongoing operating costs.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>About Ciena</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Ciena specializes&#160;in network&#160;transition. We&#160;provide the&#160;flexible
      platforms, intelligent software and professional services&#160;to
      build&#160;converged networks&#160;for&#160;enhanced services and applications. With a
      growing global presence,&#160;Ciena leverages&#160;its&#160;heritage&#160;of practical
      innovation&#160;to deliver&#160;maximum performance and economic value in
      communications networks worldwide. For more information, visit <b>www.ciena.com</b>.
    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Ciena Corporation<br><b>Press Contact</b>:<br>Nicole
      Anderson, 410-694-5786<br>pr@ciena.com<br>or<br><b>Investor Contact</b>:<br>Marie
      Downing, 888-243-6223<br>ir@ciena.com
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