| Business Summary | | CIENA
Corporation
is
engaged
in
the
intelligent
optical
networking
equipment
market.
CIENA
offers
a
comprehensive
portfolio
of
products
for
communications
service
providers
worldwide.
CIENA's
customers
include
long-distance
carriers,
competitive
and
incumbent
local
exchange
carriers,
Internet
service
providers
and
wholesale
carriers.
CIENA
offers
optical
transport
and
intelligent
optical
switching
systems
that
enable
service
providers
to
provision,
manage
and
deliver
high-bandwidth
services
to
their
customers. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | CIENA
Corporation
designs,
manufactures
and
sells
open
architecture,
DWDM
systems
for
fiberoptic
communications
networks,
optical
networking
solutions
and
access
systems.
For
the
nine
months
ended
7/31/01,
revenues
rose
from
$571.2
million
to
$1.24
billion.
Net
income
fell
85%
to
$8.2
million.
Revenues
reflect
an
increase
in
the
number
of
optical
networking
customers.
Net
income
reflects
the
inclusion
of
a
$45.9
million
in-process
R&D
charge. | More
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Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Patrick Nettles, Ph.D., 57 Chairman | $1.1M | -- | Gary Smith, 40 Pres,
CEO, Director | 569K | $9.9M | Joseph Chinnici, 46 Sr.
VP-Fin. and CFO | 376K | 17.2M | Stephen Alexander, 41 Sr.
VP, CTO | -- | -- | Michael McCarthy, III, 35 Sr.
VP, Sec. | -- | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Oct-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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