COLUMBIA, Md. -- Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ: CORV), a leadingprovider of optical networking solutions, is expanding its European businessactivities to address the Spanish and Portuguese marketplace. The focalpoint for company operations in this important geographic area is an officebased in Madrid, Spain.The Spanish location complements other European company operations locatedin Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Named as sales manager for both Spain and Portugal is Enrique Funke, aveteran in the IT marketplace with more than 20 years experience in businessdevelopment, engineering, sales and marketing. Prior to his association withCorvis, Mr. Funke held senior positions with several high technologycompanies, including Alcatel, IBM, Intel, BICC Comunicaciones andTelefónica.“The Madrid office not only demonstrates our commitment to the Iberianmarket, but to building stronger customer relationships and business successacross all of Europe,” said Jerome Faul, chief operating officer, CorvisAlgety. “I’m extremely pleased to welcome Enrique to Corvis. His knowledgeand experience make him an ideal addition to our team.”Corvis Corp.