NORCROSS, Ga. -- Light Management Group Inc. (NASD-OTC/BB: LMGR), developer of new applications in optical and light technologies, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) to test Light Management Group’s acousto-optic switch. France Telecom is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, with a network of approximately 34.1 million telephone lines, including 3.6 million ISDN channels connected to homes and businesses.

Light Management Group’s unique technology employs sound waves to manipulate light waves, thus yielding several advantages over other all-optical technologies. LMG’s acousto-optic switch operates at a speed of less than 5 microseconds, representing a 1,000-fold advantage over today’s Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology. Light Management Group’s switch, which can transform optical signals from one input channel to over 1,000 output channels, contains no moving parts and has performed over one trillion cycles entirely free of maintenance.

The agreement with France Telecom helps demonstrate Light Management Group’s commitment to its strategy of showcasing its technologies to companies of the highest integrity; the pact will reflect the manner in which LMG’s technology can be tailored to meet the needs of its potential partners and customers throughout the world. "We look forward with great anticipation to the validation of our technologies through the scientific findings that will be derived from this testing with France Telecom," said Barrington L. Simon, Chairman and CEO of Light Management Group Inc.

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