Lynx Partners in China

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. -- Lynx Photonic Networks (www.LynxPN.com), the leading photonic switching solution company, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with Nanjing Putian, one of China's largest manufacturers and suppliers of telecommunications equipment. The two companies have already begun marketing and sales activities together in China and will now pursue an ambitious joint venture.

Lynx - a major provider of optical protection, bypass and disaster recovery systems - is renowned worldwide for its unique planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology, which is used in the design of optical protection systems, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers, optical cross-connects, passive optical networks, and fiber-to-the-premises products.

"As the market moves to higher bandwidth and mission-critical networks, there is an ever-increasing demand for high availability," said Mr. Sun Liang, CEO of Nanjing Putian. "Our relationship with Lynx gains us access to the most advanced technology available today and will open the door to partnerships with the largest Chinese equipment vendors, providing them with the next generation of PLC technology."

Commented Daniel Tal, CEO of Lynx, "Teaming up with Nanjing Putian gives us an outstanding opportunity to expand our activity in the flourishing Chinese market. Putian's extensive customer relationships will allow us to sell our products to leading carriers, enterprises and government organizations throughout China." Nanjing Putian, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Putian, has relationships with China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile and China Netcom, as well as other leading carriers in China.

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