HOLMDEL, N.J. -- VPI Virtual Photonics, the developer of professional tools and productivity systems for next generation products and networks, today announced that CIENA Corporation, a global leader in intelligent optical networking systems, is using VPItransportMaker(TM) to illustrate architectural possibilities and financial implications for next generation networks.

P. Harshavardhana, group technology officer for IP optical networks at VPI said, "We are pleased to see the adoption of our tools by one of the most sophisticated design teams in the industry. CIENA is an important industry force that is shaping the future of intelligent optical networks and how they should be developed to optimize return on bandwidth investment. VPI's software is being used by the network architecture team at CIENA to develop next generation service-provider networks."

VPI Virtual Photonics Inc.