Optium Pushes Transceivers

HORSHAM, Pa. -- Optium Corporation (Nasdaq:OPTM), a leading supplier of high-performance opticalsubsystems, today announced the transition of two additional 40Gb/ssolutions to production during Optium's second fiscal quarter endingFebruary 2, 2008. Optium's new 40Gb/s DPSK 300 pin transceiver and40Gb/s small form factor NRZ 300 pin transceiver each began shipping tocustomers in early December 2007 as part of Optium's fiscal 2008 rampof its 40Gb/s product line. Optium's full line of 40Gb/s transceiverproducts will be on display at the Fiber Optics Exposition in Tokyo,Japan, January 16-18, 2008.

The DPSK and small form factor NRZ 40Gb/s products complement Optium'sexisting 40Gb/s portfolio of tunable NRZ and Optical Duo-Binary 300 pintransceivers. All of Optium's 40Gb/s products are offered with a 300pin MSA interface and together represent the industry's broadest andmost advanced 40Gb/s transceiver portfolio addressing both line andclient side applications. In addition, Optium intends to further expandits 40Gb/s portfolio with an RZ-DQPSK solution currently targeted forrelease by the end of fiscal 2008.

"Demand for 40Gb/s transceivers continues to build as our customersadopt 40Gb/s solutions to address increasing bandwidth requirementscost effectively," commented Tony Musto, Vice President of Sales &Marketing for Optium Corporation. "Optium is driving this markettransition with its leadership in module-based 40Gb/s solutions.Similar to our approach in 10Gb/s, we are developing a powerfulportfolio of 40Gb/s products by utilizing a common 40Gb/s 300 pinplatform with diverse modulation schemes and advanced features,including tunability on multiple modulation formats, high tolerance tochromatic dispersion and polarization mode dispersion (PMD) impairmentsand the ability to work in a network through multiple ROADMs at 100GHzand 50GHz channel spacing. This module-based approach can enableunmatched design, cost and performance flexibility for our customers asthey migrate to next generation 40Gb/s technologies," concluded Musto.

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