Tellium Appoints AOL Exec to Board

OCEANPORT, NJ, July 11, 2000 -- Tellium, Inc., the world's first provider of in-service intelligent optical switches, today announced the appointment of Michael M. Connors, president emeritus of AOL Technologies, to its board of directors.

The appointment underscores Tellium's commitment to providing customers with best-of-breed technologies by tapping into some of the best minds of the industry. Tellium, founded in 1997, set the standard for optical networking offering the industry's highest capacity, most upgradable optical switches . Recently, Red Herring magazine recognized Tellium as one of the top 50 private technology companies in the digital universe. As a board member, Connors will advise Tellium's executive management team concerning key company matters.

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