Fujitsu Selects Enablence to Provide PLC Based Fiber Optic Components

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Mon May 4, 2009 12:51pm EDT

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 04 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence")(TSX VENTURE: ENA), a global
leader in optical communications which provides systems, subsystems and
components for metro, long haul and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) markets,
announced today that it was selected by Fujitsu, a leading Japanese
telecommunications equipment manufacturer, to supply its industry leading
PLC based fiber optic products. Under the arrangement, Fujitsu will
source its PLC based component requirements from Enablence on an ongoing
basis.

    "Enablence has been a leading supplier for PLC based fiber optic
components and subsystems to the European and North American markets.
This selection by a major Japanese equipment manufacturer is very
significant for us as it is a further indication of our technological
competitive strength and our customer focused solutions" said Arvind
Chhatbar, CEO of Enablence.

    Enablence offers PLC-based multiplexer/demultiplexer, variable optical
attenuator (VOA), Variable Multiplexer (VMUX), and reconfigurable optical
add drop multiplexer (ROADM) products. With its PLC based multicast
switch technology and AWG MUX/DEMUX technology, Enablence is in an unique
position to provide enabling building blocks for new generation
directionless and colorless ROADM systems.

    About Fujitsu Limited

    Fujitsu is a leader in providing IT based business solutions to the
global marketplace. The company employees 167,000 people who support
customers in 70 countries. Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems
and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications
products and advanced microelectronics. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu
Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.3 trillion yen
(US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. The company is
the world's fourth largest IT services provider and together with Fujitsu
Siemens Computers is among the world's top five providers of servers.
Fujitsu innovations have garnered over 34,000 patents and the company is
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.

    About Enablence Technologies Inc.

    Enablence Technologies Inc., (TSX VENTURE: ENA) is a global leader in
optical communications headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, designs,
manufactures and sells optical components, subsystems and systems to a
global customer base.

    Enablence's FTTx Networks Division is an industry leader in optical
broadband access systems. With an expanding Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
product portfolio featuring a variety of architectural options, it
enables services providers to evolve their access networks from
traditional copper-based networks to advanced optical communications
access networks that are based on IP and Ethernet standards, for triple
play voice, video and data services.

    The Enablence Optical Components and Subsystems division is a global
leader in applying the Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) technology to
integrate multiple components into a single optical chip to reduce
footprint and costs. The designers of access, metro and long-haul
next-generation networks turn to Enablence for innovative, smaller and
faster components and subsystems. Products for access, metro and
long-haul markets include transceivers, splitters, waveguides, optical
channel monitors, multiplexers, ROADMs, switches, tunable dispersion
compensators, and photodiodes.

    Forward Looking Statements

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statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual
events or results could differ materially from the Corporation's
expectations and projections.


 
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Contacts:
Enablence Technologies Inc.
Arvind Chhatbar
Chief Executive Officer
613-270-7859
www.enablence.com

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