Avanex Achieves European Union's RoHS Compliance Ahead of Deadline |
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Avanex Corp.
40919 Encyclopedia Circle
Fremont, CA, 94538
USA
Press release date: May 8, 2006
FREMONT, Calif., May 8 // -- Avanex Corporation (NASDAQ:AVNX), a pioneer of intelligent photonic solutions that enable next-generation optical networks, today announced compliance with the European Union (EU) directive 2002/95/EC describing the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment. Customers may now place orders for RoHS compliant products for all of Avanex's product lines.
Avanex recognizes the importance in removing hazardous materials from electrical and electronic equipment, and has taken important measures to ensure that it meets the July 1, 2006 compliance requirements of the EU directive. Avanex has verified that all raw materials and manufacturing processes used in the production of Avanex products are compliant with this EU directive. Certificates of compliance are now available for all of Avanex's products.
About Avanex
Avanex Corporation is a leading global provider of Intelligent Photonic Solutions(TM) to meet the needs of fiber optic communications networks for greater capacity, longer distance transmissions, improved connectivity, higher speeds and lower costs. These solutions enable or enhance optical wavelength multiplexing, dispersion compensation, switching and routing, transmission, amplification, and include network-managed subsystems. Avanex was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Fremont, Calif. Avanex also maintains facilities in Elmira, N.Y.; Shanghai, China; Nozay, France; San Donato, Italy; and Bangkok, Thailand. To learn more about Avanex, visit our website at: avanex.com.
Source: Avanex Corporation
CONTACT: investors, Deborah Stapleton, deb@stapleton.com, or Maria Riley, maria@stapleton.com, of Stapleton Communications Inc., +1-650-470-0200, for Avanex Corporation
Web site: http://avanex.com/
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