JDSU Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Network Tools B…

MILPITAS, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

JDSU today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire the Network Tools business of Finisar Corporation. Network Tools, which
had revenue of $44.2 million in Finisar’s fiscal year 2009 ending April 30,
2009, is the world’s leading provider of storage area network (SAN) protocol
test tools, software and services. Under the terms of the agreement, JDSU will
acquire the Network Tools business for approximately $40.6 million in cash and
the parties expect to close the transaction before the end of July 2009.

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The complementary acquisition, which JDSU expects to contribute positive
operating income in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, includes the
following strategic benefits:

— Expanded JDSU lab test market presence -Network Tools’ customers
include the world’s leading storage network system and component
manufacturers, system integrators as well as enterprises operating
major data centers. The transaction will immediately expand JDSU’s
addressed market and create new growth opportunities from the combined
test expertise of JDSU and the Network Tools business.
— Product Innovation – The combination of JDSU’s communications test
development expertise in areas such 40/100G with Network Tools’
strength in storage network protocol test will fuel product innovation
addressing Fibre Channel over Ethernet and other emerging SAN test
market opportunities.
— New Growth Opportunities – The Network Tools business will be
positioned to leverage JDSU’s established global sales channels and
customer service and support organization to fuel growth of its storage
network test product line in markets worldwide.

"The Network Tools business is an excellent strategic fit with JDSU," said
Dave Holly, president of JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business
segment. "The acquisition will immediately establish JDSU as the leading
provider of storage network test solutions and create new opportunities to
deliver innovation and enhanced services to our lab and manufacturing customers
from our combined test expertise."

The Network Tools portfolio, focused on the SAN analysis and data
generation and load testing segments, specializes in a wide range of storage
protocols, such as Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 10GigE, iSCSI, SAS and
SATA. Its products and services, used in the development and field deployment
of storage networks, include:

— The Xgig(R), the storage industry’s number one test platform, and Xgig
Expert, the leading storage protocol analysis and troubleshooting
software. The Xgig product line includes first-to-market analysis and
troubleshooting capabilities for the 8G Fibre Channel and 6G SAS/SATA
protocols. Xgig data generation and load testing capabilities include
solutions for 10G Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
— The Bus Doctor(R), a leading multi-analysis test platform for consumer
electronics design and interoperability testing, addressing the wide
range of protocols used in the development and manufacturing of
desktop, notebook, and other personal computing devices.
— Medusa Labs, which provides SAN protocol analysis and test training and
services. Medusa Lab services include outsourced design verification
and performance testing in a live, fully built storage network
environment. Medusa Labs also provides SAN protocol training.

The Network Tools business, currently headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA,
includes more than 100 employees worldwide. Upon close of the transaction,
Network Tools will form the Storage Network Test unit in the Instrument
Business Division of JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business
segment. Dave Buse will continue to lead the business, reporting to Jerry
Gentile, general manager of JDSU’s Instrument Business Division.

About JDSU
JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation
in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading
provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products
for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network
equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical
solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing,
display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative
applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com.

Contacts
Press/Industry: Jim Monroe, +1 240-404-1922 or jim.monroe@jdsu.com
Investors: Michelle Levine, +1 408-546-4421 or michelle.levine@jdsu.com

Certain statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to any statement or
implication that Finisar Network Tools’ operations, sales channels and business
will be successfully incorporated into JDSU, or that Finisar Network Tools’
products described in this presentation (i) will be successfully introduced or
marketed, (ii) will be qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) will
perform to any particular specifications or performance or reliability
standards. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
that, if realized, could materially impair the Company’s results of operations,
business, and financial condition. These risks and uncertainties include the
following, among other things: (a) our current visibility as to customer demand
levels, future market growth and the timing, extent, location, requirements and
nature of network build-outs and technology transitions, is extremely limited;
(b) our ability to retain key employees within the Network Tools business
during the transition phase after the transaction closes; (c) our ability to
integrate this new business into our Communications Test and Measurement
business segment without interruption to the operation of the business and
while generating positive operating income; (d) the products may not (i)
perform as expected without material defects, (ii) be manufactured at
acceptable volumes, yields, and cost, (iii) be qualified and accepted by our
customers, and (iv) successfully compete with products offered by our
competitors, (e) anticipated synergies in product innovation and development
and services may not materialize; and (f) factors discussed from time to time
in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are made as of
the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or
qualify any of the statements made herein.

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CONTACT: Press/Industry: Jim Monroe, +1-240-404-1922, jim.monroe@jdsu.com;
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