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Pat: Any thoughts on Ciena Corp? Thanks.

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Ciena Corp., $15.55, symbol CIEN on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 99.2 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; www.ciena.com), makes networking equipment that lets phone carriers transmit files that contain large amounts of data, like video. AT&T and Verizon are among the company’s major customers. Ciena’s shares have moved up over 35% since the end of May after the company reported better-than-expected results in its latest quarter. Excluding one-time items, Ciena earned $0.04 a share in the three months ended April 30, 2012, compared to a loss of $0.24 a share a year earlier. The latest figure was well ahead of the consensus estimate of a $0.03-a-share loss. The company reported a profit despite unsettled European markets and lower spending by U.S. telecommunications companies. Revenue rose 14.3%, to $477.6 million from $417.9 million. That was above the consensus revenue estimate of $447.0 million. Ciena’s outlook is positive. Its new OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane software lets network operators create and deploy new services faster and more efficiently. This should…