(BUSINESS WIRE)–Opnext, Inc.:

WHAT: Opnext, Inc., a global leader in high-performance

optical components, has joined forces with American Forests

(www.americanforests.org) in support of their Global ReLeaf

Program. Every attendee who visits the Opnext booth #3101

during OFC/NFOEC 2006 will have a tree donated in their honor

to the American Forest Global ReLeaf Program. This will help

ensure that the nation’s forests and wildlife habitats

continue to grow and stay strong for future generations.

WHO: The American Forests’ Global ReLeaf Program is

an education and action program that encourages individuals,

organizations, agencies, and corporations to improve the

local and global environment by planting and caring for

trees. The campaign plants trees where they are desperately

needed such as along hillsides to reduce erosion and streams

to prevent polluted runoff and sedimentation as well as other

ecologically significant areas. The Global ReLeaf network

extends through every state and territory in America, as well

as 21 countries worldwide.

WHERE: OFC/NFOEC 2006, Anaheim Convention Center

WHEN: March 7-9

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