Corning EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize at 2016 German Data Center Awards

Corning EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize at  2016 German Data Center Awards

Corning EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize at 2016 German Data Center Awards

EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize

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Corning EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize at 2016 German Data Center Awards
Corning EDGE8™ Solution Wins Top Prize at 2016 German Data Center Awards
Corning, NY | Corning Incorporated | мая 10, 2016

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced that its EDGE8 solution recently won first prize in the category “Data Centers – IT and Network Infrastructures” at the 2016 German Data Centre Awards in Darmstadt, Germany.

EDGE8 solution was introduced last year as the industry’s first modular, tip-to-tip optical cabling system to feature an eight-fiber (Base-8) design that maximizes per-rack-unit density for better network scalability and improved link performance.

“The simple, flexible migration path to 40, 100, and even 400 gigabits per second that our EDGE8 solution enables has given peace of mind to data center operators that their networks are ready for tomorrow’s transmission speeds,” said Jörgen Janson, marketing manager, EMEA, Corning Optical Communications. “We are hearing from our customers that it’s been well received, and this award is another indication that our forward-looking, innovative approach is delivering tremendous value in the industry.”

Accepting the award were Jörgen Janson as well as his Corning Optical Communications colleagues Victor Torres, sales manager, Germany, and Frank Weismüller, data center sales manager, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Hosted by Future Thinking magazine, the German Data Center Awards recognize products and projects that enhance data centers’ efficiency with a special focus on innovative and visionary solutions. Winners were announced on April 19, 2016.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements 
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include: the effect of global political, economic and business conditions; conditions in the financial and credit markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions; availability of critical components and materials; new product commercialisation; pricing fluctuations and changes in the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity, armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns; adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents; product and components performance issues; retention of key personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory developments. These and other risk factors are detailed in Corning’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

About Future Thinking Magazine
Future Thinking magazine (www.future-thinking.de) was founded in Germany in 2010 to help data centre and IT infrastructure professionals overcome challenges by sharing best practices to improve efficiency, resiliency, agility, and security in the digital enterprise. Now one of the largest independent data centre-focused publications, Future Thinking magazine hosts the German Data Centre Awards to celebrate innovation by product designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and providers.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed people’s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges. Corning’s businesses and markets are constantly evolving. Today, Corning’s products enable diverse industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for advanced displays; optical fibre, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks; trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing; and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles.

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