Corning Incorporated  (NYSE:GLW) today announced its Thunderbolt™ Optical Cables was a ”Best of Show” award winner at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) 2014 Winter Show. Selected by the ProSoundNetwork editorial staff as a new and noteworthy product with particular merit, the Optical Cables by Corning are the first all-optical fiber cables designed specifically for Thunderbolt technology.

Thunderbolt Cables by Corning allow users to effortlessly manage the demands of today’s high-bandwidth applications over cable lengths spanning 10, 30 and an unprecedented 60 meters – the longest Thunderbolt cable in the industry.

The electrically isolated, noise-reducing cables are up to 50 percent thinner and 80 percent lighter than copper Thunderbolt cables, with substantially more strength and flexibility.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as a ‘Best of Show’ product at one of the world’s leading trade events for the music-products industry,” said Mike Bell, senior vice president, Optical Connectivity Solutions, Corning. “This radically different cabling technology is ideal for users in the pro audio, entertainment and recording industries – or anyone – who wants the creative freedom to create, move and manage their data and content on their terms.”

The 2014 Winter NAMM Show was held in Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 23-26.  There were 20 “Best of Show” winners from this year’s winter show. 

Thunderbolt is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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 commercialization; 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 Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.  Drawing on more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.

###