Cyber Operations Announces Availability of Optical Industry's First 90-Degree Fiber Optic Connector.

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JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2001

Snapticals Provides 90% Cost Savings With Under 1db Signal

Loss and Increased Reliability

Today, Cyber Operations, unveiled Snapticals, the optical industry's first 90-degree fiber optic connector offering cost savings and increased performance reliability along with miniaturization capabilities.

In fiber optic transmission, light rays travel at shallow angles inside the core and suffer no loss of intensity through reflection from the core edges. When fiber optic cable is bent at increased angles, the resulting steeper angles cause reduced reflection and loss of optical transmission. The optical signal can leak into the cladding and be lost. This means that data that is carried over these lost light waves does not make it to its destination.

"That is the problem 'in a nutshell,'" said Bill Townsend, Chief Marketing Officer of Cyber Operations. "Bending fiber optic cables causes light loss. It increases sensitivity to micro mechanical motions as well and therefore introduces noise to the signal. Loss and noise are the two main enemies of fiber optic communication, so bending fiber optics is less than optimal. The Snapticals solution provides reliable connections at under 1db loss while reducing the cost of connection by 90%."

Snapticals reduce the total cost of a fiber connection by 90%, from approximately $600 total cost (according to Bellcore) to $60. Installation of fiber connection via Snapticals is so easy an untrained layman can make successful connections in a fraction of the time a skilled, trained optical connection specialist currently makes connections. Decreased labor and increased performance reliability equate to cost savings that can span millions of dollars in a fiber rollout.

Additional cost savings occur because fiber does not have to be wrapped in large circles in order to go around corners. With Snapticals, a fiber is "snapped" into one end of the connector and another to the other end, creating a 90-degree bend. This reduction in fiber creates new opportunities for cost-effective fiber optic installation in last-mile locations such as metropolitan networks, commercial buildings and homes.

Snapticals' impact on a data routing industry that includes giants such as Tyco (NYSE:TYC), Corning (NYSE:GLW), Lucent (NYSE:LU), Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN) and CISCO (Nasdaq:CSCO) is significant. 90-degree turns, along with low loss and high stability, coupled with decreased installation and maintenance costs provides the means to move high bandwidth Internet and communications access into new markets worldwide.

Snapticals were designed to fit into miniaturization schemes. Reduction in size down to 2 millimeters enables the connectors to be used inside electronics such as optical backplanes within computer equipment.

The company announced that the 90-degree connector technology will be made available for acquisition. Interested parties should contact Bill Townsend or James Groves at 561/575-5018 or via e-mail at [e-mail] and [e-mail] respectively.

About Cyber Operations

Cyber Operations is a Jupiter, Florida-based technology research and development company focused on creating market-dominating technologies that enable a broad spectrum of global commercial applications. These technologies are based upon a disciplined approach with proven sciences encompassing self-learning networks, compression algorithms, optical components and intelligent data management systems. Cyber Operations is privately held.

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