Finisar to Present at Needham Growth Conference


SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - January 7, 2008) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a technology leader in gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, today announced that Jerry Rawls, Finisar's President and CEO, will speak at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Conference:

Event:          Needham 10th Annual Growth Conference
Presenter:      Jerry Rawls
Date:           Thursday, January 10, 2008
Time:           9:00am Eastern Time/6:00am Pacific Time
Location:       New York Palace Hotel, New York City
Webcast:        See investor events at www.finisar.com (an archive of the
                presentation will be available for replay following the
                webcast)

ABOUT FINISAR

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber optic components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These products enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for networking, storage and wireless applications over Local Area Networks (LANs), Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) using Ethernet, Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. More information can be found at www.finisar.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Steve Workman Sr. VP Finance, Chief Financial Officer Finisar Corporation 408-548-1000 Investor Relations Finisar Corporation 408-542-5050