Leading Supplier of DPSK Demodulators Receives Milestone Order Worth More than USD$1.4 Million MONTREAL, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manaris Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MANS; Frankfurt WKN: A0F5LD), the publicly-traded holding company of Avensys Inc, a leading manufacturer and distributor of fiber optic components and integrator of instrumentation and turn-key systems for environmental monitoring, today announced that Avensys Tech, a division of Avensys Inc, has received more than USD$1.8 million worth of orders from its blue-chip customers who are leading global telecom suppliers. Among these orders is the purchase of Avensys' DPSK demodulators, in excess of USD$1.4 million. Avensys Tech is the leading supplier of DPSK demodulators and these orders, upon delivery, represent a milestone with the number of DPSK demodulators shipped by Avensys moving to beyond 1,000 units. This is a milestone not only for Avensys, but for the DPSK technology itself. "We have every confidence that Avensys has the greatest market penetration of DPSK demodulators deployed in the field to date and we continue to significantly improve our position within this market. We are pleased to have received this significant purchase order for our DPSK demodulators from one of our major customers," said Martin d'Amours, president and CEO of Avensys Inc. "Furthermore, it is a testament to the acceptance of the technology in the market," said Mr. d'Amours. "What had been, for some time, thought to be future generation technology has quickly seen present day acceptance. The recent recognition and acceptance of DPSK technology by the telecom market represents a landmark for the Company and indicates to us that DPSK is a growing and emerging product line for Avensys Tech." About Avensys Inc. Avensys Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manaris Corporation (OTCBB: MANS, Frankfurt WKN: A0F5LD). Avensys, through its manufacturing division Avensys Technologies, designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets high reliability optical components and modules as well as FBGs for the telecom market and high power devices and sub-assemblies for the industrial market. Avensys is also a pioneer in the development of packaged fiber-based sensors and possesses leading edge intellectual property. Avensys Solutions, is an industry leader in providing environmental monitoring solutions for air, water and soil, as well as geostructure in the Canadian marketplace. Avensys is also a pioneer in the development of packaged fiber-based sensors and instrumentation and possesses leading edge intellectual property. For more information, please visit http://www.avensys.com/. Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations. For more information, please contact: DATASOURCE: Manaris Corporation CONTACT: Truc Nguyen, Deputy Managing Director, The Global Consulting Group, +1-646-284-9418, or Web site: http://www.avensys.com/

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