Harris Corporation Announces NetBoss(R) Element Management System Will Support Harris Broadcast Video Networking and Microwave Solution

Harris Corporation Announces NetBoss(R) Element Management System Will Support Harris Broadcast Video Networking and Microwave Solution

LAS VEGAS, NAB 2006, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading global provider of turnkey network management systems, wireless equipment and services, today announced the availability of NetBoss EM(TM) (Element Manager) to support the Harris Video Networking and Microwave Solution, a point-to-point transport solution for the broadcast industry that combines the company's NetVX(TM) video networking and TRuepoint(TM) microwave digital radios. The announcement was made at the National Association of Broadcasters 2006 conference in Las Vegas, Harris booth #C807, where NetBoss EM(TM) is being demonstrated as part of the Harris Video Networking and Microwave Solution.

"As the broadcast industry increasingly moves towards digitizing content and transporting it over IP networks in support of new service models, the need to understand and maintain the health of the network to ensure quality of service becomes critical," said Doug Collins, strategic marketing manager for Harris Broadcast Communications Division's Networking Solutions Unit. "Harris NetBoss EM(TM) serves as an excellent scalable solution, enabling broadcasters not only to start with the monitoring and configuring of STL links to comply with FCC Part 74 and Part 101 regulations through one graphical user interface, but also to grow into a multi-site, global monitoring capability as their network expands."

NetBoss EM(TM) is a scalable, cross-platform element management system that supports distributed network architectures and provides complete, real- time management capabilities for the Harris Video Networking and Microwave Solution. It enables broadcast customers to easily and cost-effectively designate transmission protocols and perform configuration management and fault management to the component level. Comprehensive, industry standard models of Harris NetVX(TM) and the TRuepoint radios -- including hundreds of alarm points -- are used to maintain an accurate representation of the network elements.

"This new application of NetBoss EM(TM) for video and transport requirements is yet another demonstration of the inherent flexibility that the NetBoss(R) platform offers, and of our commitment to providing Harris customers turnkey solutions," said John Koenig, vice president of the Harris NetBoss business unit. "NetBoss EM(TM) enables the broadcaster to configure, allocate bandwidth, and monitor the performance of the Harris Video Networking and Microwave Solution -- all through a single user interface."

The Harris Video Networking and Microwave Solution offers video network operators around the world, such as broadcasters, public safety agencies and other content distributors, unprecedented flexibility and reach to seamlessly transport conventional and digital video, audio and data traffic across common carrier and Studio Transmitter Link (STL) environments. The solution combines the power of Harris NetVX(TM) and TRuepoint(TM). NetVX(TM) is an integrated, high-speed network connectivity solution that can establish links with all packet-based (ATM and IP) services for efficient movement of media between physically disparate locations. The TRuepoint microwave radio leads the industry in performance and manageability, and meets FCC Part 101 requirements for common carrier applications and FCC Part 74 requirements for video STL and TSL applications.

About NetBoss(R)

NetBoss(R) is a turnkey, end-to-end Service Assurance solution for broadband, wireless and converged networks. The innovative approach to network and service management employed by the NetBoss network management platform provides the lowest total cost of ownership for network operations and maintenance, and enables operators to improve quality of service. NetBoss(R) functions as a scalable "manager-of-managers," enabling users to proactively manage and maintain their entire network from legacy to next generation, from a single Web-enabled view. Progressive companies worldwide rely on NetBoss(R) for the automation and support they need to optimize network performance.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and more than 13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists -- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and microwave communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ .

Source: Harris Corporation

CONTACT: Jennifer Fitch, NetBoss Business Unit, +1-321-724-3716, or
jennifer.fitch@harris.com, or Tonya Loggains, Microwave Communications
Division, +1-919-767-3278, or tonya.loggains@harris.com, both of Harris; or
Jay Nichols, Sterling Communications, +1-415-392-2300, or
jnichols@sterlingpr.com

Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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