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Harris Corporation Demonstrates Media Workflow Efficiency at NAB2008

BXF, PSIP and ISAN Standards Support Software Interoperability Across H-Class™ Software Suite Creating End-to-End Solutions

LAS VEGAS, April 13, 2008 (NAB2008, Booth N2502) — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced it will demonstrate how interoperability among sales, scheduling, traffic and automation systems within its H-Class™ software suite improves media workflow efficiency at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, April 14-17 in Las Vegas.

At NAB, Harris will connect complementary H-Class products to demonstrate commands, content and metadata moving efficiently among systems to streamline and automate the tasks that comprise broadcasters' media workflow.

"Efficient metadata interchange and live communications among sales, traffic, asset management and playout automation enable our H-Class systems to manage many operational tasks," said Harris Morris, vice president and GM of Software and Servers for Harris Broadcast Communications. "Daily activities — such as prompt rescheduling of a commercial that did not run as planned; the search, retrieval, preparation and movement of media; and automatic updates of schedule and as-run logs between traffic and operations — then become part of a highly efficient workflow. This capability is critical in the DTV era, where broadcasters must manage the delivery of unique program streams to traditional and new distribution channels — most often without any increase in manpower."

As part of the NAB demonstration, Harris will configure its new, next-generation ADC-1000™ automation, OSi-Traffic™ and Comperio™ digital asset management systems to highlight such advantages as a complete PSIP solution, automated playlist exchange using BXF, and integration with nonlinear editing on Apple® Final Cut Pro®.

In addition, Harris will showcase enterprise tools that provide workflow interoperability among its Landmark™ sales, Vision™ scheduling, Invenio® digital asset management and new D-Series DSX™ automation system. This comprehensive solution tracks and analyzes human and automated tasks across large-scale media operations. Integration with SecurePath's MediaDNS™ automatically provides content metadata and ISAN registration for the digital asset management, sales and scheduling systems.

"Standards like BXF, PSIP and ISAN have allowed Harris to integrate across H-Class and third-party products, creating end-to-end solutions that produce streamlined media workflows," said Morris. "This enables our customers to efficiently manage resources and increase productivity and profitability."

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems, and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast delivery chain. The Harris ONE™ approach brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and high-definition services.

About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of almost $5 billion and 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

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Contact Information:

David Glidden
Vice President, Marketing Operations
Harris Broadcast Communications
david.glidden@harris.com
513-459-3639

Robin Hoffman
Pipeline Communications
robinh@pipecomm.com
973-746-6970

Apple and Final Cut Pro are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
MediaDNS is a trademark of Secure Path Technology LLC



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