Thursday, January 10, 2008

Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Help Modernize International Broadcasting Bureau's Voice of America Facility

Broadcast Systems Integrator CEI Chosen to Design
and Install VOA Broadcast System

CINCINNATI and NEWINGTON, Va., Jan. 9 -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS),an international communications
and information technology company, has been awarded a
contract from broadcast systems integrator Communications
Engineering Inc. to help modernize the International
Broadcasting Bureau's Voice of America (VOA) facility
in Washington, D.C.Communications Engineering Inc.
(CEI) is designing the facility's new broadcast system.
Under the contract, Harris Broadcast Communications
will provide master control, routing and quality control
systems -- including 12 channels of master control playback
controlled by a Harris automation system, extensive ingest
and record list control, NEO(R) and 6800+(TM) modular
series frame synchronizers and converters, and Videotek(R)
VTM-3100 test monitors.
CEI chose the Harris automation solution because VOA
demanded high reliability and a proven system widely used
in the industry in order to broadcast information," said
Lawrence Brody, president and CEO of CEI.
The VOA broadcasts news and information to more than 115
million people weekly through television, radio and the
Internet, as well as to a growing worldwide network of
more than 1,200 local affiliate stations. The International
Broadcasting Bureau provides administrative and engineering
support for U.S. government-funded, nonmilitary,international
broadcast services, such as the VOA. 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 CEI
CEI, located in Newington, Va., is a leading, award-
winning broadcast and multimedia systems integrator.
The company also offers complete equipment service,
support and training, and supplies products and
services to federal agencies and organizations
through GSA. CEI has helped to define the leading
edge of systems engineering and implementation for
the communications industry since mid-1980s.

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 over $4 billion and 16,000
employees -- including nearly7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to eveloping
best-in-class assured communications(TM) products,
systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

(Press Release)

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