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Harris Demonstrates Integrated Technology Solutions at IBC2008 (21/8/2008)

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, will show the latest developments in the Harris ONE(tm) approach at the 2008 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) taking place September 12-16 in Amsterdam. (Stand 7.G20, RAI Centre). At IBC, Harris will address the industry's most pressing challenges - including file-based workflows, 3 Gb/s infrastructure and multiplatform delivery - by demonstrating integrated technology solutions that enable broadcasters to move content and information seamlessly among products, systems and facilities. This creates efficiencies that allow broadcasters to stay competitive.

File-Based Workflows

Streamlined, file-based workflows have become essential to broadcasters looking to efficiently manage resources, assets and revenues and stay competitive. Harris is the one company capable of integrating core services and business operations into a unified system of interoperable broadcast and media applications - providing software-based infrastructure that facilitates rich media delivery across multiple networks, channels, formats and devices. Highlights include:

Media Software

* European debut of the new ADC-1000(tm) and D-Series DSX(tm) automation systems - next-generation products that feature tools for advanced digital file sharing and multiplatform support * Tight integration among Harris automation systems and Comperio(tm) and Invenio(r) digital asset management systems, Enterprise Management and Harris business systems * New media/VOD sales tool prototypes for Landmark(tm) air-time sales, enabling the system to handle multimode, nonlinear ad sales, as well as nonlinear inventory with Vision scheduling * New version of the Broadcast Master(tm) scheduling and sales suite, offering major advances to better support sales bookings for growing television markets

Servers

* Introduction of NEXIO AMP(tm) 2.0, the powerful new version of the award-winning advanced media platform, featuring the ability to support four HD channels (including two ingest channels) and run the first software-enabled NEXIO AMP media applications, which include integrated ADC(tm) automation, channel branding, audio track manipulation and multiviewer I/O monitoring * File-based workflow enhancements for NEXIO AMP(tm), including integrated codec support for the P2(r)/AVC-Intra(tm) and XDCAM(r) HD 35/50 formats * New scalability options for the NEXIO(tm) SAN, including tripling of storage capacity to 72 TB; 60 percent boost in near-line storage to 1.6 PB; and new Media Host architecture, which employs Gigabit Ethernet to expand the number of clients that can attach to the SAN

News Production

* Introduction of the new NEXIO browse system, which includes support for in-server, low-res proxy generation and InstantOnline III(tm), an offline render farm for conforming low-res and hi-res EDLs * Demo of the full NewsForce(tm) HD/SD news workflow, showcasing transparent HD/SD operations and a comprehensive range of editors, all of which offer seamless integration with leading newsroom computer systems to streamline the newsroom workflow * Full integration of Apple(r) Final Cut Pro(r) onto the NEXIO SAN, allowing editing to begin during ingest and the sharing of media and timelines with other NewsForce(tm) and Final Cut Pro editors

3 Gb/s Infrastructure

With 1080p the next major step in HDTV, implementing 3 Gb/s technology provides broadcasters with an insurance policy for their future. Harris has made it easy and affordable to migrate to 1080p; since most Harris 3 Gb/s products are software-keyed, customers don't pay for 1080p support until they need it. From signal processing to video servers, Harris offers the industry's most comprehensive range of cost-effective 3 Gb/s-ready products.

Highlights in the Harris "3 Gb/s Zone" at IBC2008 include:

* Servers - NEXIO AMP(tm), the industry's first video server to offer 1080p support * Converters - NEO(r) XHD-3903, the industry's first HDTV converter available with built-in 3 Gb/s 1080p 50/59.94 processing and conversion capabilities * Processors - X85(tm) 1RU all-in-one converter/synchronizer with optional HD frame rate conversion * Synchronizers - SFS6800+, industry's first 3 Gb/s audio/video synchronizer * Test and Measurement - new 3 Gb/s dual-input module for Videotek(r) TVM/VTM and AVM-717 * Routers - Platinum MX(tm), new 5RU version of the industry-proven 3 Gb/s Platinum(tm) router series

Multiplatform Delivery

As consumers increasingly demand content on multiple devices in multiple formats - from HD and SD to IPTV, Internet TV and Mobile TV - today's broadcasters are challenged with readying their content for multiple applications and channeling it through the right pipe, in the right format, at the right time. Whether the requirement is to move content within a facility or across the country, Harris provides broadcasters with the tools to streamline any delivery workflow. Highlights include:

TV Transmitters

* Harris once again asserts its leadership position in transmitter technology with the worldwide launch of the industry's most power-dense, solid-state, liquid-cooled UHF TV transmitter - offering digital power levels up to 18.9 kW COFDM, analog levels up to 62.8 kW and the best footprint-to-power ratio on the market * Harris will also launch an air-cooled transmitter that leverages the liquid-cooled architecture and platform and provides a low-cost UHF transmission solution with power levels from 10 W to 2 kW

Radio Transmitters * European debut of the expanded DMB 670 transmitter line - with power levels from 125 W to 8 kW, best-in-class power-density levels and support of DMB mobile TV and DAB digital radio programming over the same transmission channel. At IBC, Harris will be demonstrating the air-cooled 4 kW DMB 670-4000 model

Networking / Media Transport

* Introduction of IPS6800+, a two-channel, bidirectional IP video gateway module that provides a cost-effective alternative to transporting uncompressed SDI video * European debut of MFD6800+, providing ASI or IP-based MPEG-2 or H.264 SD or HD decoding * A new video surveillance application for the Intraplex(r) NetXpress(tm) audio over IP platform

Digital Signage

* Harris has extended its capabilities to support the content delivery chain for out-of-home displays - addressing the entire workflow from production through presentation * Harris will present an extensive digital signage demonstration featuring its InfoCaster(tm) product line at the IBC Digital Signage Zone and at its own booth, where it will used to convey the Harris brand

Broadcast Graphics and Master Control

Harris will demonstrate a range of advanced graphics and master control solutions that enable today's broadcast operation to differentiate its on-air look and protect its brand. Highlights include:

* European launch of Inscriber(r) G7(tm) integrated broadcast graphics system, which delivers 2D/3D real-time graphics in SD or HD over two channels, streamlines workflows by integrating DVE and Media Store, and drives third-party specialized applications without a separate playout device * Launch of Inscriber Network Manager, which centrally publishes media content to various Inscriber graphics systems, giving operators control over where/how resources are stored/distributed * Debut of Inscriber RTX(tm) v2.0, featuring a new interface as a native.NET API, support for Unicode and more flexibility for developing custom broadcast graphics applications * New version 3.0 of IconMaster(tm) master control switcher, offering a touch panel-driven software control panel that connects multiple IconMaster module sets and controls multiple channels

Advanced Audio Processing

At IBC2008, Harris will demonstrate a range of advanced audio solutions for TV that can reduce costs for broadcasters and improves the listening experience for consumers. Highlights include:

* Videotek(r) QuiC(tm) media analysis server, which now combines loudness monitoring technology with automated quality control and correction tools to eliminate volume swells for the home viewer * Introduction of the world's first embedded audio processing router, which eliminates the need to use separate routers and external signal processing equipment to manipulate embedded solutions * Introduction of Dolby(r) processing to the popular 6800+(tm) platform * New, compact loudness control solution that combines the Neural THX(r)-Surround Multimerge product and Neural Loudness Control(tm)

Multi-Source Display Processing

Harris will showcase the industry's broadest portfolio of multiviewers - including products from Zandar Technologies, which Harris acquired in November 2007. Highlights include:

* Debut of 1RU version (4, 8, 12 inputs) of the Zandar(tm) Predator II(tm) range, which offers highly scalable, auto-sensing solution for control rooms, production centers and monitoring facilities * New integration between the Harris multiviewer offering and CCS Navigator(tm) monitoring and control software and NUCLEUS(tm) user-configurable network control panels

Test & Measurement

Harris will showcase a full range of precision test and measurement solutions that enable broadcast and cable engineers to simplify and automate the quality control process. Highlights include:

* Introduction of ASI-STAR(tm), a handheld troubleshooting device for pinpointing failures and other problems in an ASI transport stream * Debut of GEN-STAR(tm) handheld, which offers HD-SDI/SD-SDI generation, discrete AES audio output, and genlock capabilities through a reference input * Launch of TVM-4DG low-cost, HD signal monitor to the Videotek TVM series of test instruments

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media delivery chain. The Harris ONE(tm) 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.

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