Harris Corporation and Northrop Grumman Sign Reseller Agreement for Harris SecNet 11 Secure Wireless LAN Product.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) and Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Information Technology Sector today announced that an agreement has been signed that allows Northrop Grumman IT to resell Harris SecNet 11(TM) Secure Wireless Local Area Network (SWLAN) products. Harris SecNet 11, certified by the National Security Agency's Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program (CCEP), is a revolutionary new product that enables military and government users to communicate multimedia information, including data, voice and video, through a secure wireless network at an unprecedented 11 Megabits-per-second (Mbps).

"This agreement provides Harris with a strategic government sales channel that is important to successfully marketing this revolutionary, first-of-its-kind product," said Roger Alexander, SecNet 11 product manager for Harris Corporation. "As a leading distributor of IT products and services to the U.S. Government, Northrop Grumman IT can open many new doors, allowing Harris to quickly reach many new customers."

Under terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman IT will resell SecNet 11 products to its North American, COMSEC-approved customer base. These customers will be able to purchase the SecNet 11 PC Card, Access Point, Wireless Bridge, and Key Fill Cable for use in building their own secure, wireless networks.

"Our customers look to Northrop Grumman IT for value-added IT products and services that enable their organizations to maintain a technological edge through best-value solutions," said Richard Garifo, vice president of Enterprise Technology, Northrop Grumman IT. "This product fills an immediate need as the demand increases for secure wireless networks in many segments of the U.S. Government."

Through Northrop Grumman IT's reseller network, the Type 1 SWLAN solution will be readily available to a host of government customers, from major military commands to law enforcement agencies and Homeland Security enterprises.

SecNet 11 completely eliminates the wires and bulky encryption devices traditionally required for communicating secret level data. Its Type 1 encryption capability secures the entire IEEE 802.11b packet, which provides secure communication of data and network header information (COMSEC and NETSEC) for all network layers. This ensures that traffic analysis cannot be performed on transmitted data. SecNet 11 supports the creation of SWLAN infrastructures in a variety of configurations, and allows forces to rapidly communicate secret-level multimedia information over a wireless network from the ground, sea, or air. SecNet 11 offers the benefits of untethered, communications-on-the-move for a broad range of applications, including intelligence distribution, en-route mission planning and rehearsal, video conferencing, dispersed wireless Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs), and connectivity for mobile forces to the Global Information Grid.

Orders for SecNet 11 can be placed through Northrop Grumman IT's 1-800-321-OPEN Customer Service line.

Harris GCSD, one of five divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured communications and information systems that solve the mission-critical communications challenges of its military and government customers, as well as provides the technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio, microwave, broadcast, and network support products and systems for government and commercial customers, has sales and services facilities in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com.