Harris Network Support Division to Provide Network Management Integration for FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 Harris Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HRS) Network Support Division (NSD NSD Nairobi sheep disease. ), a leading supplier of telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. management and operational support system (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) solutions, announced today that it will provide complete integration services for the network management aspect of the Federal Aviation Administration's Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI FTI Free thyroxine index, see there ) program. The FTI program will improve operations functions at more than 5,000 FAA facilities nationwide while reducing operating costs, enhancing network security, and improving telecommunications service performance, reliability, and quality. The division's Harris NetBoss(TM) network management system is a key component of the 15-year, $1.7 billion FTI contract. Harris' Government Communications Systems Division was awarded the FTI contract in July 2002 and will act as systems integrator and prime contractor. The NSD network management integration portion of the contract is valued at approximately $2 million. Under terms of the contract, Harris NSD will provide all software integration services related to the FTI's Harris NetBoss system, including connectivity between all the devices that will be located at the two network operations centers and the 21 Air Route Traffic Control Center The principal facility exercising en route control of aircraft operating under instrument flight rules within its area of jurisdiction. Approximately 26 such centers cover the United States and its possessions. Each has a communication capability to adjacent centers. (ARTCC ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ) sites. "We are extremely pleased to be providing our technology and integration expertise as part of this larger Harris program, which is designed to create the most efficient and reliable telecommunications solution for the FAA," said John Koenig, vice president for the NetBoss business unit of Harris NSD. "With a fully integrated NetBoss system, the FAA will have real-time operational status data and a network management system that can interact with a variety of different software components." Harris NetBoss enables users to administer and manage multivendor, multiprotocol communications networks from a single console. The integrated system supports wireless, wireline, and Internet services and provides a comprehensive set of capabilities, including network management, performance management, service activation, electronic bonding, and billing mediation. Harris GCSD GCSD Groveland Community Services District (Groveland, CA) GCSD Government Communications System Division GCSD Gladwin County Sheriff Department (Michigan) is leading a team of top telecommunications companies in the FTI initiative. The Harris team will consolidate the Leased Interfacility NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Communications System, Data Multiplexing Network, Bandwidth Manager, and the National Aviation Data Interchange Network into an integrated telecommunications infrastructure. The team will replace more than 35,000 circuits, upgrade switching and routing services, improve network monitoring and control, implement a state-of-the-art security system, and provide network engineering services. The Harris Network Support Division (NSD) delivers advanced management, test, and maintenance solutions for the multivendor, multiprotocol networks of public and private communications service providers. These solutions address the increasingly complex needs of operations, maintenance, and installation professionals in telecommunications, broadcast, and defense markets worldwide. More information about NSD products and services is available at http://www.networksupport.harris.com. Harris Corporation is an international communications equipment company focused on providing product, system, and service solutions for commercial and government customers. The company's five operating divisions serve markets for microwave, broadcast, network support, tactical radio, and government systems. Harris has sales and service facilities in more than 90 countries. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com. Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value Expected value The weighted average of a probability distribution. Also known as the mean value. of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the company's results and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in the company's filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. |
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