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Friday, November 27 - 2009

Orbit places broadcast order with Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has strengthened its leadership position in the Middle East region by securing another order in Lebanon.

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The order comes from leading pan-Arab satellite broadcasting network, Orbit, for a range of products from the Harris SD/HD-compliant portfolio. Products purchased include the Harris® IconMaster™ modular master control and branding solution, IconLogo™ channel branding solution, Inscriber® RTX™ custom broadcast graphics systems, Integrator® router and a range of solutions for infrastructure support.

The Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network is the world's first fully digital, multichannel, multilingual, pay television service. With digital technology able to support a total of 45 television and 21 radio channels, Orbit provides premier programming including movies, live sporting events and up-to-the-minute news from around the world. As a pan-Arab satellite broadcaster, Orbit is received in most countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The company also offers a select bouquet of Arabic-language services in Europe with plans to expand this service into Asia and North America.
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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 about $4 billion and more than 14,000 employees — including more than 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications™ products, systems, and services for global markets, including government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and wireless transmission network solutions.

Laura Whitaker
Vice President, Communications
Harris Broadcast Communications Division
+1 (408) 782-1201

Meriam Khan, BA (Hons), MCIPR
MKM Marketing Communications Ltd
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)20 8141 4703

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