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SUWANEE, Ga., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that its Chinese enterprise, ARRIS Technology (Shenzhen) Company, Ltd., has opened a Research and Development Center in Shenzhen, China. The Center's mission is to support ARRIS in providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective technology solutions for the Asia-Pacific region's cable operators. This is the fourth R&D Center operated by ARRIS, with substantial lab facilities also operating in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; and Cork, Ireland. "Our new Chinese R&D Center will enable ARRIS to accelerate delivery of new product features to support our customers and value-added resellers in the region," said ARRIS New Business Ventures President Bryant Isaacs. "We have recruited some excellent talent, completed office and lab construction, have started to establish our R&D and quality processes, and we will begin working toward ISO9001 certification in the near future." "Each year, tens of millions of new middle class families emerge in the Asia-Pacific region and desire the information and entertainment options that cable delivers," noted Dr. Hubert Wo, Director of ARRIS Technology Company, Ltd. "With the addition of our R&D Center, we are better equipped to compete in this exciting marketplace by improving our time to market, increasing our ability to scale development teams and localize our products for the Region." About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative video, high-speed data and telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and data to the home and business. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the reliability and value of converged services from the network to the subscriber. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has design, engineering, distribution, service and sales office locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. DATASOURCE: Arris Group, Inc. CONTACT: Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/

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