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Bruce McClelland to lead Broadband Communications, John Caezza to lead Access, Transport and Supplies, Bryant Isaacs to lead Media and Communications Systems SUWANEE, Ga., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced the organization structure of its leadership team after the successful close of the C-COR acquisition. In addition to the existing staff organizations, the Company will now be organized into three product focused organizations: -- Broadband Communications Group will include all DOCSIS based head-end and customer premises products. This group will include ARRIS industry leading CMTS, Universal EdgeQAM and Touchstone CPE products. By closely aligning DOCSIS head-end and customer premises products, the Company can make the most efficient use of its highly experienced DOCSIS engineering team and continue to develop industry-leading new products. This group will be led by Bruce McClelland, previously ARRIS VP & GM CPE Products, who is promoted to President, Broadband Communications. -- Access, Transport, and Supplies Group will incorporate the current C COR Access and Transport business and the current ARRIS Telewire Supply business. These two businesses share many common customers, utilize common selling strategies, and carry a number of related products. Combining Access and Transport and Telewire Supply allows the Company to most effectively address their common markets with best in class products from each area. This group will be led by John Caezza, previously C-COR President Broadband Systems Solutions, who will assume the title of President, Access Transport & Supplies. -- Media and Communications Systems Group will include the C-COR OSS Software and On Demand businesses, as well as the ARRIS Fixed Mobile Convergence products. Combining these businesses will enable the Company to realize the vision of a unified set of offerings operating on a shared platform. This group will be led by Bryant Isaacs, previously ARRIS President, New Business Ventures, who now becomes President, Media & Communications Systems. Supporting these three product groups will be a sales and marketing organization which combines the teams of both ARRIS and C-COR. This group will be led by Ron Coppock, ARRIS President, Worldwide Sales, and will be organized around three geographies: -- Americas -- Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EMEA) -- Asia Pacific (APAC) Jim Lakin, previously President ARRIS Broadband Products, becomes President Advanced Technology and Services, a new organization created to coordinate areas of major synergy among the product groups. This group will provide guidance for long-range planning, particularly for products and solutions that cross product group lines, coordinate supply chain functions, and pursue new technical service revenue opportunities. Rounding out the new organization reporting to Chairman and CEO, Bob Stanzione, are Larry Margolis, Executive Vice President Strategy & General Counsel and David Potts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer who continue in their same responsibilities. "I am very pleased to announce the organization structure of a powerful new company that is unique in its strengths and talents. Demonstrated accomplishments by this team in bringing new voice, data and video solutions to our customers provide a solid platform for our future growth," said Bob Stanzione, ARRIS Chairman and CEO. About ARRIS ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Beaverton, Wallingford, State College, Ireland and China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/ . Forward-looking statements: Statements made in this press release, including those related to prospects for ARRIS following the completion of the C-COR acquisition, the general market outlook and the outlook for industry trends are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Among other things: -- because the market in which ARRIS operates is volatile, actions taken and contemplated may not achieve the desired impact relative to changing market condition and the success of these strategies will be dependent on the effective implementation of those plans while minimizing organizational disruption; and -- acquisitions involve a number of risks including customer and vendor acceptance, the possibilities of complications and personnel loss as part of the integration process, and the ultimate achievement of the strategic objectives. In addition to the factors set forth elsewhere in this release, other factors that could cause results to differ from current expectations include: the impact of rapidly changing technologies; the impact of competition on product development and pricing; the ability of ARRIS to react to changes in general industry and market conditions including regulatory developments; rights to intellectual property, market trends and the adoption of industry standards; and consolidations within the telecommunications industry of both the customer and supplier base. These factors are not intended to be an all- encompassing list of risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business. Additional information regarding these and other factors can be found in ARRIS' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. In providing forward-looking statements, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update publicly or otherwise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, +1-404-307-5485 Mobile, , or Jim Bauer of ARRIS Investor Relations, +1-678-473-2647, Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/

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