Harris Corporation Launches Software Systems Business Unit to Serve Existing and New Broadcast and Enterprise Markets
January 19 2005 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation Launches Software Systems Business Unit to Serve
Existing and New Broadcast and Enterprise Markets John Sorensen,
Former CEO of Encoda Systems, to Head New Business That Will Enable
Harris to Offer Total Content Delivery CINCINNATI and LONDON, Jan.
19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today
announced the formation of a new Software Systems business unit
within its Broadcast Communications Division. The new business unit
brings together the resources of Harris' automation business and
Encoda Systems, a global leader in broadcast media software that
was acquired by Harris in November 2004. The combined solution set
enables Harris to provide total content delivery solutions to
existing and emerging broadcast, enterprise and government markets.
Serving call letter broadcasters, cable/MSO and satellite service
providers, advertising agencies, media rep firms, and enterprises,
the new Software Systems business unit will offer modular,
standards-based workflow management and service management
solutions engineered with open APIs for maximum ease of integration
and future scalability. "Today's announcement comprises the next
chapter of Harris' mission to deliver systems that drive customer
business results," said Jeremy Wensinger, president and general
manager of Harris' Broadcast Communications Division. "The
inception of the new Software Systems business unit -- and the
open, standards-based solutions it offers -- represent an important
proactive position for Harris in customizing solutions that
increase functionality, productivity and revenue." The new software
systems business unit expands Harris Broadcast Communications
Division's organizational structure and will be key to extending
the top-of-mind position Harris already enjoys in broadcast
transmission hardware to emerging software areas. Software Systems
becomes the fifth business unit of Harris Broadcast Communications,
joining Radio Broadcast Systems, Television Broadcast Systems,
Networking and Government Solutions, and Broadcast Systems Europe
(which develops European-standard transmission products). With the
significantly expanded capabilities of the new Software Systems
business unit, Harris will be able to offer end-to-end content
delivery solutions across the distinct phases of content creation,
distribution and transmission. John Sorensen, former chief
executive officer of Encoda Systems, has been named president of
the new Software Systems business unit. Sorensen joined Encoda
Systems in 1987 as the principal designer and developer of the
company's industry-leading traffic management and billing software
systems for the cable/MSO market. He is a highly regarded IT
industry expert who previously held positions with Unisys and
Hewlett-Packard. "It is evident that Harris is expanding from a
hardware-focused, transmission system provider to a provider of
integrated workflow solutions that are applicable to broadband,
advertising, digital asset management, automation and 'back office'
technology," Sorensen said. "With Harris' solutions set, we can
facilitate the flow of content from its inception through delivery.
The progress we're making today continues to strengthen the breadth
and depth of the solutions we're bringing to market -- and further
positions Harris to capitalize on this evolving opportunity for
comprehensive and nonproprietary next-generation automation and
traffic platforms." About Harris Broadcast Communications Division
Harris Broadcast Communications Division is one of four divisions
within Harris Corporation, an international communications
equipment company focused on providing assured communications(TM)
services for government and commercial customers in more than 150
countries. One of the world's leading suppliers of broadcast
technology, Harris Broadcast Communications Division offers a full
range of solutions that support the digital delivery, automation
and management of audio, video and data. For more information,
visit http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation
CONTACT: Martha Rapp, Broadcast Communications Division of Harris
Corporation, +1-217-221-7577, or ; or K.C. Du Fay of Sterling
Communications, Inc., +1-415-749-6550, or , for Harris Corporation
Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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