HRS Harris Corp.

MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced today that it has reached a global settlement with NEC Corporation and its subsidiaries related to patent litigation. In conjunction with the settlement, Harris has agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and NEC has agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the Federal Court of Canada. As a result of the settlement, Harris has granted NEC a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license for its telephone switching patents including patents for Private Branch Exchanges and Key Telephone Systems. Harris developed the technology for most of the referenced patents in its former telecom switch business. NEC has also granted Harris a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license under NEC's Digital Microwave Radio patents. In addition, NEC agreed to sell, and Harris agreed to purchase certain of its PBX patents. Also, the parties agreed to a patent cross license as to all other product categories. Other detailed terms of the settlement are confidential and not discloseable. "We are pleased to reach a favorable settlement with NEC Corporation regarding our patent rights," said Gene Cavallucci, Harris vice president- general counsel. "Harris is committed to protecting its valuable patent portfolio and intellectual property, now considerably enhanced by our purchase of PBX patents from NEC. The addition of these patents further strengthens our position as a cutting-edge provider of government and commercial communications systems and services." Harris Corporation is an international communications technology company focused on providing assured communications(TM) products, systems and services for government and commercial customers. The company's operating divisions serve markets for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave systems. Harris provides systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Media, Tom Hausman, +1-321-727-9131, or , or Investor Relations, Pamela Padgett, +1-321-727-9383, or , both of Harris Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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