Harris Corporation Combines Leitch's Video Infrastructure Portfolio With Content Management Software for Comprehensive IPTV Offe
February 06 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Solution Provides Complete IPTV Headend and Media Management
Capabilities for Service Providers Deploying Telco Triple Play
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) today announced the expansion of its content delivery
solutions portfolio to include a new, comprehensive Internet
Protocol television (IPTV) offering. Harris' new offering is the
only solution in the industry that spans three key layers of an
IPTV architecture: business and operations; infrastructure; and
test and measurement, monitoring and network management
applications. As the only vendor capable of delivering a solution
with this breadth and scale, Harris' IPTV offering will enable
service providers to create and deliver complex cross-delivery
advertising campaigns, programming playout and other network-based
services across broadband network infrastructure. "The IPTV market
is growing quickly with many deployments in the planning stages,"
said Michelle Abraham, principal analyst with the market research
firm In-Stat. "By the end of 2010, we expect there will be 47
million IPTV subscribers worldwide, up from 3.5 million at the end
of 2005." With this new offering, Harris can deliver complete
digital content workflow processes in compressed or uncompressed
domains at the national, regional or local headend offices. For the
business and operational layer, which includes workflow solutions
for airtime sales, traffic and scheduling, digital asset management
and playout automation, Harris' total solution will encompass
complete content management software for integrated workflows. At
the infrastructure layer, products from the Leitch acquisition will
deliver signal processing, ad insertion, routing and switching, as
well as transport services across the core network infrastructure.
Lastly, Harris' industry- leading products for optimizing
networking performance include a broad portfolio of test and
measurement equipment, as well as control and monitoring systems
for maintaining optimal network integrity. "With the addition of
the Leitch portfolio of products, Harris Corporation is now
uniquely positioned to offer all of the core elements of an
interoperable, intelligent and cost-effective IPTV system," said
Jay Adrick, vice president of Technology for the Broadcast
Communications Division, Harris Corporation. "Customers benefit
from choosing Harris as their single IPTV source because our
solutions are designed to work together under common business
rules, which greatly improves the system's overall reliability and
efficiency." Harris has IPTV deployments throughout Asia with some
of the most advanced telecommunications networks in the world. The
broad range of Harris products, which enable IPTV today, include
the NetVX(TM) multi-service video networking products, DTP-110 and
DTP-220 digital turnaround processors, signal processing equipment
such as the Leitch X75(TM) HD/SD multi-path/synchronizer, the
award- winning Panacea(TM) and Integrator Gold(TM) series routing
switches, Leitch NEXIO(TM) servers, and Videotek(R) test and
measurement equipment. The total solution also includes the Harris
H-Class(TM) suite of integrated media management applications for
automation, program scheduling, and traffic and billing. About IPTV
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) is a method of distributing
television content via Internet Protocol over a broadband
connection enabling a more customized and interactive user
experience. IPTV is also a key component of services providers'
revenue generating "triple play" offering, which combine video,
data and voice. An IPTV headend is the central facility where
programming is acquired, consolidated, processed and managed before
distribution across an IPTV network. About Harris Broadcast
Communications Division Harris is an international communications
and information technology company serving government and
commercial markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in
Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion
and more than 13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and
scientists -- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Mary Beth Harnett, Harris Broadcast
Communications Division, +1-513-459-3620, or ; or K.C. Du Fay,
Sterling Communications, Inc., +1-415-392-2300, or , or Laura
Whitaker, VP Leitch Marketing Communications, +1-408-782-1201, or ,
both for Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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