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New Relationship Will Lead to Digital Workflow Advancements for the Global Broadcast Industry AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), the international communications and information technology company, and Isilon(R) Systems, the leader in clustered storage, today announced that they have entered into an OEM agreement to link the Isilon IQ clustered storage system with the Harris NEXIO(TM) video server platform. The new relationship will lead to the availability of a complete, enterprise-class NEXIO(TM) video server and near-line storage solution featuring a co-branded version of the Isilon IQ clustered storage system. This high-performance, high-capacity SD/HD production and delivery solution will offer significant file-based, digital workflow benefits to content providers in the international television broadcast industry. The Isilon IQ clustered storage system already enjoys a leadership position in the most-demanding, data-intensive markets, including media and entertainment. More than 70 media and entertainment companies are among hundreds of Isilon customers that have deployed Isilon IQ clustered storage to store, manage and access digital content and unstructured data. "We chose to work with Isilon because of its experience and success in delivering reliable, enterprise-class storage solutions that are optimized for the specific needs of media content creators and broadcasters," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of the Harris Broadcast Communications Division. "By partnering with Isilon, we're able to augment NEXIO(TM) shared storage solutions with a line of cost-effective products targeted at media and entertainment companies with growing standard- and high-definition programming demands." "With the proliferation of new media distribution networks and multiple media formats, the broadcast industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history, and requires new digital IT infrastructures at reduced costs to capitalize on this opportunity," said Tom Pettigrew, VP of Global Sales Partners, Isilon Systems. "Harris is recognized as one of the true innovators and global leaders in total content delivery solutions for the broadcast market, and Isilon views this new partnership as an important and strategic action to bring the transformative business benefits of clustered storage into a complete solution to considerably advance the media and entertainment market." NEXIO(TM) video servers provide a streamlined infrastructure for producing, processing, managing and distributing any type of media. Within the NEXIO(TM) framework, SD/HD video, audio and metadata are instantly and securely accessible to all users, creating a true shared storage environment. The addition of Isilon IQ clustered storage as a near-line storage solution will enable broadcast and entertainment customers to achieve extremely high levels of performance, ease of use and scalability while protecting their digital media access. Using this joint solution, broadcasters can accelerate the creation, management and delivery of their broadcast assets by centralizing and simplifying the movement of digital media throughout the digital workflow. About Isilon Systems Isilon is the leader in clustered storage. Isilon's award-winning family of Isilon IQ products consists of high-performance clustered storage systems that combine an intelligent distributed file system with modular industry-standard hardware to deliver unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital content and unstructured data and for use in data-intensive markets such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, oil and gas and government. The Seattle-based company is financed by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Atlas Venture, Madrona Venture Group and Focus Ventures. For more information, please visit: http://www.isilon.com/ . About Harris Corporation 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 $3.5 billion and nearly 14,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists -- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, software 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: Isilon Systems CONTACT: Laura Whitaker, Interim Vice President, Marketing Communications, Harris Broadcast Communications Division, of Harris Corporation, +1-408-782-1201, or ; or Meriam Khan of MKM Marketing Communications, +44-0-20-8141-4703, or , for Harris Corporation; or Lucas Welch, PR Specialist of Isilon Systems, +1-206-315-7621, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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