Harris Corporation Adds Adecco Technical Services to Its Team to Pursue $200 Million U.S. Postal Service Technical Support Progr
January 11 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has added Adecco Technical Services
to its team to pursue a $200 million-plus contract with the U.S.
Postal Service (USPS) engineering organization in Merrifield,
Virginia. Harris and Adecco, both with extensive experience
supporting the USPS and its engineering organization, have teamed
for the pursuit of the technical engineering and quality assurance
support contract, which is expected to be awarded in March 2007.
"This program is an ideal fit for our team, which combines the
proven engineering and integration skills of Harris and the
long-standing quality assurance support of Adecco," said Terese
Swatt, program manager, Enterprise Services, Harris Technical
Services Corporation (HTSC). "We understand the importance of the
USPS's engineering mission and look forward to building on our
already strong relationship with them." Harris has provided
mission-critical technical support services to the USPS for more
than 18 years, including support of the USPS engineering facility
in Norman, Oklahoma for the past three years. Adecco has provided
quality assurance services to the USPS engineering organization for
the past 12 years. Adecco Technical Services is a division of the
world's largest staffing company, Adecco North America, serving the
technical staffing needs of its clients for almost 50 years.
Adecco's nearly 100 offices throughout the U.S. are staffed with
recruiters who understand the complexity and diversity of technical
disciplines. Adecco currently encompasses six vertical employment
markets: engineering, information technology, energy, aerospace,
creative and scientific. HTSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Harris Corporation, serving the information technology services
marketplace. HTSC provides world-class, cost- effective operation,
maintenance, engineering, and technical support services to the
U.S. government, prime contractors and other Harris divisions.
About Harris Corporation Harris Government Communications Systems
Division conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes,
and produces and supports state-of-the- art, assured
communications(TM) solutions and information systems that solve the
mission-critical challenges of its military and government
customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's
diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation 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
more than 6,000 engineers and scientists. The company's four
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/.
Forward-Looking Statement This press release contains
forward-looking statements that reflect management's current
expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and
economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the
safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future
trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the
expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and
involve risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. Sound interesting? Find great jobs at Harris:
http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation
CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications Systems
Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Brent Dietz, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris Corporation Web
site: http://www.harris.com/ http://www.careers.harris.com/
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