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World's Premier Military Communications Conference to be held in Florida MELBOURNE, Fla., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Online registration for MILCOM 2007, the world's premier military communications conference, has been officially opened. Co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society, the annual defense communications forum will take place October 29-31 in Orlando, Florida at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Annual attendance has grown to more than 4,000. The theme for this year's conference is "Interoperability: Policy to Performance." Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is serving as the industry host for this year's event. People interested in attending MILCOM 2007 are encouraged to go to http://www.milcom.org/ to register for the conference, as well as obtain important information about the agenda, exhibits, lodging, and links to discounts for Orlando-area attractions. "Harris is proud to host this distinctive conference, which brings together senior military and executives from government, as well as academia and industry from around the world," said Bob Henry, executive vice president of Harris Corporation and executive chairman of MILCOM 2007. "The excellent technical program, spacious exhibit area, and the warm and inviting atmosphere of Orlando and the Gaylord Palms promise to be a big draw this year, so make your plans to attend or exhibit as soon as possible." The MILCOM 2007 program will feature unclassified and classified technical sessions. Topics will cover communications and information technologies and capabilities that address 21st Century communications challenges related to national defense, homeland security, disaster response and interoperability. Confirmed speakers for the conference include the Honorable John Grimes, assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration, and chief information officer, U.S. Department of Defense; the Honorable Dale Meyerrose, chief information officer, Director National Intelligence; U.S. Army Lieutenant General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency; and U.S. Army Major General Jeffrey Sorenson, Office of the Army Chief Information Officer (CIO/G-6 Select). Confirmed moderators and panelists include U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Charles Croom, Jr., director of the Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Army Lieutenant General John Wood, deputy commander, Joint Forces Command; U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Mike Peterson, chief of Warfighting Integration, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Nancy Brown, director of Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (J-6), Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mr. Peter Verga, acting assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and many other general officers and senior executive service members. About Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of about $4 billion and more than 14,000 employees - including more than 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services for global markets, including government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and wireless transmission network solutions. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ Sound interesting? Find great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, +1-321-727-6514, , or Jim Burke, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Government Communications Systems Division, Corporate Headquarters of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/ http://www.milcom.org/

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