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Military Communications Conference Opens in Orlando, Florida, in Two Weeks; Registration Remains Open; Accommodations Still Available MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Opening in just two weeks, MILCOM 2007, the industry's premiere military communications conference, will feature a roster of distinguished speakers from military, industry, and academia offering insight into technology and interoperability solutions. Approximately 275 technology exhibitors will participate - the most in the history of this annual gathering. Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is the industry host for this year's conference, which is themed "Interoperability: Policy to Performance." Those who wish to attend can still register and obtain hotel and conference information at http://www.milcom.org/. "I can't stress enough what an excellent technical and speaker program we have this year and the enthusiasm of those participating in the technology exposition," said Bob Henry, chief operating officer of Harris Corporation and executive chairman of MILCOM 2007. "This is a not-to-be-missed event for anyone in the military communications arena, both from an information standpoint and for the opportunity to meet with and exchange ideas among peers. In addition, we are meeting in Florida for the first time, and the event is being held in the inviting atmosphere of Orlando's Gaylord Palms Resort with 400,000 square feet of convention, meeting, exhibition and special-function space." Topics to be covered during MILCOM 2007 include communications and information technologies and capabilities that address 21st Century challenges related to national defense, homeland security, disaster response and interoperability. Keynote and luncheon speakers for the conference include U.S. Army Major General Jeffrey Sorenson, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army; U.S. Air Force General Kevin P. Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; U.S. Air Force General Lance L. Smith, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command/North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Transformation; U.S. Army Lieutenant General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency; and the Honorable Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Other speakers include the Honorable John Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense; and the Honorable Dale Meyerrose, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. A complete list of speakers, moderators and panelists is available at http://www.milcom.org/. More than 4,000 people are expected to attend MILCOM 2007, which is co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society. 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 over $4 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer of Harris Government Communications Systems, +1-321-727-6514, ; Jim Burke of Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, Web site: http://www.harris.com/ http://www.milcom.org/

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