Harris Corporation Supporting International Broadcasters During 2008 Beijing Summer Games
July 28 2008 - 9:59AM
PR Newswire (US)
Beijing Broadcast Warehouse and Research and Services Facilities to
Provide Real-Time Support BEIJING, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, is supplying a wide range of
high-definition and standard-definition (HD/SD) broadcast equipment
to support some of the world's leading broadcasters during their
live coverage of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer Games in Beijing,
China. Harris also has implemented a comprehensive plan to provide
its international customers with full local support before and
during the games. "Harris is supporting the Beijing Summer Games by
providing broadcasters with a wide range of equipment and support -
from large systems sales, equipment rentals, and tailored service
packages, to onsite setup assistance at the International Broadcast
Center and local service throughout the event," said Tim
Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast Communications. "Our
Beijing warehouse is fully stocked to avoid time-consuming customs
checks and ensure replacement parts get into the hands of our
customers as quickly as possible. In addition, more than 40 Harris
staff members at our Beijing Research and Service facilities stand
ready to handle any support customers may require during this
significant event." From signal processing, routing and
multiviewers to servers, graphics and HD conversion equipment,
Harris solutions will help the following broadcasters provide
millions of viewers with coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games:
-- Japan Consortium - an association representing Japanese
broadcasters for broadcast coverage of the 2008 Beijing Games, has
selected a variety of Harris video processing and distribution
products, including Integrator(R) and Panacea(TM) routers,
6800+(TM) HD conversion equipment, frame synchronizers,
distribution amplifiers (including 3 Gb/s), multiplexers and
demultiplexers. These products will be used through a rental
agreement with Panasonic. -- China Central Television (CCTV) -
China's premiere national broadcaster, purchased a range of Harris
video processing and distribution products, multiviewers and test
and measurement solutions, which will be used in CCTV's master
control facility during the Beijing Games. -- Gearhouse Broadcast -
a leading international broadcast services company, purchased an
array of 6800+ HD core processing products, as well as a range of
multiviewers, including the award-winning Zandar(TM) Predator
II(TM) multiviewer and the Zandar QS100HD Quad(TM) "multiviewer in
a card." -- Alfacam - a Belgium-based company that provides TV
facilities and services to broadcasters and production houses, is
sending 18 TV trucks to Beijing, each of which has between 14 and
28 Zandar Predator HD8 multiviewers onboard driving HD production
and mixing monitoring. -- CBC - Canada's national public
broadcaster, will use two Inscriber(R) G7(TM) HD/SD broadcast
graphics systems, which deliver 2D and 3D real-time graphics
flawlessly over two channels, during its coverage of the games. "We
were looking for a powerful but simple-to-use graphics system to
perform real-time 3D rendering during our coverage of the Beijing
Games, and the Inscriber G7(TM) met all our requirements," said Joe
Sidoli, director of operations, CBC Network Sports. "The G7(TM)
offers seamless integration with popular 3D software on the market,
as well as easy-to-use, interactive templates that enable our staff
to create template-based text and graphics right from their
desktops. We were also impressed with Inscriber Network Manager,
which gives our operators complete control over where resources are
stored and how they're distributed - enabling better content
management and an overall streamlined workflow." Harris Broadcast
Communications offers products, systems and services that provide
interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media
delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) approach brings together highly
integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging
media business models and for customers upgrading media operations
to digital and high-definition services. 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 more than $5 billion and 16,000
employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris
is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ .
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Robin Hoffman of Pipeline
Communications, +1-973-746-6970, , for Harris Corporation Web site:
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