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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barclay Butler, PhD, has joined Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) as vice president of Military Healthcare for the company's Healthcare Solutions initiative. In this position, Dr. Butler leads Harris initiatives focused on solving the IT healthcare challenges faced by military organizations, including research, technical product development, system delivery and service, and the application of innovative technologies. Dr. Butler has extensive expertise as a senior information management and technology professional in the military healthcare business community. Prior to joining Harris, he was senior vice president at Apptis, Inc. in Chantilly, Virginia. He also was vice president-general manager at IMC in Fairfax, Virginia, and senior program director at Oracle in Reston, Virginia. Dr. Butler retired from the U.S. Army in 2003 after a distinguished career. As Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Army Medical Department, he led IT support for the Department of Defense's largest Integrated Delivery System, comprised of eight academic medical centers and 30 hospitals. The medical system provided care for more than 5 million beneficiaries with some 55,000 employees and a combined annual budget of more than $9.7 billion. "Dr. Butler is a recognized leader in military healthcare information technology. His expertise further supports the Harris commitment and capability to transform care delivery through enterprise intelligence at the point of care for our nation's active-duty and retired military personnel," said Jim Traficant, vice president, Harris Healthcare Solutions. Dr. Butler has a PhD in biomechanics, a Master's degree in electrical sciences, and a Master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In addition, he also has a Master's degree in military arts and sciences from the Command and General Staff College in Kansas and a Bachelor's degree in biology from Marquette University in Wisconsin. He is a member of the Health Information Management Systems Society, the Association for Information and Image Management, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Health Information Management Association, and Alpha Sigma Nu. Dr. Butler will be based at Harris offices in Falls Church, Virginia. Harris Healthcare Solutions provides healthcare network infrastructure and IT services for commercial and government enterprises worldwide, including state-of-the-art digital content management and visualization products. Harris products, systems, and services support applications and operations that improve the quality of care at the point of care by assuring that critical health information is delivered to the right device at the right time. 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 $5.3 billion and 16,500 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: Sleighton Meyer of Harris Healthcare Solutions, +1-321-727-6514, , Jim Burke of Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, , Marc Raimondi of Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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