Harris Corporation Awarded IT Services Contract to Support National Center for Health Statistics
November 06 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information
technology company, has been awarded a potential three-year, $5.4
million contract to provide programming support and other IT
services to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). As the U.S.
government's principal health statistics organization, NCHS is a
unique public resource for information critical to public health
and health policy. Harris has provided IT services to NCHS for the
past 16 years. Under the contract, Harris will continue to support
activities related to the collection, analysis and dissemination of
health statistics. This includes software development; database
accessibility, modeling support and data warehousing; quality
assurance and control; network and system engineering; data entry;
and a range of other services. The contract consists of one base
year with two one-year options. "Harris brings a track record of
excellence, innovation and achievement during our 16-year
relationship with NCHS, and we are very pleased to be selected to
continue providing enterprise intelligence solutions for this vital
national health organization," said Jim Traficant, vice president,
Harris Healthcare Solutions. "Our role continues to evolve as we
incorporate newer technologies that dramatically reduce the time
between data acquisition and dissemination of data to researchers,
collaborators and ultimately, the public, with the goal of
providing vital information to enhance healthcare delivery across
the continuum of care." NCHS provides national leadership in the
area of collection, analysis and dissemination of national health
statistics on vital events and health activities, research in
statistical and survey methodology, and technical assistance both
nationwide and outside the U.S. The data collected provides
information to policy makers in Congress and the Administration,
researchers and others in the health community. Harris is a leading
provider of IT and network services to 800,000 U.S. government
customers at 3,800 locations nationwide, including defense,
intelligence, civilian, and healthcare agencies. Harris Healthcare
Solutions provides enterprise intelligence solutions and services
for commercial and government customers, including systems
integration, intelligent infrastructure, advanced visualization and
display, enterprise digital content management, and IT services
solutions. Harris products, systems, and services improve health
outcomes by assuring that critical medical information is delivered
with security and privacy to the right person, on the right device,
at the point of care. 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 $5.4 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/. Forward-Looking
Statements 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. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: CeeCee L. Evans,
Harris IT Services, +1-703-483-8684, ; Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, ; Marc Raimondi,
Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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