HOUSTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (APCO
International, Booth 231) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
today introduced its BeOn® solution -- the first professional
push-to-talk solution designed to enable enterprises to have
managed group communications anywhere in the world using both 3G
and 4G cellular networks.
The Harris BeOn solution offers traditional land mobile radio
features such as group calling, individual calling, group scanning,
distress calls, and dispatch/administrative services, while
integrating wireless services such as user location, user
presence/status, and text messaging. With the BeOn solution,
users can communicate instantly on a host of commercial smartphones
or rugged devices with one or many people, over multiple GSM-based
wireless carriers–domestic and international.
Harris' BeOn solution is built
on the Harris integrated VIDA®
(Voice, Interoperability, Data and Access) network platform,
currently deployed by public safety, public services and large
private sector entities. VIDA enables high performance
Push-To-Talk (PTT) over commercial wireless networks, as well as
seamless interoperability with legacy and future land mobile radio
(LMR) systems. The BeOn solution is a premier global mobile
communication solution that is group-oriented, instantaneous and
geared for enterprise customers covering large footprints.
Its capabilities will allow users to create centralized
dispatch services over commercial 3G or 4G wireless networks, or if
needed, connect with legacy LMR system.
"Given our expertise in mission critical communications and the
proliferation of mobile broadband, we seized a market opportunity
to create a scalable, global push-to-talk solution delivered over
wireless carrier networks, which enterprises can deploy at a
competitive price point while offering key LMR user benefits," said
Dana Mehnert, group president,
Harris RF Communications. "Among industries with global
assets, large footprints or rural service geography – such as
construction, transport or field services, our BeOn solution
satisfies the need for mobile, group-oriented instant
communication."
Enterprises could rely on the BeOn solution's unique blend of
land mobile radio features and its powerful IP platform to organize
users into talk groups for enhanced coordination and efficiency –
whether local or global. For example, a parcel shipping
company could utilize the BeOn solution to improve its delivery
management and coordination for better customer service and savings
on fuel costs, or government enterprise employees working in the
field could better serve the community through more efficient
managed group communications using the Harris BeOn solution.
Harris, a proven leader in
assured communications for defense and public safety, blended their
experience in LMR with the interoperability of its VIDA platform to
develop its BeOn solution, the innovative, global push-to-talk
solution designed to improve enterprise team coordination and
increase productivity in industries where immediate accessibility
is paramount. For more information on the BeOn solution,
please visit www.pspsc.harris.com/Solution/BeOn.asp.
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 approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000
employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications® products, systems, and services.
Additional information about and Harris Corporation is
available at 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.
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