MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights
- 25,000-square-foot facility opening commemorated with
ribbon-cutting ceremony
- Facility represents Harris' continued presence and growth in
Melbourne
- Facility will support Harris' expanding Healthcare business,
including work on the recently awarded Florida Health Information
Exchange infrastructure
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has expanded its already strong
presence in Florida with the
opening of a 25,000-square-foot facility to provide development and
integration support to the growing Healthcare Solutions business.
The opening of this state-of-the-art facility located at the
Florida Business Center in Melbourne,
Florida was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended
by Melbourne Vice Mayor Kathy Meehan
and senior Harris representatives.
"The City of Melbourne is proud
to be the home of one of the nation's leading healthcare
information technology companies, and today's ceremony only further
strengthens our relationship with Harris," said Vice Mayor Meehan.
"This new facility is a symbol not only of that enduring
relationship but also of the future of the improved, lower-cost
healthcare system that Harris is currently developing right here in
Florida."
"I want to thank Mayor Goode, Vice Mayor Meehan and the
City of Melbourne for its ongoing
support of Harris and our Healthcare Solutions business," said
Jim Traficant, vice president and
general manager, Harris Healthcare Solutions. "The new
facility will enable health information solutions for the
State of Florida, our federal
healthcare customers, and our commercial and academic
partners."
In healthcare, Harris provides enterprise intelligence solutions
and services for government and commercial customers — including
systems integration, intelligent infrastructure, advanced
visualization and display, enterprise digital content management
and IT solutions. A leader in federal healthcare IT
integration, Harris products, systems and services improve
healthcare outcomes by assuring that critical medical and benefits
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
worldwide. 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 Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation