MELBOURNE, Fla., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Extends commercial capabilities to the military, DoD and public
agencies by enabling iPhone® users to capture, annotate and
distribute full motion video to FAME
- App can be downloaded to any video-enabled iPhone (3GS or
4)
- Expands content that can be delivered to the FAME system down
to the ground layer
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company today announced that its leading
iPhone® application, Newsfish™, has been introduced for use with
its Full Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME™) for military,
government, and public safety agency use.
Initially developed for news organizations, Newsfish extends
commercial capabilities to the Department of Defense and allows
intelligence agencies, military and government organizations to
gather content captured by soldiers, federal and public agency
operators, or other citizen journalists.
Newsfish transforms cellular telephones into content-gathering
devices by merging phone capabilities and the ability to instantly
post images, video and other data out to the intelligence or
military community. Newsfish takes captured or live video and
story metadata and delivers it to a command center or network
operations center where the FAME automated asset management
workflow facilitates the processing of the content for
distribution.
The Harris Newsfish revolutionizes content gathering by
facilitating the first-hand capture of data and imagery by those
engaged in an event. The application also enables users to
validate citizen journalist video content -- making data available
to help verify the location where the material was captured, as
well as other critical information.
"Newsfish enhances the abilities of command and network
operation centers by enabling smartphone users to capture video,
annotate it, and send it directly into FAME systems," said
Sheldon Fox, group president, Harris
Government Communications Systems. "FAME leverages our
industry-leading broadcast and government communications expertise
to enable easy cataloging, automated content preparation workflows,
and access to Newsfish videos for quick repurposing and
distribution."
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 $6 billion of annual
revenue and more than 16,000 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