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FAA Deputy Administrator Robert Sturgell Visits Harris Corporation for FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Program Update FAA Executive Team Tours Melbourne-based FTI Nationwide Network Operations Center MELBOURNE, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator Robert A. Sturgell and other agency executives today visited Harris Corporation's (NYSE:HRS) headquarters in Melbourne for an FTI program update and a tour of the FTI Primary Network Operations and Control Center (PNOCC), also located in Melbourne. The PNOCC is the main operations center from which the FAA's nationwide communications network is monitored and managed. The Center is part of the $1.9 billion FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program awarded to Harris in July 2002. "FTI is designed to cut $700 million in telecommunications operating costs over the life of the program, and therefore represents a significant savings for the FAA," said Steve Dash, manager, FAA Air Traffic Control Telecommunications Services Office. "I am impressed with the network operations center here in Melbourne, and pleased with the obvious progress of the FTI program." "We are delighted that Mr. Sturgell and the FAA executive team accepted our invitation to tour this world-class network operations center, built with Harris technology and operated by the FTI team," said Howard L. Lance, Harris chairman and CEO. "The PNOCC is essential to managing and monitoring FAA operations nationwide. It ensures that maximum efficiencies, availability, and security are realized throughout the entire FAA telecommunications network, which is crucial in supporting the civil aviation mission and critical to U.S. national security and economic vitality." The PNOCC exclusively serves the FAA as a centralized and integrated network operations center for all operational communications needs throughout the agency's 5,000 facilities nationwide. This dedicated, around-the-clock control center allows the staff to handle virtually all communications requirements, including reporting of problems and network status for all FAA users, so that the agency can focus on its top priority -- managing the nation's air traffic. A remote backup NOCC provides further redundancy. The state-of-the-art PNOCC is supported by a redundant, robust architecture housed within a 6,500-square foot facility. Physical building security, redundant climate control systems, and uninterruptible power sources ensure system and facility availability with zero downtime while security features such as firewalls, intrusion detection sensors, and encryption devices safeguard the system's integrity. Last October, the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) awarded Harris its prestigious 2003 Industrial Award. The award is given annually to a government contractor for significantly enhancing the safety, quality, and efficiency of the nation's air traffic control system. The award recognized Harris' long history of developing and integrating systems solutions for the FAA and the global air traffic control network. The company's work on FTI was a major factor in receiving the award. Other FAA programs developed by Harris are the Weather And Radar Processor (WARP); the Operational And Supportability Implementation System (OASIS); the Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS); and the Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications System (ANICS). Harris Corporation is an international communications technology company focused on providing assured communications(TM) products, systems and services for government and commercial customers. The company's four operating divisions serve markets for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, microwave, and network support systems. Harris provides systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. Sound like a good place to work? Find great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, , or Tom Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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