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Harris Microwave Communications Division Announces Two Executive Appointments Asif Rahman Named Vice President Product Line Management and Charles Roberts Named Vice President of Manufacturing Operations RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading global provider of wireless equipment and services, today announced that it has named Asif Rahman to the position of vice president, Product Line Management (PLM) and promoted Charles Roberts to the position of vice president of Manufacturing Operations for its Microwave Communications Division (MCD). "I'm very pleased with both of these appointments," said Guy Campbell, president, Harris MCD. "Asif brings significant international microwave expertise and experience in PLM. His knowledge, combined with Charlie's proven ability in doubling production rates for Harris RF Communications Division's Falcon(R) II product line, will directly enhance our offering as we move forward with the global rollout of our TRuepoint(TM) platform in North America, Latin America, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East/Africa." Launched in 2004, TRuepoint is the most significant development effort ever at Harris Microwave. Providing SDH and PDH in a single platform, TRuepoint meets the current and future needs of all network operators, including mobile, private network, government and access service providers. The unique architecture of the core platform reduces both capital expenditures and life-cycle costs while meeting all international and North American standards. The wide range of capacities, interfaces, modulation schemes, frequency and channel plans, and transmit power levels are made available to meet the requirements of any network anywhere in the world. In addition, TRuepoint has undergone rigorous quality testing and verification. Rahman has extensive experience in the management, marketing and sales of transmission and transport products. He joins Harris from Ericsson, where he most recently was vice president of Transmission Sales, North American Key Accounts. Under his leadership, Ericsson successfully entered the North America microwave market and developed several long-term key account relationships. Roberts was previously director of Manufacturing Operations at the company's RF Communications Division (RFCD) in Rochester, New York, where he was responsible for quality and manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies and the very successful Harris Falcon II family of radios. While at Ericsson, Rahman led the North American team responsible for microwave product management, marketing and business management. Prior to this, Rahman was a product manager at Ericsson's Microwave division in Molndal, Sweden, where he supported Ericsson's activities in European and Asian markets. Prior to joining Ericsson, he held engineering positions at MCI Telecommunications and Applied Telecomm, Inc. Rahman has a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in Telecommunications from Southern Methodist University. Roberts joined Harris in 1991 and has since held positions of increasing responsibility within the manufacturing organization of RFCD, including operations manager for Strategic Programs, Sr. operations manager for Printed Circuit Board Assembly, and director of Materials. He led numerous successful process improvement initiatives within the division and was an active member of the corporate Procurement and Supply Chain Councils. Roberts has a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and earned his M.B.A. in Operations Management from the University of New Mexico. About Harris Harris Microwave Communications Division, one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, is the largest supplier of microwave systems in North America and a leading supplier worldwide. 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/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Pampin, Microwave Communications Division, +1-415-307-1015, or , or Tom Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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