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Harris Corporation to Provide MET(R) Multi-Image Exploitation Tool for Commercial Applications Beginning January 2005 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a world leader in advanced image processing solutions, today announced that it will directly maintain, support, distribute and enahnce its MET(R) multi-image exploitation tool and any derivative products beginning January 1, 2005. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has announced that after the end of 2004 it will no longer provide MET under Special Purpose Rights licenses at no cost to image exploitation users and analysts. The announcement was made during the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's GEOINT 2004 Symposium (Harris Booth #112) being held October 12-14 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. "Harris and NGA have negotiated a transition plan that allows individual sites and commands to continue to use the MET tool with full support and to receive periodic upgrades after NGA funding expires," said Edward F. Mushill, manager of Geospatial Intelligence Products for Harris Corporation's Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "We understand that many sites have a fundamental need for simultaneous exploitation of multiple images and multiple image types, and we are committed to meeting this need by providing the MET tool for purchase as a commercial software product." The MET tool enhances image exploitation with leading-edge capabilities for accurate and flexible information fusion, and expands productivity with powerful automation. The transition plan changes the MET Special Purpose Rights licenses to Commercial Software licenses. Harris is providing a combination of price discounts and volume discounts as an incentive for users to sign up by December 31, 2004 for ongoing MET support. In addition, enhanced capability plug-ins included in MET 2.8 on a trial basis will be permanently installed for those who sign up early. Harris plans to release METv3.0 during the spring of 2005 on both the Solaris(TM) and Windows(R) platforms. The MET tool will keep pace with the ever-changing image collection constellations, including government and commercial satellites, as well as aerial mounted devices. New features in METv3.0 will be (1) MAFE -- a Cloud, Land and Water Feature delineation plug- in; (2) CLEAR -- an automatic cloud removal mosaic; (3) Triangulation -- a complementary approach to traditional registration; (4) Cotiara -- an automated road identification and polygon representation; (5) the capability of decompressing TFRD imagery on the fly that emulates a native TFRD ingest; (6) full JPO1 compliance; (7) the OrbView-3 commercial sensor model; (8) a floating license scheme, and much more. Harris GCSD, one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured communications(TM) solutions and information systems that solve the mission-critical challenges of its military and government customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio, microwave, broadcast, and network products and systems, serves customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? 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 , or Tom Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/ http://www.careers.harris.com/

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