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Harris Corporation Supporting International Broadcasters During 2008 Beijing Summer Games

2008-07-28 08:59:00

Harris Corporation Supporting International Broadcasters During 2008 Beijing Summer Games

Beijing Broadcast Warehouse and Research and Services Facilities to Provide

                             Real-Time Support



    BEIJING, July 28 /EMWNews/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:

HRS), an international communications and information technology company,

is supplying a wide range of high-definition and standard-definition

(HD/SD) broadcast equipment to support some of the world's leading

broadcasters during their live coverage of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer

Games in Beijing, China. Harris also has implemented a comprehensive plan

to provide its international customers with full local support before and

during the games.



    "Harris is supporting the Beijing Summer Games by providing

broadcasters with a wide range of equipment and support - from large

systems sales, equipment rentals, and tailored service packages, to onsite

setup assistance at the International Broadcast Center and local service

throughout the event," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast

Communications. "Our Beijing warehouse is fully stocked to avoid

time-consuming customs checks and ensure replacement parts get into the

hands of our customers as quickly as possible. In addition, more than 40

Harris staff members at our Beijing Research and Service facilities stand

ready to handle any support customers may require during this significant

event."



    From signal processing, routing and multiviewers to servers, graphics

and HD conversion equipment, Harris solutions will help the following

broadcasters provide millions of viewers with coverage of the 2008 Beijing

Summer Games:



    -- Japan Consortium - an association representing Japanese broadcasters

for broadcast coverage of the 2008 Beijing Games, has selected a variety of

Harris video processing and distribution products, including Integrator(R)

and Panacea(TM) routers, 6800+(TM) HD conversion equipment, frame

synchronizers, distribution amplifiers (including 3 Gb/s), multiplexers and

demultiplexers. These products will be used through a rental agreement with

Panasonic.



    -- China Central Television (CCTV) - China's premiere national

broadcaster, purchased a range of Harris video processing and distribution

products, multiviewers and test and measurement solutions, which will be

used in CCTV's master control facility during the Beijing Games.



    -- Gearhouse Broadcast - a leading international broadcast services

company, purchased an array of 6800+ HD core processing products, as well

as a range of multiviewers, including the award-winning Zandar(TM) Predator

II(TM) multiviewer and the Zandar QS100HD Quad(TM) "multiviewer in a card."



    -- Alfacam - a Belgium-based company that provides TV facilities and

services to broadcasters and production houses, is sending 18 TV trucks to

Beijing, each of which has between 14 and 28 Zandar Predator HD8

multiviewers onboard driving HD production and mixing monitoring.



    -- CBC - Canada's national public broadcaster, will use two

Inscriber(R) G7(TM) HD/SD broadcast graphics systems, which deliver 2D and

3D real-time graphics flawlessly over two channels, during its coverage of

the games.



    "We were looking for a powerful but simple-to-use graphics system to

perform real-time 3D rendering during our coverage of the Beijing Games,

and the Inscriber G7(TM) met all our requirements," said Joe Sidoli,

director of operations, CBC Network Sports. "The G7(TM) offers seamless

integration with popular 3D software on the market, as well as easy-to-use,

interactive templates that enable our staff to create template-based text

and graphics right from their desktops. We were also impressed with

Inscriber Network Manager, which gives our operators complete control over

where resources are stored and how they're distributed - enabling better

content management and an overall streamlined workflow."



    Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services

that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media

delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) approach brings together highly

integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media

business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and

high-definition services.



    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 annual

revenue of more than $5 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly

7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing

best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services.

Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at

http://www.harris.com .





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