Harris Corporation to Present 30 Technical Papers During MILCOM 2007; Dan Pearson Is Defense Forum Moderator

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MILCOM, Booth #905 -- Harris Corporation executives and engineers will participate in conference forums, chair technical sessions and present 30 papers on a broad range of topics that reflect the company's depth and expertise in interoperable communications during MILCOM 2007. Harris is also the industry host for MILCOM 2007 - the premier military communications conference taking place in Orlando from Oct. 29-31.

Dan Pearson, group president of Harris Defense Communications and Electronics, will be the moderator for one of the key panel discussions of the conference: "Industry Perspectives on Interoperability, Information Assurance within Federal, State and Local Civil Agencies." Panelists will include Dana Mehnert, president of Harris RF Communications, and senior executives from BAE Systems, Rockwell Collins, The Boeing Company and General Dynamics.

"Harris Corporation's participation in MILCOM represents our company's commitment to products and technologies that answer the military's need for 'Assured Communications - Anytime, Anywhere,'" Pearson said. "Our multiband, multimission tactical radios and satellite communication systems are just two examples of Harris solutions designed to address the interoperability challenges of U.S. forces and multinational military operations, no matter where they are deployed or how diverse their operations."

The Harris technical papers to be presented address challenges and solutions across a wide range of topics, including communications security, networking and interoperability. The company's Dr. Vitas Mikenas is the MILCOM 2007 Technical Programs Chair, and Harris representatives are serving as organizers or chairs of 13 of the technical sessions. Harris technical papers being presented during the conference can be found at http://www.milcom.org/.

In addition to the papers and presentations, Harris is also demonstrating state-of-the-art products and advanced capabilities and architectures that support all layers of the Department of Defense Global Information Grid (GIG). Those products and capabilities include the Harris Falcon(R) III RF-300M-MP manpack radio, a wideband high-capacity data radio; the Harris Highband Networking Radio, for wireless, long-range, on-the-move tactical communications; and the Harris Border Security Shelter, a system that links information and communications technologies used to detect illegal border crossings or other threats to national or military security.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government, defense and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/.