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23 january 2009

Harris Corporation NEXIO AMP™ Advanced Media Platform Supports Playout Facility Expansion at Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel

WINNERSH, England, January 21, 2009 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announces that its NEXIO AMP™ advanced media platform has been installed at Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) to support the deployment of three new youth and family-oriented channels.  Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel is a Doha, Qatar-based, all-Arabic language television outlet marketed at youth.

The installation includes four NEXIO AMP™ servers that are integrated into an existing NEXIO™ storage area network (SAN).  The NEXIO AMP servers are used for playout of the new channels, while the existing NEXIO SAN, which was expanded in both storage and port capacity, is used for ingest and content backup. 

“The ability to copy content as files at high speed among the NEXIO SAN, third-party editors and digital archive is an important aspect of the workflow of Al-Jazeera,” said Samir Mekhazni, head of technical support at Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel.  “One of the key advantages of this expanded solution is that we can take advantage of the HD capabilities, while having our content readily available at all times.”

Local systems integrator Salam Media Cast was contracted to handle the complete setup of the channels.

“We are pleased that our server technology was again selected by Al-Jazeera in developing their broadcast infrastructure,” said Richard Scott, vice president, Europe, the Middle East and Africa operations for Harris Broadcast Communications.  “Our NEXIO AMP advanced media platform is achieving great momentum in the Middle East this year, and this installation is another example of how Harris can assist broadcasters in simplifying their workflow.”

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media delivery chain.  The Harris ONE™ solution 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 Salam Media Cast
Salam Media Cast, established in Qatar in 1976, is a subsidiary of Salam International Investment Limited, with the mandate to specialize in the provision of telecommunications, broadcasting, integrated systems and technologically advanced security solutions in the Gulf Region and beyond.  Salam Media Cast, as a solution provider and system integrator, has a very prestigious list of clients in the region, such as Al Jazeera, MBC, Al-Arabia, Dubai TV, Abu-Dhabi TV, Sharjah TV, Qatar TV, CNBC, Pakistan TV and many others of more than 100 clients.  SMC has completed many HD installations in GCC and beyond.  There are nine installations with data tape digital archive systems in the Middle East, and out of those, six installations have been carried out by SMC.

About Al Jazeera Children’s Channel
Al Jazeera Children's Channel is an all-Arabic language television channel marketed at children.  The channel is also known as JCC.  As an edutainment channel, it seeks to promote childhood and adolescence development by encouraging learning and educating children in a fun way.  Launched on September 9, 2005, by the international television network Al Jazeera, the channel is targeted to children between the ages of three and 15.  It is available in much of the Middle East and parts of Europe.  The channel's headquarters are in the Education City on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar, and it has regional offices in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Paris, Kuala Lumpur and Rabat.

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 billion and 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.  Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services.  Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

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