Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the Government, Defense, and Commercial sectors. It is also the largest private-sector employer in Brevard County, FL (6391 of 13000+ company-wide). The company was the parent of Intersil (Harris Semiconductor). Most of the numerous wireless start-ups in South Brevard County were founded and are staffed by former Harris Corporation engineers and technicians. The company's Digital Telephone Systems (DTS) division was sold to Teltronics.

History

The "Harris Automatic Press Company" was originally founded in Niles, Ohio in 1895. They spent the next 60 years developing lithographic processes and printing presses before acquiring Intertype Corp. and Gates Radio in 1957, expanding their reach into broadcasting and typesetting. In 1959, they acquired PRD Electronics of Brooklyn, New York, gaining microwave technology. In 1967, they merged with Radiation, Inc. of Melbourne, Florida, a developer of antenna, integrated circuit, and modem technology used in the space race: the semiconductor business that later became Intersil in 1999 was born of this development, and the company headquarters was moved from Cleveland to Melbourne in 1978. In 1969, Harris Corporation acquired RF Communications and Farinon, furthering its microwave assets. The printing operations were sold off in 1983, and is now known as GSS Printing Equipment, and acquired Lanier Worldwide, which itself was spun-off from Harris Corporation in the late 1990s.

Today

Harris is a large, multinational corporation headquartered in Melbourne, Florida with over 13,000 employees. Through numerous acquisitions, the size of Harris has grown significantly within the past decade. Harris has offices in 21 countries and 147 locations worldwide.

Board of Directors

Howard L. Lance - Chairman of the Board
Thomas A. Dattilo
Terry D. Growcock
Lewis Hay III
Karen Katen
Stephen P. Kaufman
Leslie F. Kenne
David B. Rickard
Dr. James C. Stoffel
Gregory T. Swienton
Hansel E. Tookes II

Broadcast Communications

Harris' Broadcast Communications division has grown at a rapid pace. More recently, it was responsible for airing the 2006 NCAA March Madness on CBS in High-Definition Television. Broadcast Communications also provides hardware necessary for radio stations to broadcast in high definition.

RF Communications

Harris' Radio Frequency Communications division provides secured wirless communications to America's military and law-enforcement officials. Its Sierra II embeddable encrpytion chip was recently chosen for the UK CHIM(P) Program.

Microwave Communications

Harris provides Microwave Communication solutions for Broadcast Companies, Public Safety organizations, and private enterprises, including digital radios, leased line replacement, and network management.

Government Communications Systems Division

Harris GCSD provides technical communications and consulting services to civil, defense, homeland security, and maritime agencies and also operates the Harris Technical Services Corporation (HTSC) , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Corporation, as well as Harris Orkand Information Services (HOIS), which was created when Harris acquired the Orkand Corporation in 2004.

List of Harris Acquistions

Below is a list of all Harris Acquisitions, starting in 1995.

Aastra Digital Video (2006)
Optimal Solutions, Inc. (2006)
Leitch Technology (2005)
Orkand Corporation (2004 - Now Harris Orkand Information Services)
Encoda Systems (2004)
ImageLinks, Inc. (2004)
Hirschmann Multimedia Communications Network (2001)
Exigent International, Inc. (2001)
Wavtrace, Inc. (2000)
Lucent Technologies' Point-to-Point Microwave Business (2000)
Louth Automation (2000)
Audio Broadcast Group, Inc. (1999)
Pacific Research & Engineering Corporation (1999)
CHOICE Microsystems (1999)
Intraplex, Inc. (1999)
Afga Copying Systems, Inc. (1998)
Trans-Comp, Inc. (1998 - Spun-Off with Lanier Worldwide)
Northeast Broadcast Lab (1997)
NovAtel Communications (1995)
Triplett Corporation's Cellular and Telecommunications Business (1995)

External Links

Division Websites

Spun-Off Divisions

GSS Printing Equipment

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