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Harris Corporation Demonstrates Interoperable Broadcast News and Sports Solutions (25/4/2008)

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is demonstrating its comprehensive offering of broadcast newsroom and sports production solutions at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention being held April 14-17, 2008, in Las Vegas. NAB2008 also marks the rollout of the complete Harris(r) NewsForce(tm) high-definition/standard-definition (HD/SD) newsroom product family and the launch of the Harris Inscriber(r) G7(tm) integrated broadcast graphics system.

"To keep pace in the highly competitive news and sports markets, broadcasters are looking to migrate to HD in ways that won't affect their productivity or impact their on-air product during the transition," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast Communications. "Harris tackles this challenge with end-to-end, interoperable, HD/SD news and sports solutions that integrate seamlessly into broadcast operations and allow broadcasters to get footage to air quickly and flawlessly."

News Production

Visitors to the Harris booth will see an end-to-end demonstration of the full NewsForce HD/SD news workflow, showcasing transparency of HD/SD operations from ingest through production and editing to air. Harris ADC-1000(tm) playout automation will be shown driving the Snell & Wilcox Kahuna(tm) production switcher using instructions from an AP ENPS(r) rundown to queue, play and switch media elements from that list and advance them to air - highlighting ADC-1000 control across multiple Harris platforms, including the NEXIO AMP(tm) server, Platinum(tm) router, CENTRIO(tm) multiviewer and G7 graphics system. The NewsForce demo will also feature the Inscriber MOS newsroom graphics solution, which empowers journalists to create customized, template-based graphics from within the NRCS and dynamically fulfill them when cued to air from the newsroom rundown.

Harris is also showcasing its comprehensive range of new NewsForce editors, optimized for the quick edits and 24/7 demands of live news production - the Velocity ESX(tm) on-SAN high-resolution editor; the Velocity XNG(tm) field editor; and the Velocity PRX(tm) low-resolution proxy editor. All editors deliver on the speed, flexibility and fault tolerance provided by the NEXIO(tm) storage area network (SAN), and offer seamless integration with leading newsroom computer systems to streamline the newsroom workflow.

NewsForce(tm) also features full integration of Apple(r) Final Cut Pro(r) to provide editing directly onto the NEXIO SAN - even during ingest - and sharing of media and timelines with NewsForce(tm) and Final Cut Pro editors. NewsForce plug-ins for Final Cut Pro(r) enhance content searches of the NEXIO SAN, enable browse viewing and shot selection, and provide FCP desktops with MOS NRCS integration. NewsForce(tm) shortens the speed to edit with immediate access from Final Cut Pro(r) to shared content of the NEXIO SAN, while also enabling playout of the edit to begin sooner than when rendered from Final Cut Pro(r).

Sports Production

Visitors to the Harris booth can also see a sports production demonstration that emulates a live sporting event, showing how Harris solutions are ideal for meeting the "speed-to-air" workflow demands of real-world, rigorous sports broadcasting applications. Leveraging more than 10 years of experience covering major sporting events, Harris and Dixon Sports Computing have combined to offer the HiLite system, designed specifically for the sports broadcast industry. Utilizing the Dixon sports engine, which is specifically designed to log and manage metadata and perform systems control, and the Harris NEXIO AMP server, highlights are available to go to air almost instantly. Features include live, one-time logging of sports, with unlimited loggers and editors; immediate access to any play from any edit station; and compatibility with Harris Velocity(tm) editors and Apple(r) Final Cut Pro(r).

Also demonstrated will be the Production Playout Center (PPC) server playout application from Broadcast Controls Inc., which is designed to handle a range of production control room environments and allow users to get material on-air in record time. From scripted news to on-the-fly live productions,the PPC has three core modules that fit into any type of production environment - Newsroom Script List, a scripted playout module; the Shot Selector module, specifically designed for live, unscripted playout; and the Quick Pick Fast Replay module, which is ideal for fast turnaround of multi-points within multiple media IDs - critical when there is no time for an edit suite.

For facilities racing to produce better graphics and optimize workflow, Harris also will be demonstrating the new Inscriber G7 integrated broadcast graphics system, which delivers 2D and 3D real-time graphics flawlessly in SD or HD over two channels. Featuring integrated clips, stills, DVE, and full AES audio support, the G7(tm) also integrates RTXports(tm) for running third-party real-time applications, such as data streams from arena scoreboards, without needing a separate playout device.

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast 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.

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