City of Aurora, Illinois, Selects Harris Corporation's 700/800 MHz OpenSky(R) Digital...

City of Aurora, Illinois, Selects Harris Corporation's 700/800 MHz OpenSky(R)
Digital Radio System for Public Safety Radio Network
Aurora Chooses State-of-the-Art Interoperable Radio System to Improve Public
Safety Communications for Large-Scale Incident Coordination and Day-To-Day
Activities

LAS VEGAS and BOSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology
company, has been selected by the City of Aurora, Illinois, the second largest
city in the state, to implement an IP-based (Internet Protocol) 700/800 MHz
OpenSky(R) communication system for its first responders. The OpenSky system
will improve in-building and outdoor coverage for law enforcement and other
public safety personnel across Aurora's 40 square miles, and the neighboring
City of Naperville, Illinois, which has also purchased an OpenSky system.

"The taxpayers of Aurora have entrusted us to find a digital radio system that
not only meets the communication needs of first responders, but also provides
the best long-term value for their money. OpenSky meets both those
requirements," said Ted Beck, chief technology officer, City of Aurora. "We
worked closely with both Naperville and Harris to design a network that is
ideal for our public safety personnel, and we can't wait to have it
operational and benefiting our community."

The Cities of Aurora and Naperville are part of the Northeastern Illinois
Communications Consortium (NICC), which also includes Grundy County, Will
County, the City of Elgin, the Village of Plainfield, the Naperville Park
District and the Northwest Central Dispatch Center in Arlington Heights,
Illinois. Naperville and Aurora are the first cities in the NICC to purchase
the OpenSky system. Other NICC members are currently evaluating their radio
options.

"Through its unique partnership with Naperville, Aurora is getting one of the
most advanced communications networks available to help its first responders
communicate better, and ultimately, protect the citizens of the region," notes
Chuck Dougherty, president, Harris Public Safety and Professional
Communications. "We're very proud to have worked so closely with Aurora and
Naperville to design this system, and the benefits they receive from their new
interoperable communication system will be immeasurable."

The OpenSky digital communication network in the City of Aurora will have five
sites, allowing for 40 simultaneous talkpaths. The Aurora Police Department,
as well as the Naperville Police Department, will utilize 'hot' standby IP
switches to provide redundant reliability in the radio system's configuration.
Aurora will use Project 25 (P25) Phase 2-ready, multi-mode radios capable of
operating in 700 and 800 MHz frequencies on OpenSky, P25, STARCOM, EDACS(R)
and mutual aid communication systems.

OpenSky is interoperable with networks in the region based on APCO P25
standards through NetworkFirst(R). NetworkFirst is a powerful, cost-effective
IP-gateway that enables communications networks to interoperate, and will
allow DuPage County's OpenSky emergency telecommunications network to
seamlessly work with the State of Illinois' STARCOM 21 digital communication
system, as well as other mutual aid channels used by police, fire, EMS and
emergency management.

OpenSky technology offers digital voice and packet data communications using a
high-performance IP backbone network. OpenSky's high-quality digital voice
trunking capabilities and packet data communications features directly address
the needs of both utility and public safety users, and OpenSky is capable of
expanding to meet future requirements. In addition, OpenSky networks are
based on the widely-accepted IS-732 protocol to support mobile applications
with end-to-end TCP/IP connectivity, simplifying application-to-network
integration.

Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications is a leading supplier of
assured communications(R) systems and equipment for public safety, federal,
utility, commercial and transportation markets, with products ranging from the
most advanced IP voice and data networks, to industry leading multiband,
multimode radios, to public safety-grade broadband video and data solutions.
With more than 80 years of experience, Harris supports over 500 systems around
the world.

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 approximately $5 billion
of annual revenue and 15,000 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 www.harris.com.

SOURCE Harris Corporation

Steve Frackleton, Public Safety & Professional Communications,
+1-434-455-9501, Stephen.Frackleton@harris.com, or Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters , Jim.Burke@harris.com, both of Harris Corporation