Claro Selects Harris Corporation's NetBoss(R) Network Management System for Network Expansion

Claro Selects Harris Corporation's NetBoss(R) Network Management System for Network Expansion

MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading global provider of turnkey network management systems, today announced that Claro, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in Brazil, has again selected Harris' NetBoss(R) network management platform to manage its expanding wireless network. With NetBoss(R), Claro has a single, centralized Network Operations Center (NOC) that manages all of its wireless networks throughout Brazil. This contract marks the third expansion project awarded to Harris by Claro in the last three years.

Claro is a subsidiary of America Movil and is one of the largest mobile operators in Brazil, with more than 16.2 million customers. Claro operates in several regions throughout Brazil: Rio de Janeiro/Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Centro Oeste, Rio Grande do Sul, interior of Sao Paulo, metropolitan Sao Paulo and the northeast.

"Claro's ongoing relationship with Harris is an example of our continuing, successful efforts to supply a highly effective service assurance solution in Brazil and throughout South America," said John Koenig, vice president of Harris' NetBoss business unit, an operation of Harris Microwave Communications Division. "By utilizing the advanced capabilities of NetBoss(R), Claro can quickly detect, isolate and correct network conditions affecting services, while keeping operational costs low."

"Claro's continued use of the NetBoss network management platform is confirmation that Harris has delivered a product that has not only been able to meet Claro's existing needs, but has continued to address these needs as network expansions take place," added Koenig.

Claro has previously selected Harris for its network expansion projects. In 2003, Claro awarded Harris an expansion project that extended Claro's existing network management architecture and fault management functionality for the new network. In 2004, Claro awarded Harris a second expansion project that resulted in NetBoss(R) managing more than 10,000 network devices and up to five million events per day.

About NetBoss(R)

NetBoss(R) is a turnkey, end-to-end Service Assurance solution for broadband, wireless and converged networks. The innovative approach to network and service management employed by the NetBoss network management platform provides the lowest total cost of ownership for network operations and maintenance, and enables operators to improve quality of service. NetBoss(R) functions as a scalable "manager-of-managers," enabling users to proactively manage and maintain their entire network from legacy to next generation, from a single Web-enabled view. Progressive companies worldwide rely on NetBoss(R) for the automation and support they need to optimize their network performance.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and has 12,600 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists -- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and microwave communications. The NetBoss network management platform is a product of the NetBoss business unit, an operation of Harris Microwave Communications Division. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ .

Source: Harris Corporation

CONTACT: Jennifer Fitch, NetBoss Business Unit, +1-321-724-3716, or jennifer.fitch@harris.com, or Tonya Loggains, Microwave Communications Division, +1-919-767-3278, or tonya.loggains@harris.com, both of Harris; or Jay Nichols, Sterling Communications, +1-415-392-2300, or jnichols@sterlingpr.com, for Harris

Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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