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Broadcast Communications Broadcast Manager: Harris Broadcast Manager, based on Harris NetBoss™ technology for the telecommunications industry, enables television stations, groups, or networks to monitor and control hardware, software, and associated networks from a central location. Demand for network management products is climbing as the industry moves toward consolidation and multi-facility operations. Harris also is helping broadcasters to take full advantage of the potential for innovative programming and additional revenue streams afforded by digital technology. Individual stations are modernizing their studios with digital production equipment to ensure locally produced programs maintain the same high-quality digital values as network programming. Beyond the startling beauty and quality of high-definition images and CD-quality sound, digital technology creates the opportunity for broadcasters to diversify into datacasting by delivering products and services directly to the home through a broadband “information pipe.” Automation and Network Management The industry’s move toward consolidation and multiple-location operations has created new opportunities for Harris’ automation products and the Harris Broadcast Manager, a comprehensive network management system. These products help station owners to effectively manage proliferating digital media assets over multiple locations and achieve a level of connectivity that streamlines operations and reduces costs. Digital Radio The nation’s 12,000-plus radio stations also are preparing to enter the digital era. Harris helped develop the U.S. digital radio standard – In-Band, On-Channel (IBOC) – and has developed new products for the transition. During fiscal 2002, the company introduced a new Z line of digital FM transmitters that are IBOC-ready; the new Harris DEXSTAR™ Exciter, which provides maximum reliability and signal quality; and the Intraplex STL PLUS, a new IBOC-compliant studio-to-transmitter link. Bruce M. Allan President, Broadcast Communications [ ] New digital market 12,000+ U.S. radio stations
Segment Highlights (in millions) Sales Income Fiscal 2002 $355.1 $ 37.2 Digital Radio Transmission: Harris is leading the radio industry’s conversion to digital technology with its new family of Extreme Digital products that includes the industry-leading Z-16 IBOC FM transmitter. International Markets During fiscal 2002, Harris unified the company’s full range of European broadcast products, systems, and services under a single banner called Harris Broadcast Europe, and received several significant international contracts. Harris expects to provide $85 million in broadcast equipment to upgrade and expand the facilities of S.N. Radiocomunicatii S.A., Romania’s state-owned broadcast organization. Harris DAB transmitters were selected by Broadcast Service Denmark (BSD) to bring digital radio to Denmark, and an additional 150 decoders were delivered to Télédiffusion de France to enable motorists in France to receive a mix of entertainment and traffic information across geographical regions over a single VHF channel. Nozema, the Netherlands Broadcasting Transmission Company, ordered DTV transmitters as part of its move to digital terrestrial television. Integration: When Palm Beach station WPTV outgrew its building and technology, management called on Harris to help design, plan, equip, and integrate a totally new digital broadcast center that would allow WPTV to meet the demands of the digital age. In addition to improved picture quality, the station benefits from higher reliability and reduced maintenance of equipment. 17
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