Ever wondered which international communications and information technology company offers the best innovations and developments, but at the same time manufactures quality products? Well, you do not have to wonder anymore, because the Harris Corporation is already here. Harris Corporation, originally the Harris Automatic Press Company was founded on the 23rd of December of the year 1895 in Niles, Ohio. The company had started as a humble press company that is housed in two rooms of the same house, where the former US President William McKinley was born. Through time, the company had gone through some changes due to the technological influx, which only shows that the company is well equipped and very able when it comes to getting in pace with the rapid technological changes in the world. They had been through the typesetting industry, to manufacturing of electronic communication instruments, and even with the manufacturing and development of space and military communication equipments when the company acquired Radiation Incorporated in 1967, which was already a manufacturer of military and space electronics even before Harris acquired it. Incidentally, Radiation Incorporated was based on Melbourne, Florida, near the south of Cape Canaveral. Through time, Harris Intertype-Corporation had become very successful in their field, and with that success, it was able to acquire more companies to help it in its journey to even larger frontiers. It had also acquired RF Communication which was based on Rochester, New York on 1969, the same year when man first set foot on the face of the moon. On 1980, the company had been able to acquire another company, the Farinon Corporation, which had been a producer of radios that utilize microwaves, and also considered as the parent of Digital Telephone Systems. On the same year, Harris was again able to acquire yet another two companies, the Dracon Industries and the Broadcast Products Division. With the help of the large companies Harris Intertype-Corporation had been able to acquire, they had become a successful international communications business. In 1974, the company name was finally changed into Harris Corporation. Aside from the past company acquisitions, there had also been some very strategic and successful acquisitions recently. In July 2004, the company was able to acquire the Orkand Corporation and had integrated it with the Harris Technical Services. In the same year, at the month of November, the Encoda Systems was acquired. Later the next year, Harris Corp. had acquired yet another company called the Leitch Technology Corporation. The latter two acquired companies were later integrated into the Harris Broadcast Communications Division. This year, 2007, Harris was able to merge with Stratex Networks using its Microwave Communications Division, forming the Harris Stratex, Inc., which has now become the worlds no.1 independent manufacturer and supplier of turnkey wireless network solutions, having clients from more than 135 countries. Currently, the Harris Corporation headquarters can be found in Melbourne, Florida in the United States of America. Having an estimated annual revenue of about $4 billion. The company also boasts of its large but very able and talented manpower, totaling to about 14,000 employees, which includes more than 6,000 engineers and scientists who are at the top of their expertise. The company basically focuses on providing the international communications and information technology needs of over 150 nations in the world today. The company currently serves a large variety of clients, ranging from government bodies to private companies to large corporations. No matter how big or small their need of the companys services is, the Harris Corporation would still be happy to serve them with the best they can. The whole company is dedicated in developing, innovating and manufacturing the newest and the best communications systems, products and services for markets all over the world. The company is also proud of serving the needs communication needs of government bodies, RF communications, broadcast communications as well as wireless transmission network solutions. With the fast technological pace of our times, people feel the urge to be connected to each other, thus the need for the best communication systems and also gadgets, and fortunately, Harris has been one of the best companies in the world in terms of developing and manufacturing quality technology for this human need.
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