Harris Corporation was an aerospace and defense technology company, headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States. It operates through the following business sectors: Defense, Commercial and Civil.
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HISTORY
Haris was established in 1895, as the Harris Automatic Press Company.
In 1946, the company changed its name to Harris-Seybold Company.
In 1955, the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
In 1957, Harris merged with Intertype Corporation, and changed its name from Harris-Seybold Company to Harris Intertype.
In 1974, the company changed its name from Harris-Intertype to Harris Corporation.
In 2015, Exelis Inc was acquired.
In 2019, Harris Corporation merged with L3 Technologies to form L3Harris Technologies.
DOMAINS
- Space;
- Air;
- Land;
- Sea;
- Cyber;
- Multi-Domain.
With more than 45,000 employees in over 100 countries, Harris Corporation is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World, according to Forbes.
List of Harris acquisitions
- Farinon (1980)
- Datacraft Corporation (1974)
- T.W. & C.B. Sheridan Company (1964)
- PRD Electronics (1959)
- Gates Radio (1957)
- Intertype Corporation (1957) which led to the change of name from Harris-Seybold to Harris-Intertype Corporation.
- Lanier Business Products, Inc. (1983)
- Exelis Inc. (2015)
- Carefx (2011)
- Schlumberger Global Communications Services (GCS) Division (2011)
- CapRock Communications (2010
- SignaCert (2010)*
- SolaCom ATC Solutions (2009)
- Tyco Electronics (MA-COM) Wireless Systems (2009)
- Crucial Security, Inc. (2009)
- Zandar Technologies Ltd. (2007)
- Multimax (2007)
- Aastra Digital Video (2006)
- Optimal Solutions, Inc. (2006)
- Leitch Technology (2005)
- Orkand Corporation (2004 – Now Harris IT Services)
- Encoda Systems (2004)
- ImageLinks, Inc. (2004)
- Hirschmann Multimedia Communications Network (2001)
- Exigent International, Inc. (2001)
- Wavtrace, Inc. (2000)
- Lucent Technologies’ Point-to-Point Microwave Business (2000)
- Louth Automation (2000)
- Audio Broadcast Group, Inc. (1999)
- Pacific Research & Engineering Corporation (1999)
- CHOICE Microsystems (1999)
- Intraplex, Inc. (1999)
- Agfa Copying Systems, Inc. (1998)
- Trans-Comp, Inc. (1998 – Spun off with Lanier Worldwide)
- Northeast Broadcast Lab (1997)
- NovAtel Communications (1995)
- Triplett Corporation’s Cellular and Telecommunications Business (1995)
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.l3harris.com.
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