is an international
Communications Equipment company that produces
Wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the Government, Defense, and Commercial sectors. It is also the largest private-sector employer in
Brevard County, FL (6391 of 10000+ company-wide). The company was the parent of
Intersil (Harris Semiconductor). Most of the numerous
Wireless start-ups in South Brevard County were founded and are staffed by former Harris Corporation engineers and technicians. The company's Digital Telephone Systems (DTS) division was sold to
Teltronics .
The "Harris Automatic Press Company" was originally founded in business that later became
Intersil in 1999 was born of this development, and the company headquarters was moved from Cleveland to Melbourne in 1978. In 1969, Harris Corporation acquired RF Communications and
Farinon , furthering its microwave assets. The printing operations were sold off in 1983, and is now known as
GSS Printing Equipment , and acquired
Lanier Worldwide , which itself was spun-off from Harris Corporation in the late
1990s .
