In what some are still calling an unlikely match, Harris Corporation has completed its acquisition of Leitch Technology. According to Howard Lance, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, Leitch’s workforce, product portfolio and customer base will help Harris establish itself as a premier choice for those upgrading equipment and software systems to digital. "No other company offers the breadth of products that span the entire digital media content delivery chain. This acquisition enables Harris to further expand into larger, faster-growing broadcast markets." Leitch president and CEO Tim Thorsteinson, and his team, will remain with the company.
Harris reports that it will be integrating all of Leitch’s products- routers and distribution equipment, signal processing, signal management and monitoring gear, servers and storage area networks, branding software and post-production editing systems- into the Harris broadcast product portfolio.
