The company was founded in 1916 and became Harris Corporation back in 1974. It is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. It is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida. The company has 16,000 employees including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications products, systems, and services. They have various business divisions such as - RF Communications, Defense Programs, Civil Programs, National Intelligence Programs, IT Services, Broadcast Communications, and Harris Stratex Networks.