'''BBN (Bolt, Beranek and Newman)''' now '''Raytheon BBN Technologies''' is one of the leading Research and Development companies in the United States dedicated in providing high-technology products and services to consumers. The company specializes in speech recognotion technologies, cyber security, advanced networking, sensor systems and information & knowledge technologies. BBN was one of the research companies involved in the development of [[ARPANET]], which became the internet. The company was known for developing the packet switching, the first network e-mail and the first router.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/bbn-technologies Crunch Based, Raytheon BBN Technologies Company Profile]</ref> [[Robert G. Elmer]] serves as president of the company and its' main office is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | '''BBN (Bolt, Beranek and Newman)''' now '''Raytheon BBN Technologies''' is one of the leading Research and Development companies in the United States dedicated in providing high-technology products and services to consumers. The company specializes in speech recognotion technologies, cyber security, advanced networking, sensor systems and information & knowledge technologies. BBN was one of the research companies involved in the development of [[ARPANET]], which became the internet. The company was known for developing the packet switching, the first network e-mail and the first router.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/bbn-technologies Crunch Based, Raytheon BBN Technologies Company Profile]</ref> [[Robert G. Elmer]] serves as president of the company and its' main office is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |