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'''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. | ||
==History== | |||
MIT professor Richard Bolt and Leo Boranek together with Robert Newman, Bolt's former student co-founded an acoustic consulting firm in 1948. The first project of the company was the acoustic design for the United Nations Assembly Hall in 1949. | |||
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