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• Raytheon pays USD350m for BBN

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-26

  Raytheon reportedly paid USD350m to acquire R&D innovator BBN in a deal announced in September. Investors Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners are believed to have made more than USD100m apiece from the acquisition, suggesting each owned a third of BBN. ...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., BBN Corp., Internet, Research & Development, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, BBN Technologies, Editorial

• New b2b ad network formed for online properties

  - 2008-05-01

  24/7 Real Media New York, a global digital marketing company, has formed a partnership with four major b2b publishers to create BBN, described as the largest b2b online advertising network in the country. The four partners include McGraw-Hill, Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media and Reed Business Information. The...

  Tags: 24/7 Real Media Inc., advertisement, B2B, BBN Corp., Cygnus Business Media, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, McGraw-Hill Companies, network, Reed Business Information

• 24/7 Real Media Partners with Four Major Publishers to Launch BBN, the Largest Business to Business Online Advertising Network

  - 2008-04-21

  Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media, Reed Business Information and McGraw-Hill Join 24/7's New Network to Give Advertisers Greater Reach Across More Vertical Markets NEW YORK -- In the first paragraph, the second sentence should read: Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media, Reed Business Information and The McGraw-Hill Companies......

  Tags: 24/7 Real Media Inc., advertisement, advertiser, B2B, BBN Corp., Cygnus Business Media, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, McGraw-Hill Companies, network, Reed Business Information

• BBN Technologies Awarded $16.4 Million in Defense Funding to Develop Advanced Solution for Rapid Foreign Language Processing

  - 2005-11-28

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- BBN Technologies, an advanced technology and research and development firm, announced today it has been awarded $16.4 million by the Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA to develop a system for the Global Autonomous Language Exploitation GALE initiative to solve the human language technology...

  Tags: BBN Corp., BBN Technologies, DARPA, INTERNET, SECURITY

• GTE eyes nat'l link with BBN pickup. (acquisition of Internet service provider)

  - 1997-05-12

  GTE Corp. last week said it was acquiring Internet-service provider BBN Corp. as one of several moves aimed at positioning itself as a national carrier with a strong presence in data services. Through a combination of long-distance fiber links and GTE Corp. last...

  Tags: acquisition, BBN Corp., carrier, DSL, Internet, Internet service

• GTE reaches BBN Planet. (GTE Corp. enters Internet services business by acquiring BBN Corp. for $616 million)(Brief Article)

  - 1997-05-12

  GTE Corp. bought its way into the Internet business in a big way last week with its $616 million purchase of BBN Corp. By purchasing the BBN unit that handles Web hosting, managed security, consulting and systems integration related to the Int...

  Tags: BBN Corp., Internet, Internet service

• GTE to Buy Cambridge, Mass.-Based Internet Pioneer, BBN Corp.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1997-05-07

  May 7--Stepping up an aggressive strategy to challenge nationwide telephone carriers, GTE Corp., the nation's largest local phone company, yesterday agreed to buy Internet pioneer BBN Corp. of Cambridge for $616 million in cash, or $29 per share. The announcement came...

  Tags: BBN Corp., Boston Globe, GTE Corp., INTERNET, NETWORKING

• BBN Corp. Signs $340 Million, Four-Year Pact with America Online.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1996-10-17

  Oct. 17--BBN Corp., which refocused two years ago to become a major Internet service provider, yesterday saw its strategy pay off with its largest single contract, a $340 million pact with America Online Inc. The four-year pact is aimed at helping AOL meet future demands of...

  Tags: America Online Inc., BBN Corp., Boston Globe, Components, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Modems, NETWORKING

• BBN hosts Scudder Funds new web site; BBN Planet develops and implements customized web sites for innovative web users such as The Boston Globe and Wang

  - 1996-06-27

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 27, 1996--BBN Corporation today announced that its BBN Planet Business Solutions team has completed the initial implementation phase of the Scudder Funds Web site. Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. is one of the country's oldest and largest global investment management firms.This specialized site on the Internet...

  Tags: BBN Corp., BBN Planet, Boston Globe, INTERNET, MARKETING, NETWORKING, team, Web

• BBN Planet awarded GSA schedule for Internet connectivity services; First Internet connectivity service available on GSA schedule

  - 1996-04-02

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 1996--BBN Corp. has become the first Internet solutions provider authorized by the U.S. General Services Administration to provide Internet connectivity services to all government agencies.BBN Planet will offer on the GSA schedule three levels of Internet connectivity under its Internet Advantage service description. Government agencies...

  Tags: BBN Corp., BBN Planet, Firewalls, INTERNET, NETWORKING, U.S. General Services Administration