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Raytheon Buys Another Company This December

By TechTaffy Desk

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Raytheon has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition of Henggeler Computer Consultants marks Raytheon’s second cybersecurity-related acquisition this month. On December 5, 2011, Raytheon purchased Madison, Ala.-based Pikewerks Corporation.

Henggeler Computer Consultants is a developer of enterprise architecture, analytics, software, and cloud-based solutions. Henggeler Computer Consultants is headquartered in Columbia, Md., with offices in Annapolis Junction. Founder and president Dick Henggeler will remain with the company.

You may also want to read:  Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Pikewerks

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