Boeing to acquire eXMeritus - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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which sells secure hardware and software to the governmenf and lawenforcement organizations, for an undisclosedc sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchasew will help extend its abilit y to serve the federal cyber security andintelligencee markets. “The addition of eXMeritu to our team is a strong enhancement to the Boeingy capabilities developed through years of experience on secure networks for some of the most complex systeme in nationalsecurity today,” said Boeing Integrated Defensse Systems President and CEO Jim Fairfax-based eXMeritus is the fourth company that Boeinf will add to its security- and intelligence-related lines of business since 2008.
Last year Boeingh acquired Germantown, Md.-based Digital Receiver Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwing and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, foundeds in 2000, will add fewer than 30 employeeto Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems’ Network and Space Systemsw unit. The company’s products are certified and accredite bythe U.S. government to operate on the government’ s trusted systems. Boeing said the transaction, expected to closes by the endof June, won’t affectf Boeing’s financial guidance. Boeing’sx Integrated Defense Systems unit, headquartered in St. is a $32 billion business with 70,00 employees worldwide.