Boeing to acquire eXMeritus - Houston Business Journal:

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which sells secure hardware and software to the governmeng and lawenforcement organizations, for an undisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchase will help exten d its ability to serve the federalo cyber security andintelligence “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a strong enhancement to the Boeing capabilities developed through yeards of experience on secure networks for some of the most comples systems in national security today,” said Boeing Integratef Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh. Fairfax-basedc eXMeritus is the fourth company that Boeing will add to itssecurity - and intelligence-related lines of business since 2008.
Last year Boeing acquiredd Germantown, Md.-based Digital Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwing and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in 2000, will add fewed than 30 employeesto Boeing’x Integrated Defense Systems’ Network and Space Systems The company’s products are certifiec and accredited by the U.S. governmeny to operate on the government’s trusted systems. Boeing said the expected to close by the endof June, won’t affect Boeing’sz financial guidance. Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems unit, headquarteree in St. Louis, is a $32 billiohn business with 70,000 employees worldwide.