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Raytheon Weather Program Achieves New International Standard for Information Technology Service Management

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September 30, 2008

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Achieving ISO 20000:2005 information technology registration

RESTON, Va., Sept. 30, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE:
RTN) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) program at the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has successfully achieved
an ISO 20000:2005 registration, the first international standard for
information service management.

The AWIPS program provides operations and maintenance of the National
Weather Service’s critical weather infrastructure. The Raytheon AWIPS team
is only the eighth organization in the United States to achieve the ISO
20000:2005 registration for information technology service management.

ISO 20000:2005 promotes the adoption of an integrated, interrelated
process to effectively deliver managed services. The standard involves the
successful implementation of an information technology infrastructure
library framework, a collection of industry best practices for IT service
delivery.

“The ISO 20000:2005 registration reflects Raytheon’s commitment to
deliver the best and reliable IT solutions to enable our customer’s
success,” said TW Scott, Raytheon Information Solutions vice president. “We
are proud to ensure that the best IT systems support the National Weather
Service’s mission of distributing critical weather data to meteorologists
and the public.”

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.

SOURCE Raytheon Company

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