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Raytheon chooses Nextance for enterprise contract management.


Nextance, Inc., a provider of the most advanced software enabling (programming) software enabling - (Or "enabling") Modification of the design or implementation of software to allow internationalisation to take place.

In particular, enabling may refer to the modification of software to support double-byte character sets, hence "Unicode
 enterprises to manage contracts and related business processes, has announced that Raytheon Company has chosen Nextance for the management of their intellectual property agreements and related processes.

Raytheon (NYSE NYSE

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) is an industry leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information technology, technical services, business aviation and special mission aircraft. Founded in 1922, Raytheon now employs over 75,000 people worldwide. From its early days as a maker of radio tubes, its adaptation of World War II radar technology to invent microwave cooking, and its development of the first guided missile guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. , Raytheon's success has been built on a rich history of technology innovation and commercialization.

"In order to effectively manage our intellectual property, we were looking to equip e·quip  
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a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.

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 our people with a state-of-art software application to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation.  much of the work we do manually," said Glenn H. Lenzen, Jr., vice president of Intellectual Property & Licensing.

Nextance will provide Raytheon with an enterprise contract management solution that will facilitate the creation, storage, and management of IP-related agreements, as well as ongoing milestone management throughout the lifecycle of each agreement.

"Companies such as Raytheon require enterprise-class systems to manage their licenses and other IP-related documents and business processes," said Mitch Kristofferson, vice president of Marketing at Nextance. "Raytheon has been a technology leader in its field for decades, and it is a privilege to have been selected to help them manage their IP."
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Publication:EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 12, 2004
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