U.S. Congressman James Walsh to Join Raytheon in Award Ceremony Recognizing Syracuse-Based Anaren, Inc. as Small Business Admini

Company & press event to be held October 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. - at Anaren headquarters 6635 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, NY 


SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 05  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANEN) announced today that, on October 15, it will celebrate being named the 2007 National Subcontractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). According to a press release issued by the SBA, the award "honors small businesses that have provided the government and industry with outstanding goods and services." Anaren was originally nominated by Raytheon Missile Systems (Tucson, AZ) at the regional level for SBA Region II (NY and NJ). In April, 2007, the company was then selected by the SBA from among 10 regional nominees to be the national winner.

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In an award presentation to be held at Anaren's Syracuse, NY headquarters on October 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. -- which will include comments by U.S. Congressman Jim Walsh (New York, 25th district) -- Raytheon will officially recognize and acknowledge Anaren's SBA award. The event will also include a tour of Anaren's newly constructed 54,000 square foot addition to its Syracuse manufacturing facility.

"We are proud of Anaren's achievement," says Robert Parra, Raytheon's Senior Supplier Manager of Supply Chain Management. "Being recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration demonstrates the type of commitment that Anaren has made to its customers as well as the community."

Raytheon's nomination of Anaren stems from its long-term relationship with the Syracuse company which specializes in complex, high-density RF and microwave technology employed in such Raytheon-driven programs as the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM), the SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System, and the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS).

"Anaren is honored to have been nominated by Raytheon Missile Systems for this award -- and excited to have been selected by the SBA given the caliber of our fellow nominees," said Anaren President and CEO, Lawrence Sala, who along with Tim Glavin, Space & Defense Corporate Business Development manager at Anaren, received the award on the company's behalf at an SBA event held in Washington, DC earlier this year. "It is testimony to the innovative spirit of our team, evidence of the dynamic things happening at Raytheon, and proof of the ingenuity occurring in today's U.S. defense sector as a whole," added Sala.

ABOUT ANAREN:

An innovative leader in microwave and RF technology, Anaren, Inc. designs and manufactures complex components and subsystems for the defense, satellite, and wireless infrastructure and consumer electronics markets. To learn more or obtain directions to Anaren, Inc., visit http://www.anaren.com/

ABOUT RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS:

Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 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 73,000 people worldwide. Contact: John Patterson, 520.794.4559 To learn more, visit: http://www.raytheon.com/

FOR MORE INFORMATION about the U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Week 2007, or this year's award winners -- visit http://www.sba.gov/sbw 

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CONTACT:  John Hoeschele, Marketing Communications Mgr. of Anaren, Inc.,

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