ANEN Anaren, Inc. (MM)

SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANEN) is proud to announce that it has been recognized as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) "Subcontractor of the Year" for Region II (NY and NJ). The company was nominated for the SBA award by Raytheon Missile Systems (Tucson, AZ). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021022/NYTU197LOGO ) "We are excited to win this award and honored to have been nominated by our important customer, Raytheon, in the first place," says Larry Sala, President and CEO of Anaren. "The challenging work we are doing with Raytheon is rewarding in and of itself. To also be recognized by them and the SBA by the award is a real tribute to each and every one of our dedicated Anaren team members." According to the SBA, the Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award honors small businesses that have provided the government and industry with outstanding goods and services as subcontractors. "We are proud of Anaren's achievement. 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," said Robert Parra, Raytheon's senior manager of Supply Chain Management. 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, visit http://www.anaren.com/ http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021022/NYTU197LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Anaren, Inc. CONTACT: Mark Kosalek, Marketing Manager, Space & Defense Unit, Anaren, Inc., +1-315-432-8909, ext. 453 Web site: http://www.anaren.com/

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