The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

BBN Technologies
Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc.

    A company, originally known as Bolt, Beranek and
   Newman, Inc. (BBN), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

   BBN were awarded the original contract to build the ARPANET
   and have been extensively involved in Internet development.
   They are responsible for managing NNSC, CSNET, and
   NEARnet.

   The language LOGO was developed at BBN, as was the BBN
   Butterfly supercomputer.

   BBN Home (http://bbn.com/).

   (2003-11-10)