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AZDEL, Inc. is a joint venture of GE Advanced Materials and PPG Industries. The AZDEL business was established in 1972 by PPG, and the 50/50 joint venture was set up with GE in 1986. AZDEL is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of high-performance composite materials serving a wide variety of markets and industries including automotive, transportation interiors, large truck, materials handling, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and building and construction.

* AZDEL and VolcaLite are trademarks of AZDEL, Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric Company and PPG Industries.

 

GE Reveal(R) and GE Edison light bulbs shed the best light on any occasion

Set the right mood with the right light. GE Reveal light bulbs produce clean, beautiful light that's perfect for overall lighting. GE Edison bulbs deliver bright, crisp light that's ideal for highlighting artwork, mantels and favorite accessories or holiday decorations.

01 October 2007

 

Clockwork home services chooses GE for new credit program

E's Retail Sales Finance unit, a leader in home improvement financing, has been selected to provide a new consumer credit program for Clockwork Home Services, parent company of Success Group International and provider of home services with more than 180 franchisees across the country.

01 October 2007

 

GE healthcare introduces new bone density system to enhance osteoporosis diagnosis

GE Healthcare introduced today the company's new Lunar iDXA, a bone mineral density system designed to help clinicians detect, diagnose and monitor treatment of osteoporosis. GE's new iDXA is designed to help clinicians diagnose osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass and increased risk of fracture, more accurately and earlier in the disease process. The iDXA also enables clinicians to simultaneously assess body composition and ascertain fat distribution.

01 October 2007

 

GE healthcare introduces discovery VCT, the World's first Volumetric PET/CT system

GE Healthcare introduced today the company's new Discovery VCT, the world's first true 64-slice combination positron emission tomography and volume computed tomography system for cardiac imaging applications. Launched at the 91st annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, GE's new Discovery VCT has the potential to transform the way physicians diagnose and treat heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses.

01 October 2007

 

Singapore's Changi water reclamation plant uses GE Fanuc's proficy iFIX 4

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc, a unit of GE Industrial, has announced it is working with CH2M HILL, a multinational engineering firm and designer of Singapore's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, on one of the largest integrated SCADA systems in the world. One of the project's first centralized water reclamation facilities, the Changi plant, is configured with approximately 500,000 tags across an architecture of 50 nodes running the newly-announced Proficy(TM) iFIX 4.0.

30 September 2007

 

Hold the phone! GE's corporate card business releases new manual authorization feature

Cardholders and commercial card program administrators will see added convenience, efficiency and control from a new feature released by GE's Corporate Payment Services unit. The new manual authorization feature in NetService leverages GE's patented pre authorization technology and will significantly reduce phone calls that cardholders and PAs make when dealing with transaction declines at the point of sale.

30 September 2007

 

GE energy to supply 18 gas turbines, services for Nigerian projects totaling 2000 megawatts

Marking one of the largest power generation agreements in the country's history, Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Power and Steel has selected GE Energy to supply 18 gas turbines, additional equipment and services for five power plants in the Niger Delta area that will add more than 2,000 megawatts to the country's electricity grid.

30 September 2007

 

GE challenges Royal College of Art students to imagine future of automotive design

Graduate students from the Vehicle Design department of London's prestigious Royal College of Art tare imagining, and prototyping, the future of automotive design in plastics during a three-month program and competition called PLASTicon which began in December.

29 September 2007

 

Asbestos: next threat to the workers comp system?

While the insurance industry grapples with the issue of fair compensation for asbestos victims, a new vulnerability may be lurking around the corner. Robert Blanco, Senior Actuary at GE Insurance Solutions, told an audience here that conditions exist that could expose the workers compensation markets to escalating asbestos claims.

29 September 2007

 

GE'S 2.5-megawatt wind turbine technology selected for new projects in Japan GE-ecomagination

GE Energy's 2.5-megawatt wind turbine technology is being introduced into Japan through an agreement that will add 85 megawatts of wind energy capacity to the country's electricity grid.

29 September 2007

 

GE gas turbines, compressors selected for China's West-East gas pipeline project

GE's Oil & Gas business has been selected as an equipment supplier for the expansion of China's landmark West-East Gas Pipeline Project, one of the country's most critical infrastructure projects of the 21st century. Under a contract of more than US$196 million, GE will provide gas turbines, compressors and installation services for 12 new compression stations.

29 September 2007

 

Coating system for flexible organic displays

GE Global Research is presenting details on its successful development of a substrate system for flexible organic light-emitting diodes at the Flexible Displays & Microelectronics Conference, Feb. 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz. The system features a developmental high-temperature Lexan(1) polycarbonate film from GE Plastics combined with a transparent, ultra-high-barrier coating to help protect the OLED device against oxygen and moisture.

28 September 2007

 

New insurance program unveiled for business

GE Insurance Solutions announces a new primary insurance product designed for specific segments of the hotel industry. Offered through Klein Insurance Services of West Paterson, N.J., and available only through insurance agents and brokers, the comprehensive, multi-line property/casualty program is designed to cover risk exposures for hotels that cater to business and short-stay leisure travelers.

28 September 2007

 

GE commercial finance fleet services to use black book commercial index for resale benchmarking

GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services has selected Black Book National Auto Research, a nationally recognized provider of wholesale pricing guidebooks, as their resale benchmark. GE will be the first fleet leasing company to benchmark used vehicle sales performance against the Black Book Commercial Index.

28 September 2007

 

GE Launches ``Healthcare Re-Imagined'' Marketing Campaign

GE launches 'Healthcare Re-Imagined,' a multi-phase effort to redefine what is possible in healthcare GE today launched a multi-phase effort to redefine what is possible in healthcare.

27 September 2007

 

GE healthcare announces agreement With MP4 solutions to deliver mobile technology

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today an exclusive agreement with MP4 Solutions to deliver the Centricity Perinatal Solution in conjunction with AirStrip OB, a state-of-the-art technology that allows obstetricians to use their PDAs (personal digital assistants) or Smart Phones to remotely access fetal heart tracings, maternal contraction patterns, and other critical, virtual real-time data from labor & delivery units.

27 September 2007

 

GE commercial finance, Franchise finance finds new source of power

Marking its first foray into the power sports industry, GE Commercial Finance, Franchise Finance recently completed two deals totaling $25 million. The deals provide real estate financing for two power sports dealers, Kent PowerSports, of San Antonio and Brentwood, Tenn.-based America's PowerSports.

27 September 2007

 

An industry first, the GE Profile(TM) Free-Standing 120-Volt Dual-Fuel Range

Now consumers can enjoy the performance of dual-fuel cooking without the hassle of installing new electric lines in their homes. The GE Profile free-standing 120-volt dual-fuel range offers the best of both cooking worlds, the responsiveness of gas on the cooktop with the performance and even heating of an electric oven. Consumers with a gas line in their kitchen can plug this range into any dedicated standard 120V/15amp electrical outlet.

26 September 2007

 

GE providing advanced ultrasound technology to Torino XX Olympic winter games

GE, a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced today that GE Healthcare, a USD 15B unit of GE, is bringing the benefits of advanced, portable ultrasound technology to Olympic athletes through partnerships with the IOC, TOROC and Olympic teams from the U.S., France and the UK.

26 September 2007

 

Roofing tiles introduce new color & style choices to China's construction market

Chinese apartment buildings and other structures are beginning to sport colorful roofs tiled with tiles made from GE Plastics' Geloy(1) resin co-extruded with polyvinyl chlorid instead of clay and cement tiles, steel roofing sheet, or asphalt shingles.

26 September 2007

 

GE money's JV SBI card makes historic tracks with Indian Railways through its subsidiary IRCTC

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of Indian Railways, and SBI Card will launch its first-ever frequent traveler program and co-branded credit card, the SBI Railway Card. The world's second-largest railway and the world's largest employer with 1.54 million employees Indian Railways carries over 14 million passengers daily.

25 September 2007

 

Intermountain healthcare to install carecast as its foundation electronic medical records system

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that Intermountain Healthcare will install the IDX Carecast enterprise system, now marketed as GE Centricity(R) Enterprise, across its organization, and will also serve as a strategic development partner in building advanced decision support and knowledge management tools, as well as other state-of-the art functionality for the enterprise system.

25 September 2007

 

GE healthcare & intermountain healthcare to offer leading radiology solution across network

GE Healthcare and Intermountain Healthcare, one of the nation's top integrated healthcare system, announced today a contract for the implementation of GE's Centricity(R) Radiology Solution, a combined picture archiving communications system solution and industry-leading radiology information system, formerly IDX Imagecast, in 21 institutions across Intermountain Healthcare's network. When complete, the installation will mark the largest GE centralized PACS installation in the United States.

25 September 2007

 

Cubic & GE security introduce first integration of explosives detection capability

GE Security and Cubic Corporation today introduced the world's first automatic public transit ticket vending machine with integrated early warning explosives detection capability, the first element in the companies' joint vision for the future of public transit security.

24 September 2007

 

FEATURE/GE's Earth day challenge

GE Spiral(R) Lamp LOUISVILLE, KyThis Earth Day, GE Consumer & Industrial, a 2006 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award winner, challenges consumers to choose ENERGY STAR appliance and lighting products when planning their next home improvement project. According to the U.S. Government, using ENERGY STAR appliances can save consumers one-third on their annual energy bill, up to $450, on average.

24 September 2007

 

Window profiles get a colorful outlook with co-extruded Geloy(1)/PVC resin from GE plastics

Chinese architects and designers, who until now have generally been limited to plain white PVC or aluminum window profiles for their buildings, can expand their creative options thanks to the broad color palette provided by GE, Plastics' Geloy(1) acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile resin co-extruded with polyvinyl chloride resin.

24 September 2007

 

GE to launch consumer finance program with Polaris

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year partnership with Polaris, to provide Polaris customers with installment financing for motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and accessory purchases. The program, which aligns two leaders in the powersports industry, will launch nationwide to the Polaris network of 1,500 independent dealers.

23 September 2007

 

FDA clears GE healthcare's new Innova digital flat panel biplane imaging systems

GE Healthcare announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for the Innova 3131(IQ) and 2121(IQ) digital flat panel Biplane Imaging Systems at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions in Atlanta, Georgia. These are the first and only systems available that will cover the full size of the patient's lateral and frontal anatomy simultaneously for a variety of cardiovascular and neurovascular image guided interventional procedures.

23 September 2007

 

Wal-Mart chooses GE's telematics solution for use with its over-the-Road trailer fleet

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the Trailer Fleet Services division of GE Equipment Services have announced an agreement whereby GE (NYSE:GE) will supply Wal-Mart with trailer tracking technology for its fleet of 46,000 over-the-road trailers. The announcement was made during the Truckload Carriers Association 68th convention, one of the largest annual gatherings of trucking industry executives. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

23 September 2007

 

GE healthcare announces the first in a series of major multi-center

GE Healthcare, a recognized leader in cutting-edge cardiovascular imaging technology, announced today at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions in Atlanta, GA., the company's sponsorship of the first in a series of multi-center, multi, patient trials to further validate the clinical efficacy of 64, slice computed tomography as a method for the diagnosis and treatment planning of cardiovascular disease.

23 September 2007

 

GE consumer finance, Dillard's & American Express introduce new Dillard's American Express Card

GE Consumer Finance, Dillard's and American Express today announced the launch of the new Dillard's American Express Card. The Cards carry the Dillard's and American Express logos, and are accepted at Dillard's and the millions of merchants who accept American Express worldwide.

22 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems to acquire SBS technologies

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a unit of General Electric Company, and SBS Technologies, Inc. announced today that GE Fanuc Embedded Systems has agreed to acquire SBS Technologies, a designer of open architecture embedded computer products that enable original equipment manufacturers to serve commercial, communication and government customers.

22 September 2007

 

GE energy introduces two new models of Jenbacher 'Type 4' Engines

Offering on-site power customers around the world a wider range of choices for power and cogeneration, GE Energy has introduced two additions to its Jenbacher 'Type 4' engine series: the J412 GS and J416 GS models.

22 September 2007

 

GE Washers and Dryers Help Ease Time-Starved Consumers Lives

GE Profile Harmony(TM) Clothes Care System LOUISVILLE, Ky. There just aren't enough hours in the day for the average American. Terms like 'time crunch,' 'time squeeze' and 'juggling' have become familiar descriptions of our everyday lives. It's no surprise, considering the hours we work.

21 September 2007

 

GE consumer finance and Yamaha to launch 'Music & Sound' credit card

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit and Yamaha Corporation of America today announced it will be offering a new private label credit card through more than 1,400 Yamaha music dealers nationwide beginning.

21 September 2007

 

GE security's EntryScan4 brings whole-body ''Trace'' explosives scanning to space-constrained facilities

GE Security today introduced its new EntryScan4, the latest evolution of its popular no-touch, whole-body trace detection walk-through portal. EntryScan4 brings enhanced flexibility and performance to GE's family of explosives detecting trace portals.

21 September 2007

 

Global service and support a must for worldwide manufacturing company

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc, a unit of GE Industrial, today announced that Evergreen Solar, a developer and manufacturer of solar power products with its proprietary string ribbon technology, has chosen a Proficy(TM) Plant Applications Manufacturing Execution System solution for its EverQ production facility currently under construction in Thalheim, Germany. EverQ GmbH is a joint venture between Evergreen Solar, German solar cell manufacturer Q-Cells AG, and silicon and wafer manufacturer Renewable Energy Corporation ASA.

20 September 2007

 

GE and craft-bilt collaborate on new consumer credit program

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a five-year agreement with Craft-Bilt Manufacturing to provide a new consumer credit program that will enable customers to finance sunrooms and awnings. The new Betterliving program includes revolving credit and installment lending options, which will be available beginning April 15, 2006, through 47 Betterliving dealerships nationwide.

20 September 2007

 

GE plastics intensifies global application technology efforts to leap-frog creation of next-gen applications

Conventional wisdom regarding the plastics industry is that there is nothing new under the sun. But GE Plastics is anything but conventional when it comes to maintaining a global leadership position and accelerating new market penetration and growth.

20 September 2007

 

GE security selects sun identity management suite to deliver combined IT/Physical access solution

GE's Security business today announced an OEM relationship with Sun Microsystems that will allow GE Security to deliver the convergence of security for both computer network and building access control. The solution is targeted at large corporations and government entities seeking to deploy a single, seamless, smart-card security solution on a global scale that complies with regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HSPD-12.

19 September 2007

 

GE, technology lending provides credit facility to syntricity

GE Commercial Finance, Technology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, today announced that it has provided a credit facility totaling $1.5 million for Syntricity Inc., a San Diego-based provider of enterprise yield management software for the semiconductor industry.

19 September 2007

 

GE commercial finance Expands corporate lending business

GE Commercial Finance today announced the expansion of its Corporate Lending business, providing middle market and larger corporate customers a broader suite of financial solutions. As part of today's announcement, the company formally introduced Tom Quindlen as President and CEO and Jim Kelly as General Manager of North America.

19 September 2007

 

World's largest solar photovoltaic power plant to be built with GE investment & powerlight technology

GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corporation and Catavento Lda will build the world's largest solar photovoltaic power project, similar to the one pictured here in Bavaria, Germany. GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corporation and Catavento Lda announced today that they will build the world's largest solar photovoltaic power project.

18 September 2007

 

Turning data into action: GE insurance solutions unveils new technology

Heinze ought to know. His company listens to risk managers and creates customized solutions for them. He noted that a growing number of companies have increased their investment in risk management products but are still challenged to get the most value out of those investments.

18 September 2007

 

GE to launch consumer financing with ultra motorcycles

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year partnership with Ultra Motorcycle Company Inc., to provide Ultra customers with installment financing for their custom V-Twin engine motorcycles. The program will launch nationwide today, April 24, to the Ultra network of independent dealers.

18 September 2007

 

GE's NXT silanes enhance efficiency and environmental performance

GE has certified for official ecomagination status its NXT silane family of breakthrough coupling agents that are used in the production of silica tires to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce emissions.

17 September 2007

 

GE's innovative Lexan(1) Polycarbonate sheet now graces main roof & boarding platform roof

The largest round roof of its kind in the world, the new Shanghai South Railway Station, was constructed of clear, tough Lexan PC sheet from GE. GE's success on the South Railway Station roof led to the selection of Lexan Thermoclear multiwall sheet to glaze the 8,700-square-meter roof of the station's boarding platform.

17 September 2007

 

U.S. FDA clears GE healthcare's new wide bore computed tomography system

GE Healthcare today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's new wide bore computed tomography system. This new technology, the world's most powerful 16-slice wide bore CT system, will be available in two configurations.

17 September 2007

 

Introducing GE's ''One Second Theater''

Harkening back to the days of Ronald Reagan and GE Theater, today GE introduces 'One Second Theater,' an innovative concept in commercial content designed to capture the imagination of viewers in today's technologically-driven, television-challenged environment.

16 September 2007

 

GE's Flame Retardant Flexible Noryl(1) resins now recognized under UL1581

GE Plastics has announced that its flame-retardant Flexible Noryl resin for wire coating and insulation has been listed by Underwriters Laboratories under the UL1581 reference standard for electrical wires, cables, and flexible cords, for up to 105 C end-use temperature rating. As a result, proposed wire and cable products incorporating high-performance Flexible Noryl resin only need to undergo short-term aging testing vs. a 150-day long-term aging test, speeding time to market.

16 September 2007

 

GE capital solutions teams Teradata to provide one-stop data warehouse & analytics solution

GE Capital Solutions, together with Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation and the global leader in enterprise data warehousing and analytics, recently announced the third major upgrade in five years for the critical, day-to-day data management operations of Airlines Reporting Corporation, the world's largest settlement system for the airline industry.

16 September 2007

 

GE healthcare & St. Jude announce collaboration agreement to help fight heart disease & stroke

GE Healthcare and St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced a significant development and collaboration agreement that is intended to bring an integrated imaging and monitoring capability to cardiac catheterization labs around the world. Under terms of the agreement, GE and St. Jude Medical will develop a state-of-the-art cardiovascular ultrasound imaging system with fully integrated intracardiac echocardiography imaging capabilities, intended for use in treating patients suffering from heart disease.

15 September 2007

 

GE introduces laptop-size ultrasound systems to expand ultrasound's role in healthcare

GE, the world's leading ultrasound company, is introducing four new clinically specialized ultrasound systems to address healthcare providers' growing demand for sophisticated, real-time imaging at the point of care. GE's Compact Series is a new and revolutionary line of ultrasound products that places the power and imaging capabilities of a high-performance, 400-pound system into a laptop-size design.

15 September 2007

 

GE Healthcare Introduces World's First Ultrasound System with 4D Imaging Capabilities

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the Voluson i, the world's first and only 4D compact ultrasound system designed specifically for women's healthcare, including obstetric, gynecological, and other clinical applications.

15 September 2007

 

GE healthcare debuts high performance, laptop-size ultrasound system to serve emergency departments

GE Healthcare announced today the introduction of a new high-performance compact ultrasound system to address the growing demand for clinically specialized, real-time imaging at the point of care. The LOGIQ e, the newest member of GE's Compact Series of ultrasound systems, is designed with the speed, image quality and applications to support real-time clinical decisions in emergency settings.

14 September 2007

 

GE signs agreement with Silex systems of Australia to uranium enrichment technology

GE Energy's nuclear business has signed an exclusive agreement with Silex Systems Limited, an Australia-based technology innovator, to license the technology and develop the company's next generation low enriched uranium manufacturing process in the United States.

14 September 2007

 

EPMC-1553 PMC card for military commercial & extended temperature embedded applications

Condor Engineering, now part of GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a unit of GE Industrial, has announced the release of the EPMC-1553, its new, 8-channel, high-density PMC card for MIL-STD-1553B Notice II, available in commercial, ruggedized and conduction-cooled configurations. Designed specifically for embedded applications, Condor's new EPMC-1553 provides the highest levels of performance, flexibility and interface density for MIL-STD-1553B in the PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) form factor.

14 September 2007

 

GE and Segway put new consumer finance program in motion

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit and Segway Inc. today announced a new multi-year relationship to provide revolving financing on the purchase of Segway Human Transporters and accessories under GE's FUNancing Card program. The program is available as of June 1, 2006 at any participating Segway Authorized Dealer in the U.S.

13 September 2007

 

GE healthcare announces installation of discovery VCT, World's first Volumetric PET/CT System

Breakthrough Molecular Imaging Technology Installed at Brigham and Women's Hospital; Volume Imaging Ushering in a New Era of Rapid, Less Invasive Cardiology.

13 September 2007

 

GE Healthcare Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement for DiscoveRx HitHunter cAMP Assays

GE Healthcare and DiscoveRx have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for all HitHunter cAMP Enzyme Fragment Complementation, based assays, designed for high throughput, non-radioactive screening of compounds in drug discovery.

13 September 2007

 

GE energy wind turbines to help Los Angeles meet its aggressive renewable energy goals

As part of its ambitious program to supply 20 percent of the electricity for the city of Los Angeles from renewable sources by 2010, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is moving forward with a project that will utilize GE Energy's wind turbine technology to produce up to 120 megawatts of wind power.

12 September 2007

 

GE healthcare initiates clinical trials for first-ever PET Imaging agent to track Angiogenesis in cancer

GE Healthcare, a division of the General Electric Company, announced today that it has initiated a first-in-man clinical study designed to validate information provided by a molecular imaging agent in evaluating the extent and nature of cancer. Specifically, this proprietary positron emission tomography agent has a biological mechanism to track the process of angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels in the body.

12 September 2007

 

GE completes ZENON environmental acquisition

GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced its completion of the ZENON Environmental Inc. Aquisition. GE purchased ZENON, a global leader in advanced membranes for water purification, wastewater treatment and water reuse, in an all cash transaction valuing ZENON at approximately US $689 million or Cdn $763 million.

12 September 2007

 

GE insurance solutions examines impact of the new Airbus A380

With possible seating capacity of up to 850 people, the Airbus A380 is increasing the aviation insurance industry's hull and liability exposure, according to an article in the latest issue of EXPOSURE, which is published by GE Insurance Solutions.

12 September 2007

 

GE security releases picture Perfect v4, meets growing demands of security and IT departments

GE's Security business today announced that its Picture Perfect v4 UNIX-based enterprise access control and security management system introduces new Java thin client technology and has added even more features for today's security- and IT-demanding requirements. Introduced 15 years ago in 1991, it currently remains the ideal choice for IBM AIX and Red Hat Linux server platforms.

11 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems completes acquisition of SBS technologies

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a unit of General Electric Company has announced that it has completed the acquisition of SBS Technologies(R) of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

11 September 2007

 

GE energy to supply wind turbines for Pakini Nui project on Hawaii's 'Big Island'

GE Energy's wind turbine technology has been selected for a project on the South Point of the island of Hawaii (the 'Big Island') that will add 21 megawatts of wind-generated capacity to the state's power grid.

11 September 2007

 

GE profile refrigerators offer fresh approach to food

Summertime is the perfect opportunity to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables, especially with the opening of farmer's markets across the country. However, keeping these foods fresh can be a challenge. According to a national survey sponsored by GE, 58 percent of consumers who responded to the survey admitted to discovering spoiled produce more often than any other item in their refrigerator.

10 September 2007

 

GE launches new consumer financing program with thunder mountain custom cycles

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year agreement with Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles to provide revolving and installment consumer financing programs for the Colorado-based company's dealers across the United States.

10 September 2007

 

GE healthcare and New York blood center announce milestone in cord blood banking

GE Healthcare and New York Blood Center announced today New York Blood Center's National Cord Blood Program is completing the automation of the key production steps for their cord blood stem cell units by adopting the AutoXpress System.

10 September 2007

 

Demand from employees for identity theft protection and legal benefits on the rise

As employers strive to broaden their benefit portfolios, demand is growing for benefits that go beyond traditional health and dental discount programs. Most notably, employees are increasingly calling for help in the areas of identity theft protection and legal protection.

09 September 2007

 

Raising roof on home improvement; GE consumer finance & Owens corning sign new agreement

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year agreement with Owens Corning to provide roofing contractors with comprehensive and flexible financing programs for their homeowner customers as part of the Owens Corning Preferred Contractor Program.

09 September 2007

 

GE consumer finance covers classic metal roofing systems with installment and revolving lending

GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year partnership with Classic Metal Roofing Systems to provide its customers with installment and revolving financing options. The program was recently launched to Classic Metal Roofing's authorized network of 66 independent dealers.

09 September 2007

 

GE announces rail services' first maintenance MAX customer

One of the world's leading marketers of fertilizer and other crop inputs has signed up for a new GE service that promises to simplify and better manage the increasingly complex and potentially costly task of managing and maintaining its fleet of specialty railcars.

08 September 2007

 

GE plastics' new LiteDesign online toolbox offers surfaces solutions

With the increased demand from consumers for differentiated products, GE Plastics' re-energized Automotive Lighting division today launched its new LiteDesign web resource for Signature Surfaces solutions.

08 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems introduces the industry's only COTS 10Mbit MIL-STD-1553 PMC Module

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' P-10SF ALBUQUERQUE, N.M GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, through its Condor Engineering center of excellence, announces the release of the P-10SF, its new single-function PMC module for 10Mbit MIL-STD-1553B performance. This advanced solution offers a less expensive architecture than regular 1Mbit 1553, while providing up to 10 times the data throughput.

08 September 2007

 

GE supports new organization to set worldwide container security standards

General Electric Company today joined Siemens, Mitsubishi Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase, Unisys and other global companies in supporting the creation of a new container security standards organization announced today in Brussels. The new organization, the International Container Standards Organization, will be based in Brussels, and will work to accelerate the approval of international security standards for ocean-going cargo containers.

07 September 2007

 

San Diego schools in project by solar integrated & GE energy financial services

Expanding its innovative solar roof investment program, Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic roofing systems, announced today that it has completed the installation of solar panels doubling as roofs on five additional schools in San Diego. A total of 19 schools now have solar roofs manufactured, constructed and installed by Solar Integrated.

07 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc extends open & layered approach to include adoption of OPC unified architecture

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc., a unit of GE Industrial, announced that it is building its next generation Proficy solutions based on the new OPC Unified Architecture standards released this week by the OPC Foundation. The announcement was made at ARC Advisory Group's 14th Annual Forum 'Driving Enterprise Performance Through Next Generation Manufacturing Concepts.'

07 September 2007

 

Ted Brewer's Vivo2 Violins hit a high note with stunning color effects

Crafted by Ted Brewer Violins, an established U.K. designer of transparent violins, the ultramodern Vivo2 line features GE Plastics' Lexan Visualfx special effects resin for stunning visual impact combined with high performance. Ted, who originally hand-carved his instruments from acrylic block, turned to GE Plastics when increasing market demand prompted a move to injection molding.

06 September 2007

 

GE healthcare and TGen announce early health cancer research collaboration

The Translational Genomics Research Institute and GE Healthcare announced today a strategic alliance designed to apply advanced cellular genomics technologies and strategies to improve and accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs.

06 September 2007

 

GE's new Lexan Xtreme heat resins shine with performance, weight & processing advantages

As space and weight constraints drive more compact, sleeker forward lighting components, automotive suppliers seek materials that can meet the challenges posed by these new designs, including higher temperatures from proximity to bulbs and thinner-wall parts for reduced mass. Addressing this demand, GE Plastics' new Lexan Xtreme Heat resin portfolio now offers automotive lighting designers new material choices for their most demanding applications.

06 September 2007

 

GE NIGHTHAWK(TM) bulbs give greater night driving confidence

Death rates are three times greater at night than during the day, according to the National Safety Council. For enhanced driving confidence, ultra-bright NIGHTHAWK(TM) automotive headlamps offer greater night driving confidence.

05 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems announces high performance VMEbus Intel(R)

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' new 6U VMEbus V5D Single Board Computer. The Intel Pentium M processor-based V5D uses the 1.4 GHz Pentium M processor LV 738 for improved performance and lower power requirements compared to the V5C SBC.

05 September 2007

 

GE advances repositioning of industrial portfolio; Rexel to purchase GE supply

In the first announcement, GE Consumer & Industrial and Rexel, the world's largest electrical supplies distributor, announced a $725 million agreement for Rexel to acquire GE Supply, GE's electrical distribution business.

05 September 2007

 

GE money's AquaVantage to finance GE water treatment products

GE Money's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a multi-year agreement to provide revolving consumer credit to retailers who sell water treatment products manufactured by GE Water & Process Technologies. The financing will be offered through GE Money's industry-wide AquaVantage program.

04 September 2007

 

Texas wind farm, developed by Airtricity, receives GE's, Fortis' and wells Fargo's Backing

Airtricity, Inc., a leading renewable energy company, announced today that it has agreed on $120 million in project equity investment with GE Energy Financial Services, Fortis Capital and Wells Fargo for a 125-megawatt wind farm under construction in West Texas.

04 September 2007

 

BP and GE to develop Hydrogen power plants and technologies

BP and GE today announced their intention to jointly develop and deploy hydrogen power projects that dramatically reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from electricity generation. Vivienne Cox, BP's Chief Executive of Gas, Power and Renewables, and David L. Calhoun, Vice Chairman of GE and president and CEO of GE Infrastructure, signed the agreement today in London.

04 September 2007

 

Lan airlines orders CFM56-5C/P upgrade kits

The CFM56-5C/P has been performing exceptionally well in service, delivering better fuel burn and longer time on wing than the base CFM56-5C engine. The production engine entered service with South African Airways on the A340-300 Enhanced airplane and is currently powering a total of 12 aircraft with South African and Swiss Airlines. Customers have ordered a combined total of 38 upgrade kits, of which 34 have been delivered to date.

03 September 2007

 

GE money and slide-lok offer consumer credit program

To better address the market for garage storage and garage cabinets, expected to reach over $1.5 billion by 2009(a), GE Money's Retail Sales Finance unit and Slide-Lok, a leading provider of garage interiors and manufacturer of garage storage cabinets, today announced a new consumer credit program for Slide-Lok's 100-plus garage storage and garage cabinet dealers nationwide. The new program is available this month.

03 September 2007

 

GE Fanuc World host Webinar on integration of process-to-packaging information

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc., a unit of GE Industrial, and Packaging World, a leading publication in the packaging industry, hosted a webinar that focused on how one global brewing company, ranked among the top 10 brewers in the world, integrated its process-to-packaging flow to achieve its quality and business goals.

03 September 2007

 

GE's media & communications provides credit facility for China-based Xinhua finance limited

GE Commercial Finance, Global Media & Communications today announced that it has committed $20 million to Xinhua Finance Limited as part of a broader $70 million facility to be used by the company for acquisitions and debt refinancing. XFL is a leading provider of China's indices, ratings, financial news, investor relation services, financial information and media services.

02 September 2007

 

Emirates select GEnx-Powered Boeing 747-8 Freighters for new fleet

Emirates have signed an agreement to purchase 10 Boeing 747-8 freighters, powered by the new GEnx engine. The agreement for 45 GEnx engines is valued at more than $600 million (USD). Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2010.

02 September 2007

 

GE's Global media & communications financing strengthens commitment to Asia-Pacific

GE Commercial Finance, Global Media & Communications today announced a deepening of its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region with the relocation of managing director Bhupesh Gupta to Hong Kong. He will join Daniel Camacho, a Global Media & Communications director who recently joined the team, while continuing to be responsible for leading GE's telecom, cable, media and entertainment financing initiatives in the region.

02 September 2007

 

ILFC selects GE, Aviation engines to power new Boeing Aircraft

International Lease Finance Corporation has selected the GEnx and GE90 engines to power its new Boeing 787 and 777 fleets. The value of the engines ordered is more than $750 million.

01 September 2007

 

GE and STP nuclear operating company sign ABWR project development agreement

GE Energy's nuclear business and the STP Nuclear Operating Company, acting as agent for NRG South Texas LP, have signed a project development agreement to study the deployment and begin licensing activities for two GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactors that would be located at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station.

01 September 2007

 

Global ocean carrier to offer commerce guard

GE's Security business today announced it has reached an agreement with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.to offer commercial container security services based on the CommerceGuard System. YM will deliver and install CommerceGuard Container Security Devices for customers that want an improved container security and tracking method.

01 September 2007

 

World-Class Hawaiian wind farm, Southern-most in the US, financed by GE energy financial services

GE Energy Financial Services is financing the construction and operation by Tawhiri Power LLC of the southern-most wind farm in the United States. This digital simulation by Wind Engineers, Inc. shows the 21-megawatt Pakini Nui Wind Project at South Point on the island of Hawaii.

31 August 2007

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems introduces compactPCI(R) freescale power processor

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' new 6U CompactPCI C2K Single Board Computer uses Freescale's 1 GHz MPC7447A or 1.4 GHz MPC7448 PowerPC processor and extensive I/O ports for improved performance and flexible, rugged functionality. Systems:

31 August 2007

 

UPS selects GP7200 engines for Airbus A380 fleet

The UPS engine selection follows its 10 firm Airbus A380 aircraft orders. UPS also has options on 10 additional A380 aircraft. The value of the order was not disclosed. Aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2009.

31 August 2007

 

New GE fanuc automation program provides integrated solutions for global OEM partners

GE Fanuc Automation, Inc., a unit of GE Industrial, today announced an innovative program for Original Equipment Manufacturers that provides them with a significant edge to attract new customers and expand their existing base to grow their businesses.

30 August 2007

 

GE money & GE home security combine credit and safety solutions for residential protection

A safe home environment is essential, and GE Money's Retail Sales Finance unit and GE Home Security have joined together to make it easier for consumers to protect their property.

30 August 2007

 

GE focuses on growth and higher returns with sale of GE advanced materials

GE today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell GE Advanced Materials (Silicones & Quartz) to Apollo Management, L.P., a private investment firm in a deal valued at approximately $3.8 billion in cash and securities. Upon completion of the transaction, GE will receive a 10% ownership stake in the new company and hold $400 million of notes.

30 August 2007

 

GE energy announces opening of European cleaner coal technology center in Poland

According to John Krenicki, GE Energy President and CEO, the new center will provide GE with a base for expanding the use of its state-of-the-art cleaner coal, or IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle), technology across Europe. The facility also will provide engineering support for GE Energy's environmental services and optimization and controls businesses, to supply the region with a broad range of offerings for the coal industry.

29 August 2007

 

GE energy announces opening of European cleaner coal technology center in Poland

According to John Krenicki, GE Energy President and CEO, the new center will provide GE with a base for expanding the use of its state-of-the-art cleaner coal, or IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle), technology across Europe. The facility also will provide engineering support for GE Energy's environmental services and optimization and controls businesses, to supply the region with a broad range of offerings for the coal industry.

29 August 2007

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc. agrees to sell retail gas operations to GE energy financial services

Kinder Morgan U.S. Retail Natural Gas System (Graphic: Business Wire) HOUSTON & STAMFORD Kinder Morgan, Inc. today announced it will sell its natural gas retail distribution and related operations serving 260,000 customers in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and Hermosillo, Mexico, to GE Energy Financial Services for $710 million plus working capital. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including approvals from state utility commissions.

29 August 2007

 

GE's T700 engines to pwer Korean helicopter program

General Electric Company and Samsung Techwin, Co. LTD have signed a contract to develop the T700 turboshaft engine for the Korean Helicopter Program. The Republic of Korea (ROK) selected the GE T700/701K to power 245 new indigenous helicopters.

29 August 2007

 

TAP Portugal selects GE engines and services for fleet of Airbus A330s

TAP Portugal has selected General Electric Company's CF6 engines to power five Airbus A330-200 aircraft in an engine deal valued at approximately $150 million (US). In addition, TAP has signed with GE for a nine-year OnPoint(SM) Solutions service agreement for the maintenance, overhaul, and repair of the 11 CF6-80E1 engines powering this A330 fleet. The potential value over the life of the services agreement is valued at approximately $45 million (US).

28 August 2007

 

GE energy financial services acquire California and Texas oil and gas properties

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and GE Energy Financial Services announced today that an affiliated partnership, West Coast Energy Properties, L.P., has acquired certain producing oil and gas assets in California and Texas for $58 million.

28 August 2007

 

Large capacity storage for advancedTCA and microTCA systems

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' Telum 200-SATA Serial ATA hard disk drive module is designed for use with AdvancedTCA single board computers and carrier cards from GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' extensive line of embedded products and also those from other providers.

28 August 2007

 

GE optimizes environmentally responsible Noryl GTX(1)

GE Plastics is exhibiting the first in a new family of conductive Noryl GTX resins that are optimized for powder coating. These unique materials, slated to join GE's growing ecomagination product portfolio, contain conductive fillers that eliminate the need to apply an electrostatic primer. The materials can be used in a range of powder coating applications, including Steelcase's convertible bin end caps, pictured above.

27 August 2007

 

GE energy, Bechtel sign front end engineering design agreement for AEP's Cleaner Coal Project

GE Energy and Bechtel Power have signed their second agreement with American Electric Power to move forward with plans for an integrated gasification combined-cycle, or cleaner coal, power plant.

27 August 2007

 

Allen Extruders launches a new composite technology to meet the demands of extreme environments

Allen Extruder's Alextra(TM) combines the weatherable performance of GE Plastics' Lexan(1) SLX resin and the impact characteristics of GE's Lexan EXL resin to produce a uniquely tailored sheet system that is unmatched by other thermoplastic and thermoset materials.

27 August 2007

 

GE energy financial services invests in Georgia Wastewater Reclamation Plant

GE Energy Financial Services has formed a team to invest in water infrastructure, making its first investment in this state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant near Atlanta. The plant, in Duluth, GA, was designed to look like a barn to blend in with its pastoral surroundings.

26 August 2007

 

Joseph T. O'Donnell Jr. Joins GE sponsor finance to expand large cap Leveraged finance business

Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance, a leading provider of leveraged lending solutions, today announced that Joseph T. O'Donnell Jr. has joined the company as a Managing Director, based in New York. He will be responsible for generating and overseeing client relationships in the large cap sponsor market.

26 August 2007

 

GE money and granby steel tanks offer consumer finance program

GE Money's Retail Sales Finance unit and Granby Steel Tanks, a division of Granby Industries Income Fund, the leader in residential oil containment reservoirs, today announced a new multi-year relationship to provide consumers with revolving credit under GE's Climate Select financing program. The program is now available to a North American network of Granby Steel Tanks dealers.

26 August 2007

 

Australian coal mine waste gas plant powers up with GE energy's Jenbacher generator

A new coal mine methane power plant, developed and owned by renewable energy developer Envirogen Pty Ltd., featuring 12 of GE Energy's Jenbacher generator sets, has begun operating at one of Australia's largest coal mines, the Oaky Creek Colliery in central Queensland.

25 August 2007

 

World's largest family cord blood bank adopts GE healthcare system for processing cord blood

GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of the General Electric Company and Cord Blood Registry announced today that CBR is automating the key production steps for their cord blood stem cell units using GE Healthcare's AutoXpress System.

25 August 2007

 

GE healthcare announce availability of innovative solution for supporting wireless medical telemetry

MobileAccess Networks, an enterprise wireless innovator, and GE Healthcare announced today the availability of Wireless Medical Telemetry Service on GE's Enterprise Access solution. Developed to help hospitals seamlessly bring their entire portfolio of wireless services and applications together on a single infrastructure, GE's Enterprise Access enables healthcare organizations to harness the power of next-generation wireless computing throughout their facilities.

25 August 2007

 

The first intrinsically safe loop-powered clamp-on flowmeter to ever come to market

An ultrasonic flowmeter that is intrinsically safe and can save time and money by avoiding downtime: GE Sensing's DigitalFlow(TM) ISX878 is all that and much more. The ISX878 system brings all the advantages of clamp-on flow metering to areas requiring explosion-proof design, it is accurate, easy to install, causes no pressure drop, provides drift-free performance and requires virtually no maintenance.

24 August 2007

 

GE & Volcano corporation announce FDA clearance of fully-integrated Intravascular ultrasound

GE Healthcare and Volcano Corporation today announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the integration of Volcano's intravascular ultrasound imaging capabilities onto the best-of-class Innova all-digital X-ray cath lab imaging system. This state-of-the-art digital cardiovascular imaging system is designed to give interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists a clearer view of coronary and peripheral vessel morphology in a more accessible manner than previously available.

24 August 2007

 

GE global media & communications' technology team provides financing to brightcove

Global Media & Communications today announced that its Technology team has provided growth capital financing to Brightcove, an Internet TV pioneer. GE was the lead lender of the $5 million facility, which closed September 1.

24 August 2007

 

GE money and peach direct make luxury affordable with consumer credit program

American consumers are upgrading their technology to high-end electronic merchandise such as big screen televisions, digital cameras, video camcorders and laptop computers. Now, GE Money and PeachDirect have made it easier to make those purchases and other luxury items affordable thanks to a new private label financing program available this month.

23 August 2007

 

GE money acquires 25.4% strategic interest in Thailand's bank of Ayudhya

GE Money, the consumer finance unit of the General Electric Company, announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire a 25.4% interest (on a fully diluted basis) in the Bank of Ayudhya for US$600 million. The transaction is subject to shareholder approvals.

23 August 2007

 

GE plastics launches new family of ecomagination(1) products that dramatically cut CO2

GE Plastics celebrates two significant additions to its ecomagination(1) portfolio: Valox iQ(1) and Xenoy iQ(1) resins, developed as a result of an initiative that examined how its products can be made to be cleaner and more environmentally responsible. If all PBT was replaced in 2005 with these resins, it would have created an outlet for over 562,000 metric tons/year of PET waste.

23 August 2007

 

New tool enhancement gives fleet managers firmer handle on fluctuating fuel prices

GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services recently added daily fuel reporting to its integrated, web-based reporting applications, my.Dashboard and my.Reports. New daily fuel reporting delivers information based on all fuel transaction data including transactions that have not yet been billed.

22 August 2007

 

Plutonic grants GE right to provide CAN $500 Million for Hydroelectric project in British Columbia

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & STAMFORD, Plutonic Power Corporation announced today that it has granted a Canadian affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services the exclusive right to provide CAN$100 million of project equity as well as lead a CAN $400 million debt financing for construction of the East Toba/Montrose Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project located 190 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

22 August 2007

 

GE’s first 7H gas turbine heading for inland empire project in California

GE Energy’s first 7H gas turbine, one of the most efficient and advanced machines of its type in the world, has completed testing and is on its way to the Inland Empire Energy Center near Riverside, California, the commercial launch site for GE’s 60-hertz H System technology.

22 August 2007

 

Total value of contract worth over $650 Million

General Electric Company today announced that it has signed a contract to supply 310 new Evolution Series locomotives for Kazakhstan’s national railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. The locomotives will be used to help KTZ move record amounts of goods and materials by rail, driven in large part to strong demand for transit, intermodal traffic and petroleum products.

21 August 2007

 

GE expands healthcare initiative to hospitals in 10 African countries

GE announced today it has expanded its philanthropic initiative to improve primary healthcare facilities in Africa through a new cooperative effort with the Earth Institute at Columbia University. GE in-kind donations from healthcare, water, energy and electrical system products will benefit more than a dozen hospitals near Millennium Village Project sites where The Earth Institute is working with communities and governments in 10 African nations.

21 August 2007

 

GE healthcare & PhotoCure announce extension of bladder cancer licensing partnership to US market

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company today announced that GE Healthcare has exercised the exclusive option to license PhotoCure's product Hexvix(R) (hexaminolevulinate), an optical molecular imaging agent intended for the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer, for the US market.

21 August 2007

 

Innovative water solution saves 265,000 cubic meters of water while cutting costs

Jeff Connelly, vice president & general manager of GE Water & Process Technologies, presents Pierre Kreitz, area director for DuPont in Europe South & Benelux, with the GE ecomagination Leadership Award ceremony. The award was presented to DuPont for their environmental efforts, which resulted in 265,000 cubic meters saved annually, the amount equivalent to what 5,000 Dutch homes use in a year.

20 August 2007

 

GE invests SGD130 million to establish GE water & process technologies global R&D centre in singapore

GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company, will invest SGD 130 million over the next 10 years to establish a world-scale GE Water & Process Technologies Global R&D Centre in Singapore.

20 August 2007

 

Continued growth through new construction for sun development

Building on a long-standing relationship with Sun Development and Management Corporation, GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance is funding the construction of six new hotels with a $60 million development line of credit.

20 August 2007

 

GE provides $183-Million credit facility to leading retail drug store chain and distributor

Commercial Finance, Corporate Lending today announced that its Retail Finance team has served as administrative agent on a $183-million credit facility for USA Drug, a leading family-owned retail drug store chain and distributor. The credit facility consists of a $177-million revolver and a $6-million term loan. GE Capital Markets acted as sole lead arranger on this facility.

19 August 2007

 

GE healthcare launches new platform for automated synthesis of PET radiopharmaceuticals

GE Healthcare announced for commercial release today its new, high-performance chemistry system, FASTlab, designed to streamline Positron Emission Tomography radiopharmaceutical production. The new platform showcased at the Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine in Athens, Greece, features a revolutionary single-use cassette system that enables PET diagnostics to become more accessible to patients.

19 August 2007

 

GNF to provide entergy nuclear’s BWR fleet with fuel fabrication, reload engineering services

Global Nuclear Fuel, a joint-venture of GE, Hitachi and Toshiba, has been awarded a multi-million dollar, 10-year contract to supply fuel fabrication and reload-engineering services for Entergy Corporation’s five boiling water reactors.

19 August 2007

 

GE offers complete portfolio of integrated solutions for high purity water needs

GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company, is integrating major components of its advanced water treatment technologies portfolio to provide a complete seawater desalination and water reuse solution for one of Ukraine's largest ammonia fertilizer producers, the Odessa Port Plant.

19 August 2007

 

GE services provides $275 Million revolving credit facility for hertz corporation

Commercial Finance Fleet Services today announced the closing of a new $275 million 5-year revolving credit facility for Hertz Corporation, the largest general use car rental company in the world. GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services, which served as sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the facility and led its syndication, also will serve as administrative agent. Proceeds of the financing, primarily will be used to acquire, finance and refinance vehicles for the company’s car rental business.

18 August 2007

 

Stein Mart and GE retail consumer finance announce co-brand credit card agreement

Stein Mart, Inc. and GE Retail Consumer Finance, the consumer lending unit of General Electric Company, today announced an exclusive, multi-year agreement to launch a Stein Mart co-brand credit program. The new Stein Mart Platinum Rewards MasterCard will offer its cardholders a points-based rewards program plus the benefits of the Stein Mart Preferred Customer Program. The companies are launching the new card this month.

18 August 2007

 

GE, Silex receive U.S. government authorizations to proceed with uranium deal

Energy’s nuclear business and Australia materials technology developer Silex Systems Limited have received the U.S. government authorizations required to proceed with an agreement granting GE exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Silex’s advanced, laser-based uranium enrichment technology.

18 August 2007

 

GE announces major milestone in solid oxide fuel cell technology

GE today announced it has successfully developed and delivered a 6 kW prototype of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell system to the U.S. Department of Energy /National Energy Technology Laboratory for testing as part of a multi-year research program under the Department’s Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Coal-Based Systems program.

17 August 2007

 

GE provides $80.0 million U.S. credit facility & £15.0 million U.K. for leading producer steel bars

Antares Capital and its sister company, GE Leveraged Loans Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, today announced their role as administrative agent for an $80.0 million U.S. senior credit facility and a £15.0 million U.K. senior credit facility to support KNIA Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of funds managed by Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. (“Kohlberg”) in its acquisition of Niagara Corporation (“Niagara”). GE Capital Markets served as the sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the credit facility.

17 August 2007

 

Valley Baptist health system selects GE healthcare’s centricity enterprise solution

Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company and a leading provider of comprehensive clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions announced today that Valley Baptist Health System will upgrade its existing IDX “LastWord” system to the Centricity Enterprise (formerly IDX Carecast) solution. Once complete, the implementation of Centricity Enterprise will provide caregivers with a complete and accurate view of a patient’s medical history electronically.

17 August 2007

 

GE Energy announces availability of new impulse cleaning system for enhanced boiler operation

GE Energy has announced the availability of it’s new product, Powerwave+, an innovative impulse cleaning system that enhances boiler operation at power generation plants that burn coal to produce electricity and minimizes high maintenance and expenses associated with other cleaning methods.

16 August 2007

 

GE to supply ecomagination products for Dynoil’s alternative energy initiative

GE is supplying its ecomagination-certified solar energy modules and water filtration technology to a new initiative, launched by Dynoil LLC, to increase the availability of clean drinking water in rural areas of India and in other developing countries of Southeast Asia and Africa.

16 August 2007

 

GE brings ecomagination to India

General Electric Company today announced the launch of the company’s innovative ecomagination initiative in India, designed to bring to market new technologies that will help customers address their most pressing environmental challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water.

16 August 2007

 

New high-efficiency lamps targeted for market by 2010

GE Consumer & Industrial’s Lighting division, a world leader in the development of energy-efficient lighting products, today announced advancements to the light bulb invented by GE’s founder Thomas Edison that potentially will elevate the energy efficiency of this 125-year-old technology to levels comparable to compact fluorescent lamps, delivering significant environmental benefits.

15 August 2007

 

GE unit makes first investment in natural gas storage, expanding its midstream assets

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, is making its first investment in natural gas storage, acquiring a preferred equity interest in an underground salt dome storage project in Louisiana for $65 million from Haddington Energy Partners III LP, a Houston-based, energy-focused private equity fund.

15 August 2007

 

GE Turboprops help power U.S. coast guard deepwater program

Deepwater is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to modernize and replace the Coast Guard’s aging ships and aircraft. The twin-engine CN235 medium-range surveillance, maritime patrol aircraft replaces the Falcon 20 and provides more endurance and a more cost-effective mission solution.

15 August 2007

 

GE Energy’s Jenbacher biogas engines power

A GE Energy Jenbacher biogas engine is powering a successful demonstration cattle manure-methane cogeneration plant at a large dairy complex in India’s northwestern state of Punjab, helping to address the region’s mounting energy and environmental needs.

15 August 2007

 

GE Healthcare turns information into insight

GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company unveils breakthrough efforts to seamlessly connect clinicians across the healthcare continuum, from the origination of treatment to its successful completion and from revenue cycle acceleration to clinical workflow optimization.

14 August 2007

 

GE Enterprise access wireless solution gains momentum with hospitals

GE Healthcare and MobileAccess announced today that more than 10 hospitals in the last quarter have selected GE Enterprise Access as their universal wireless platform for hospitals. The Consumer Health World Conference recently named GE Enterprise Access as the “Best Mobile Technology for Improving Patient Care.”

14 August 2007

 

GEnx Engine takes its first flight on GE’s flying test-bed

The GEnx engine took to the skies today in Victorville, California, marking the start of flight-testing on GE’s 747 flying test-bed. During the four-hour first flight, the GEnx-1B engine demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality, climbed to close to 40,000 feet and established engine performance baseline for flight-testing.

14 August 2007

 

Texas tech University partner to develop & demonstrate renewable powered water purification

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced it is partnering with Texas Tech University to develop affordable water desalination systems to increase the quantity and quality of clean water available in arid areas around the United States and globally.

20 January 2007

 

Ranger group launches Organikglass with GE's Lexan GLX resin for automotive glazing solutions

Italy's Ranger Group announced in September that it has chosen GE's Lexan GLX resin to launch its new premium automotive glazing line with the tradename Organikglas. GE's Lexan GLX polycarbonate resin, which provides high impact strength, UV protection, and light weight that are especially valuable in large panoramic roofs, sunroofs, and backlights, will be injection-molded at Ranger's state-of-the-art production facility in Carate Brianza, Italy.

05 January 2007

 

Meijer stores & GE consumer finance extend retail card agreement, introduce new platinum MasterCard

GE Consumer Finance, a leading issuer of private label credit cards in North America, and Meijer Stores, a grocer and general merchandise retailer and one of the fastest growing privately-owned companies in the United States, today announced they are extending their retail credit card agreement through 2009 and launching the new Meijer Platinum MasterCard(R)card.

10 April 2006

 

GE Commercial Finance Acquires IT Financing Company

GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Company, announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire the IT leasing business of Bay4 Capital, LLC, an independent information technology lessor.

09 April 2006

 

GE honors progress energy plant as having top-generating boiling water reactors

GE Energy's nuclear business has honored Progress Energy's nuclear power plants in Brunswick, N.C. as two of the world's top sustained generation boiling water reactors.

08 April 2006

 

GE energy views NuStart funding as boost for nuclear industry

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced its funding approval for a new, streamlined process for obtaining a nuclear reactor construction and operating license, to be led by NuStart Energy Development LLC.

07 April 2006

 

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip dedicate GE's Baglan bay power station

GE Energy today hosted a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, to the Baglan Bay Power Station in Port Talbot, Wales, U.K. Her Majesty officially dedicated the power plant, which was built and is being operated by GE as a global showcase for the world's most advanced gas turbine combined-cycle technology.

07 April 2006

 

GE Infrastructure brings key protection and productivity technologies to China

GE Infrastructure, one of the newest growth engines of the General Electric company, announced today the introduction of four new technology solutions to the Chinese marketplace: Merlin, a home water filtration system; GE and China Telecom have initiated discussions to explore establishing a strategic partnership for advanced home security and service systems; UltraTemp, a family of medical patient temperature probes; and Proficy, a suite of automation software that helps maximize manufacturing operations.

06 April 2006

 

General electric partners with leading investors to transform Gecis

General Electric today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with two leading private-investment firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners, under which the firms will acquire a majority interest in GE Capital International Services, GE's global business-processing operation.

05 April 2006

 

GE transportation joins EPA 'Climate Leaders' program

GE Transportation announced today that it is joining the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program, an initiative that targets greenhouse gas emission reduction among leading corporations.

04 April 2006

 

GE consumer finance completes acquisition of DeltaBank in Russia

GE Consumer Finance, the global consumer lending unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of DeltaBank, a Moscow-based Russian consumer bank. As previously announced GECF agreed to purchase DeltaBank from its majority shareholders, Delta Russia Fund and The U.S.-Russia Investment Fund, both managed by Delta Private Equity Partners. The purchase was subject to regulatory approvals, which have now been received.

03 April 2006

 

FEATURE/Trivection Technology By GE

This holiday, many families will sit down to a moist, and golden, 22-pound roasted turkey in just two hours, thanks to the new GE Profile ovens with Trivection technology. A traditional oven cooks a cheesy, dense lasagna in one hour using only thermal energy. Now families can enjoy the same lasagna, or better, in just 15 minutes when baked with Trivection technology.

02 April 2006

 

GE commercial finance Global media & communications provides $30 million in senior secured financing

GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced that it has provided $30 million in senior secured financing to ACME Communications, Inc. The GE Commercial Finance commitment is part of a new $60 million senior secured revolving facility for ACME, which closed on November 8.

01 April 2006

 

SAM'S CLUB rolls out business all-in-one card

SAM'S CLUB announced today it is launching the new Business All-In-One Card, combining the buying power of membership and credit into a single card. The new card will be offered to SAM'S CLUB Business Members and Business Plus Members throughout the U.S.

31 March 2006

 

General electric agrees to acquire Edwards Systems Technology

GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that, subject to regulatory approvals, GE will acquire Edwards Systems Technology, the fire detection systems business of SPX Corporation for $1.395 billion in an all-cash transaction.

30 March 2006

 

Demand for fast, secure check-cashing propels cashworks growth

CashWorks, Inc., a GE Consumer Finance company and leading provider of automated check-cashing and prepaid solutions, announced today it is now operating in more than 3,100 locations nationwide, a 15 percent increase since mid-September.

29 March 2006

 

GE Global research to lead DOE projects inpProduction of Hydrogen

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced that it was selected by the Department of Energy to lead $11 million of research projects in the development of hydrogen as a fuel source. The programs are focused on near and long term solutions for the production of hydrogen with sustainable, clean technologies.

28 March 2006

 

GE insurance solutions adds expertise to property insurance services global asset protection staff

'The Property Insurance & Services Global Asset Protection team has had a great year,' said Tim Heinze, Field Operations Leader. 'We've had the opportunity to add new field staff in key strategic locations around the world to help us deliver on our goal of unsurpassed customer service.

27 March 2006

 

GE finance agrees to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation financial services group for $4.4 Billion

GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Company, today announced that it has agreed to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation Financial Services Group.

25 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance corporate lending provides $173.5 million in financing to U. S. steel

The financing commitment from GE Commercial Finance is part of $600 million senior secured revolving loan facility, for which GE served as Co-Lead Arranger, Co-Syndication Agent and Co-Collateral Agent. GE Commercial Finance will hold its entire financing amount. The U. S. Steel facility, which replaced an existing loan facility, closed on October 22nd.

24 March 2006

 

General electric agrees to acquire ionics

GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, and Ionics, Inc. announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for GE's acquisition of Ionics in an all cash merger for $44 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $1.1 billion plus the assumption of existing debt. Ionics is a global leader in desalination, water reuse & recycling, and industrial ultrapure water services. Ionics will join GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business unit upon completion of the transaction.

23 March 2006

 

GE healthcare unveils 'Vision of Healthcare in the Year 2015' at RSNA conference

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today kicked off its participation in the 2004 Radiological Society of North America conference in Chicago with the unveiling of its 2015 Future Technology Pavilion. During the conference, GE will showcase technologies that will enable personalized healthcare in the future, resulting in the earlier detection of disease and treatments tailored to individual patients.

22 March 2006

 

GE healthcare's volume CT scanner fastest Volumetric imaging in the World

GE Healthcare announced today that its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner, the LightSpeed VCT, has set the record for fastest volumetric imaging in the world. The LightSpeed VCT with its 0.35 second rotation and 40 millimeter coverage allows for true volumetric scanning of the heart in only five beats. This breakthrough technology is being showcased at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois.

21 March 2006

 

GE energy's solar aystems reduce electric bills in Sacramento's first zero energy homes community

GE Energy's industry-leading, solar electric power systems are being installed in Premier Homes Zero Energy Homes community, Premier Gardens, located in Sacramento, Calif. Premier Gardens is the first Zero Energy Homes community in the Sacramento area. Through the use of renewable energy systems, the U.S. Department of Energy's ZEH initiative aims to reduce the amount of energy consumed by single-family homes.

20 March 2006

 

Calpine to build North America's most advanced combined-cycle power plant

Calpine Corporation, a North American power company, has signed a letter of intent with GE Energy for the joint construction of the world's first power plant based on the 60-hertz version of GE's most advanced gas turbine technology, the H System(TM).

19 March 2006

 

GE healthcare unveils breakthrough imaging technology

GE Healthcare today announced that it has developed the world's first high definition magnetic resonance system. This breakthrough technology was launched at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

18 March 2006

 

GE energy launches new service to focus on nuclear power plant teliability and performance

With federal regulators considering license extensions, power uprates, component obsolescence and productivity demands at a growing number of U.S. nuclear power plants, GE Energy's nuclear business has launched a new service to help utilities evaluate and enhance plant reliability, performance and safety.

17 March 2006

 

FEATURE/GE climatekeeper2 refrigeration technology keeps it fresh in the kitchen

Consumers looking to 'freshen' up their kitchens will appreciate the many benefits of the GE ClimateKeeper2 Refrigeration Technology. Known for keeping food garden fresh longer, this refrigeration system also wins points with consumers for its style and convenience.

16 March 2006

 

GE healthcare's information technologies enabling digital revolution

GE Healthcare announced today that it recently signed contracts with two new customers in the United States to build all-digital community hospitals over the next two to three years. These new customers represent GE's leadership in creating focused solutions to digitize general care community hospitals.

15 March 2006

 

GE infrastructure completes acquisition of invision technologies

GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has completed its acquisition of InVision Technologies, Inc, the leading supplier of explosives detection systems for U.S. civil aviation security. InVision products, together with GE's trace detection products, create a comprehensive Homeland Protection platform.

14 March 2006

 

GE finance Global media & communications provides funds for Virgo Publishing LLC transaction

GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced today that it has provided a senior secured facility for a transaction between Virgo Publishing LLC and Seaport Capital.

13 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance energy financial services to arrange, intermediate debt

GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services is accelerating its growth strategy of arranging and intermediating energy debt. To pursue this effort, Don Kyle, a veteran capital markets and energy finance expert has joined the business' Debt Products unit as Managing Director and Capital Markets Leader.

12 March 2006

 

GE finance technology lending arranges $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

GE Commercial Finance echnology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, announced that it has arranged $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc. The financing consists of a $4 million term loan and $1 million revolving loan facility, and the funding will be used as growth capital.

11 March 2006

 

GE establishes 'Greatest Generation' scholarships for New York City public school students

The GE Foundation announced today that it is establishing the Greatest Generation Scholarships Program, investing $2 million in scholarships for high-need New York City students who exhibit a commitment to community service. The program is being established in honor of Tom Brokaw, who recently stepped down as anchor and managing editor of 'NBC Nightly News,' and is named after Brokaw's best-selling book about the generation of men and women who helped transform America after World War II.

10 March 2006

 

Getting a grip gets better, thanks to goodyear and GE

Two of the most respected names in American manufacturing and technical leadership have combined forces, bringing to light an innovation to an everyday product, with an intention to deliver peace of mind to consumers as they travel in any weather condition.

09 March 2006

 

GE completes partnership with leading investors to create an independent Gecis

General Electric and two leading private-investment firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners, today completed their previously announced transaction under which the two firms acquired a majority interest in Gecis (previously GE Capital International Services), GE's global business-processing operation. GE received cash proceeds of approximately $500 million and retains a 40% stake in Gecis.

08 March 2006

 

Gecis transaction closes on schedule

Gecis, a global leader in high-quality business-process services, today announced that the agreement among its key shareholders, General Electric, General Atlantic Partners, and Oak Hill Capital Partners, has been completed, with the private investors taking a majority interest in Gecis. The transaction, closed today, makes Gecis India's largest independent BPO provider.

07 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance credit provides $25 million revolving credit facility for calpaco papers, Inc.

GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has arranged a $25 million revolving credit facility for Calpaco Papers, Inc. The facility and an associated $750,000 term loan were arranged by Business Credit and will be used to refinance existing debt.

06 March 2006

 

GE insurance solutions announces Masonic program success at program's one-year anniversary

GE Insurance Solutions recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Masonic Association insurance program. Since the program's inception, the program has provided broad insurance coverage for more than 4,200 Masonic Associations generating over $10 million in gross written premium, exceeding the company's expectations.

05 March 2006

 

Exelon nuclear awards GE energy key equipment order to boost reactor performance

Exelon Nuclear, the largest nuclear generation company in the nation, has awarded GE Energy's Nuclear business a commitment to purchase adjustable speed drive units for its fleet of boiling water reactors.

04 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance & communications commits $35 million to a $95 million senior debt facility

GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced today that it will serve as administrative agent for a $95 million senior debt facility for Otelco Inc., a leading rural local exchange carrier.

04 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance arranges $41 million credit facility for JJI Lighting Group, Inc.

GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance announced that it has arranged a $41 million senior secured credit facility for JJI Lighting Group, Inc. The transaction closed on December 29, 2004.

02 March 2006

 

GE commercial finance arranges $14.9 million credit for American aluminum extrusion

GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has arranged a $14.9 million credit facility for American Aluminum Extrusion LLC and American Aluminum Extrusions of Ohio LLC.

01 March 2006

 

GE insurance solutions to offer insurance credit to law firms with legal administrators

The Association of Legal Administrators announced today that GE Insurance Solutions will offer an insurance credit to law firms with legal administrators, underwritten by Westport Insurance.

28 February 2006

 

GE infrastructure's newest explosives detection technology receives US

GE Infrastructure's Security business announced today that its X-ray diffraction system has been certified by the Transportation Security Administration to meet the stringent standards for screening passenger checked baggage in the United States.

27 February 2006

 

GE commercial finance launches initiative to serve companies focused on clean energy

GE Commercial Finance announced today that it is launching an initiative to provide financial solutions to the growing number of companies focused on clean energy and related technologies. The initiative is a joint effort of GE Commercial Finance's Technology Lending and Energy Financial Services businesses.

26 February 2006

 

GE expands its leadership role in China's gas turbine construction project

Construction Project. After winning contracts last year for 13 gas turbine systems in phase one, GE now has been chosen to supply 20 of the 39 gas turbines included in the first two phases of this program, which is a centerpiece of China's efforts to meet its growing power requirements.

26 February 2006

 

GE capital solutions acquires trustreet properties

GE Capital Solutions, the business-to-business leasing, financing and asset management unit of General Electric, today finalized its acquisition of Trustreet Properties for $17.05 per share of common stock, or approximately $3 billion. Trustreet Properties is now part of Scottsdale, Ariz., -based GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance. This significantly expands financial services offerings in the restaurant industry for GE.

25 February 2006

 

GE unit makes one of its largest wind portfolio investment commitments

GE Energy Financial Services has committed to invest in a 410-megawatt wind farm portfolio, among its single largest wind investments. Among the wind farms in which it is investing is the one shown here, the 52-megawatt Mendota Hills project in Lee County, Illinois. GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, announced today that it has committed to invest in a 410-megawatt wind farm portfolio, among its single largest wind investments.

24 February 2006

 

KIOTI tractors and GE money rev up new consumer financing program

Hard-working tractors like KIOTI need a hard-working financing program. That’s why Daedong-USA selected GE Money’s Sales Finance unit as its new consumer finance partner.

23 February 2006

 

State of the art container security system to help protect Marine Cargo at Port of Portland

GE Security, Inc. today announced the installation of the CommerceGuard System at the Port of Portland to further secure a vital link in the world’s global supply chain.

22 February 2006

 

GE money, Mohawk extend consumer finance program

GE Money's Sales Finance unit and Mohawk Industries, one of the nation's leading flooring and carpet manufacturers, have announced the signing of a new multi-year agreement to extend the Mohawk Consumer Finance Program for flooring retailers across the country.

21 February 2006

 

GE commercial finance fleet services launches vehicle replacement product

GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services has introduced Time2Sell, a web-based vehicle replacement product that can deliver significant savings to fleet customers. Time2Sell applies powerful analytics to Fleet Services' comprehensive database to help customers make better, more informed, vehicle replacement decisions.

20 February 2006

 

First cardiology-specific installation of its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner

GE Healthcare announced today the first cardiology-specific installation of its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner, the LightSpeed VCT. This marks the first installation utilized exclusively for cardiac applications by a cardiologist.

19 February 2006

 

GE healthcare to install World's first volume CT system utilized exclusively for cardiac applications

GE's 5-Beat Cardiac Imaging Application Ushering in a New Era of Rapid, Less Invasive Cardiology; LightSpeed VCT a Breakthrough Technology, According to the President of the American College of Cardiology

18 February 2006

 

SAM'S CLUB and GE consumer finance launch new credit cards where members

Wal-Mart and GE Consumer Finance are launching two new credit cards on the Discover Network, one for business members of SAM'S CLUB and one for consumers. The new SAM'S CLUB(R) DISCOVER(R) will be available in all 552 SAM'S CLUB locations in April. Both cards offer members even more ways to save, and are issued by GE Consumer Finance. The Business card is the first such card ever offered on the Discover Network.

17 February 2006

 

GE and partners launch the World's largest membrane-based water filtration project

In a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, which included representatives from the highest level of the Kuwaiti Government, GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business helped dedicate the world's largest membrane based wastewater filtration project and the company's first major water project in the Middle East.

16 February 2006

 

New bill payment and check cashing kiosk expected to drive increased store traffic and sales

Providing customers with financial service options such as bill payment and check cashing draws customers into a store on a regular basis. Now CashWorks, a GE Consumer Finance company, is offering both bill payment and check-cashing services through its new mini-kiosk platform.

15 February 2006

 

GE launches ecomagination to develop environmental technologies

General Electric Company Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today announced ecomagination, a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.

14 February 2006

 

GE healthcare's lightspeed VCT aiding physician diagnosis of stroke

LightSpeed VCT image of the carotid arteries that supply blood to the brain and internal parts of the head. Physicians at University of Michigan Health System are using GE Healthcare's new technology to quickly diagnose stroke and determine the extent of brain damage.

13 February 2006

 

GE healthcare introduces new cardiovascular imaging system

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today a new cardiovascular imaging system that will enhance clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat heart disease and enable more precise placement of interventional devices such as stents, balloons and filters.

12 February 2006

 

GE'S corporate payment services secures patent on account pool feature of vPayment tool

GE's Corporate Payment Services unit has secured a U.S. patent covering aspects of the account pool feature of its vPayment electronic settlement tool. It is the third and latest patent associated with vPayment, a payment automation tool that integrates with corporate procurement and Accounts Payable systems and processes.

11 February 2006

 

ETON selects GE for private label credit card program

The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with ETON America, LLC, for a new consumer credit card program. ETON is a leading manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles and scooters.

10 February 2006

 

GE insurance solutions launches mortgage originators professional liability product

GE Insurance Solutions announced the launch of an innovative product designed to help mortgage originators protect their reputations today at the annual convention of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers in Minneapolis, Minn.

09 February 2006

 

New ''Fusion'' PET/CT scanner extends leadership in detection & management of cancer

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, introduced today a new molecular imaging system designed to help doctors detect, diagnose and monitor treatment of cancer and other diseases, including heart disease and neurological disease, more accurately and earlier in the disease process.

08 February 2006

 

New GE French door bottom-freezer refrigerators offer consumers elegant yet functional refrigeration

GE Profile French Door Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator LOUISVILLE. Summertime and entertaining go hand in hand. Impress your guests with your sense of style and practical functionality with the new GE French door bottom-freezer refrigerators.

07 February 2006

 

New MileMarker card will help RV travelers go farther

The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance has announced a new credit card for the recreational vehicle industry. The MileMarker(R) card is now available to RV owners through authorized RV dealers across the country.

06 February 2006

 

GE healthcare's clinical enable NASA surgeons to monitor astronauts' health real-time during space walk

NASA flight surgeons will use GE Healthcare's advanced heart monitoring and digital networking systems to monitor astronauts' health information real-time during space walks, which will take place throughout the Space Shuttle Discovery mission launching on July 13, 2005.

05 February 2006

 

GE's quartz business to offer custom wafer heater assemblies for Semiconductor equipment manufacturers

To help optimize the performance of heaters and electrostatic chucks in chip-making equipment, GE's Quartz business today announced an integrated heater assembly platform based at the company's new laboratory in Kobe, Japan. These custom assemblies, a critical subsystem of semiconductor equipment manufacturers' wafer chambers, combine customer-specific mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering with GE's advanced chemical vapor deposited ceramic heaters and e-chucks.

04 February 2006

 

GE global research develops ''Ideal'' carbon nanotube diode

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced the development of an ideal carbon nanotube diode that operates at the 'theoretical limit,' or best possible performance. This is a significant improvement upon the original nanotube diode device that GE developed and announced last year. This latest breakthrough will enable even smaller and faster electronic devices with increased functionality.

03 February 2006

 

GE's new Itemiser FX provides one-touch trace explosives & narcotics detection for high applications

GE's new Itemiser FX provides one-touch trace explosives and narcotics detection for high-throughput security applications. GE Security today introduced its new Itemiser FX, the first direct-transfer, trace-detection instrument that can simultaneously identify explosives and narcotics directly from a simple finger touch.

02 February 2006

 

The Marvin companies creates new consumer credit program

The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance has announced a multi-year agreement with The Marvin Companies to provide private label credit card financing for all of the Marvin Companies' product line.

01 February 2006

 

New material solutions bring transportation industry design flexibility, safety and security

Bus, rail, and transportation industry executives will see how new material solutions from GE's Plastics business are bringing designers new flexibility to create vehicles with greater freedom and complianc. GE is helping companies develop lighter vehicles with greater aesthetic and mechanical freedom through the use of high-performance, thermoformable plastic sheet materials.

31 January 2006

 

New GE dishwasher makes washing dishes easier than ever this holiday season

GE Profil dishwasher with SmartDispense technology. Filling up the dishwasher with detergent each cycle, hand drying, and left-behind food stains are things of the past thanks to the new first-of-its-kind, GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology.

30 January 2006

 

GE's SPUR+ Prepolymers for adhesives, sealants & coatings adhere better to a wide range of materials

Addressing customer need for low-viscosity, high-performance prepolymers without added plasticizers, GE Advanced Materials-Silicones has introduced SPUR+ Y-15735 LM prepolymer, the low modulus member of a new family of next-generation silylated polyurethane resins for adhesives, sealants, and coatings applications. GE's SPUR+ prepolymers offer exceptional adhesion to a wide range of porous and non-porous substrates: metals, glass, ceramics, and plastics, even wet, primerless concrete.

29 January 2006

 

FDA clears GE healthcare's new bone density system designed to help clinicians diagnose osteoporosis

GE's Lunar iDXA Provides Comprehensive Body Health Analysis Data Output from Single System, Enables Clinicians to Detect and Diagnose Osteoporosis In Early Stages of Disease.

28 January 2006

 

GE's New Lexan Margard sheet helps save energy, protect against UV, and let in light

Underscoring the company's commitment to its new ecomagination initiative, GE Plastics is introducing advanced, new Lexan Margar MR5 IR sheet, GE's first hard-coated, polycarbonate sheet product for the global public transportation industry featuring infrared absorption in the wavelength range of 780-1400 nm.

27 January 2006

 

New GE reveal halogen lamps offer long life, bright light

This is the newest member of the Reveal family of bulbs, originally introduced in 2004. The quality of the Reveal light bulbs is achieved by adding the natural earth element, Neodymium, to the glass. It’s what gives GE Reveal bulbs their distinctive powder-blue color when unlit. When lit, the element provides a pure, true light by filtering out much of the dull yellow cast from ordinary incandescent or halogen light bulbs.

26 January 2006

 

GE invents innovative new extem resin for exceptional performance

GE Plastics today announced another first: the invention and launch of Extem thermoplastic polyimide resins. This new family of highly engineered polymers meets growing OEM demand for easy-to-produce parts that can withstand extreme temperatures and harsh chemicals in the most demanding end-use applications in markets such as semiconductor wafer handling, defense, oil & gas processing, aerospace, high-performance fibers, electronics, and automotive.

25 January 2006

 

Wal-mart uses GE LED refrigerated displaylLighting to save green

GELcore's LED refrigerated display case solution can cut wasteful spending on energy by nearly 80 percent. Consumers, retailers and food marketers all benefit with reduced glaring on floors and greater light-level uniformity on the face of products.

24 January 2006

 

GE healthcare launches volume CT scanner

GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric today introduced the industry’s first-ever computed tomography scanner that maintains outstanding image quality while reducing a patient’s radiation exposure by up to 70 percent for diagnostic cardiac scans. This technology was launched at the 92nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.

23 January 2006

 

Early success in four cities, including Danbury’s Regional YMCA of Western CT

GE Capital Solutions announced today a unique community outreach program called In the Community, For the Community or “ICFC”, to help non-profit providers of after-school programming enhance their organizations.

22 January 2006

 

GE healthcare launches new digital radiographic system for a wider A=audience

GE Healthcare announced today the introduction of a new member to the Definium family of X-ray digital radiographic products. The Definium 5000 is a floor-mounted, digital radiographic system providing GE state of the art image quality, image processing and user interface; making the system easy to use and reliable while providing high quality digital radiographic images.

21 January 2006

 

GE global research, New Mexico tech partner

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced that it is partnering with New Mexico Tech in a multi-year program that will develop and demonstrate the integration of sustainable technologies to create cost effective and energy efficient residential and commercial communities.

19 January 2006

 

Research reaches significant milestone in development of F-18 PiB for brain amyloid imaging

A key milestone in the imaging of Alzheimer’s Disease has been reached through a close collaboration between radiochemists from the University of Pittsburgh and GE Healthcare. The University of Pittsburgh has started a study aimed at obtaining preliminary information on the performance of flourine-18 labelled Pittsburgh Compound B (F-18 PiB) to identify amyloid deposits in subjects with a diagnosis of AD. Chet Mathis, Professor Of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the PET Facility at UPMC reports, 'early results are encouraging and we look forward to the larger multi-site trials that GE Healthcare will perform with F-18 PiB in early 2007.'

17 January 2006

 

General motors’ new electric vehicle uses GE’s ecomagination technology to help drivers skip pump

GE Plastics played the role of a strategic partner in enabling the design and development of the Chevrolet Volt, by contributing the key materials technology to reduce part weight up to 50 percent and design engineering support to help position the vehicle as a way to help the world diversify its energy sources and to reduce the dependence on petroleum.

16 January 2006

 

GE’S Jenbacher gen-sets to power South Africa’s first landfill methane plants

South Africa’s first landfill methane gas-to energy projects, powered by GE Energy’s Jenbacher generator sets, will be commissioned at two sites near the city of Durban on the country’s east coast in early 2007. The plants are in the municipal region of eThekwini, which in Zulu means “in the place of the bay.”

15 January 2006

 

GE’s nanotechnology lab discovers direct pathway to ordered nanostructured ceramics

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced a promising breakthrough in nanotechnology that provides a direct pathway to making nanoceramic materials from polymeric precursors.

14 January 2006

 

GE security’s secure registered traveler kiosks to help flyers keep shoes on at Airport clear lanes

First-of-Its-Kind SRT Kiosk Uses Advanced Technology to Assess Travelers Shoes for Threats, Offering Registered Traveler Program Members Potential Improved Airport Experience

13 January 2006

 

GE unit makes first investment in infrastructure project using gasification technology

GE Energy Financial Services has made its first investment in a plant that will generate power and substitute natural gas using coal gasification technology. Shown is an artist's drawing of the type of equipment that will be used in Kentucky's 630 net megawatt Cash Creek Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle facility, one of the most advanced and largest gasification projects under development in the United States.

12 January 2006

 

GE security announces container security solution to further increase security of cargo & ports

GE Security and its global partners today announced the release of the latest version of the CommerceGuard System, which is designed to further increase security of cargo containers and ports by addressing dangerous vulnerabilities in today’s global supply chain.

11 January 2006

 

GE Fanuc embedded systems introduces rugged ethernet switch

Lightweight compact milled aluminum alloy chassis -40° to +71°C operation 10 Ports, Layer 2 and Layer 3 fully managed Built In Test (BIT) function

10 January 2006

 

GE unit makes first European water investment, in Global growth drive

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, announced today that it is entering the European water market and expanding into industrial water treatment by buying a majority of the assets of Idex AQUASERVICES in France. GE Energy Financial Services is acquiring a 95 percent stake, including debt obligations, from Idex AQUASERVICES, a developer, owner and operator of facilities that purify water for the food, beverage and cosmetics industries.

09 January 2006

 

Centerpoint’s roofing system will be used on National homebuilder mainstream GreenHomeTM

GE Plastics has announced that its Lexan(1) Thermoclear(1) multiwall polycarbonate sheet will be featured on Centerpoint translucent roofs for the National Homebuilder Mainstream GreenHome currently being constructed in Raleigh, N.C. The demonstration home will showcase a number of environmentally responsible features including three translucent roofs made with tough, virtually unbreakable Lexan Thermoclear sheet panels.

08 January 2006

 

GE, MCS announce partnership to create energy-efficient package for homebuilders

GE and Masco Contractor Services today revealed initial details of a new program that they are establishing to help homebuilders and residential developers create homes that lead the market in whole-home energy efficiency, water conservation, and the use of renewable power.

07 January 2006

 

GE healthcare unveils Algorithms that may help physicians predict risk of sudden cardiac death in patients

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that the company has developed two new algorithms that, when used together, may help physicians predict whether a patient is at risk for sudden cardiac death. And, for the first time, the algorithms can be used in combination with technology that is portable, making diagnostic tests available to patients anytime, anywhere.

06 January 2006

 

New GE(R) frontload laundry pair offers King-Sized capacity

When it comes time to remodel a home, or a laundry room, more and more consumers are looking to frontload washers and dryers...and GE is answering that demand with its new GE frontload laundry pair.

06 January 2006

 

GE healthcare installs first volume CT system dedicated exclusively for pediatric applications

GE Healthcare: -- Breakthrough GE Technology Arrives at Children's Hospital and Health System in San Diego; -- Physicians Embark on Clinical Study to Compare Impact of LightSpeed VCT Scans versus Cardiac Catheterization on Infants

04 January 2006

 

New GE countertop microwave oven with rotisserie makes a great gift guide III

With the new GE Countertop Microwave Oven with Rotisserie, consumers may never want to use their ovens again! This innovative machine has an upper and lower heating element to grill, brown or broil foods. Its large, 1.2 cu. ft. capacity offers plenty of cooking space for family-sized meals. The attractive stainless steel oven is a sleek addition to the countertop and features a stainless with black trim door.

03 January 2006

 

The lightspeed VCT officially fastest selling product in GE healthcare's history

GE Healthcare Reaches 500th Global Installation of the LightSpeed VCT; Physicians Endorse Clinical Relevance of LightSpeed VCT, the Only CT Scanner Capable of Imaging the Heart in as Few as Five Heart Beats .

02 January 2006

 

Hustler turf equipment selects GE for new retail finance program

Beginning in January 2006, the Hustler Card program will be available at Hustler Turf Equipment dealers nationwide with a variety of financing options. Hustler is known as a leader in commercial grade lawn care equipment.

01 January 2006

 

Glass-free AZDEL VolcaLite composite from AZDEL helps combine formability, acoustic performance and improved incineration waste management for automotive headliner

A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL VolcaLite composite.

18 April 2005

 
 

 

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