MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2005--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a new worldwide distribution/sales representation agreement with InSightec Image Guided Treatment Ltd. for the sales and marketing of ExAblate(R) 2000, the world's first magnetic resonance image (MRI) guided focused ultrasound system designed to non-invasively treat uterine fibroids.
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GLASGOW, MT - August 17, 2005 - General Electric and Boeing will begin testing new technology to further reduce noise on the already quiet Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are powered by GE90-115B engines.
The three-week flight test at Boeing's Glasgow, Montana, test facility is part of Boeing's Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2 (QTD 2) program. QTD 2 is a collaboration between Boeing, General Electric, Goodrich's Aerostructures division, NASA, and All Nippon Airways to validate new technologies designed to reduce noise on the aircraft and engine.
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KETTERING, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2005
GE Consumer Finance, the consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced it plans to acquire E*TRADE Consumer Finance Corporation, an affiliate of E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp., which provides consumer financing solutions for recreational vehicles and marine products.
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Bangalore, August 30, 2005 - GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced the launch of "HF Advantage", the next generation of X-ray systems in India. This product is powered by High Frequency X-ray technology enabled by a state-of the-art generator, which are used only in high-end CTs and X-rays till now. The HF Advantage has been developed at GE's world-class R&D Centre - The John F. Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2005--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced a collaboration with the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration & Repair (HCNR) to use GE Healthcare's state-of-the-art cellular imaging system, the IN Cell Analyzer, to enhance research of the human central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. In addition, HCNR and GE will work together to develop new software tools that will help speed disease analysis in the lab.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2005--GE Insurance Solutions has announced the appointment of Peter Elliott to lead operations for the UK, Irish and Middle Eastern business of GE Insurance Solutions' European Life & Health Division.
Formerly Head of Sales for the region, Mr. Elliott together with a newly appointed management team will lead the business in these markets.