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.
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.
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FLORENCE, ITALY, August 11, 2005: -- GE Energy's oil and gas business has been selected to upgrade three propane compressors as a major portion of a "debottlenecking" project at the Malaysia Liquefied Natural Gas (MLNG) Dua plant in Bitulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The US$18 million agreement represents one of the largest single-source upgrade contracts won by the GE oil and gas business to date.
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KOKOMO, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005--GE (NYSE: GE) New DS300 telematics unit helps GE customers remotely monitor over-the-road trailers and other assets for safety, security and fleet utilization
Delphi Corp. (NYSE: DPH) announced today it will begin production shortly on a new satellite transceiver unit that GE (NYSE: GE) will use with its VeriWise(TM) asset intelligence system. GE's VeriWise system allows fleet owners to track and monitor mobile assets such as over-the-road trailers.
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August 10, 2005 -- GLASGOW, MT - 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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SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2005
GE Consumer Finance (GECF), the global consumer lending unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hyundai Card, one of South Korea's leading credit card providers, to form a strategic alliance in Korea.
Under the terms of the agreement, GE Consumer Finance will acquire a 43% stake in Hyundai Card through a purchase of shares valued at $305 million, and participate in a rights issue in the amount of $162 million.
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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--Long's Jewelers is well on its way to standing alone among jewelry retailers in New England -- literally.
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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--Long's Jewelers is well on its way to standing alone among jewelry retailers in New England -- literally.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2005--GE Commercial Finance Technology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, today announced that it has appointed Paul Lee to the position of vice president, origination. He will be responsible for originating and maintaining client relationships within the technology sector, and will report to John Kinnaman, managing director, GE Commercial Finance Technology Lending.