July 18, 2005 -- Huerth, Germany - General Electric Company has signed a definitive agreement with Welch Allyn to acquire Everest VIT, Inc. (EVIT), a remote industrial visual inspection technologies subsidiary. The transaction, terms of which are not being disclosed, will be completed upon receipt of the various regulatory approvals. EVIT will become part of GE Inspection Technologies, headquartered in Huerth, Germany.
FAIRFIELD, Conn--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2005--General Electric (NYSE: GE)
Second Quarter 2005 Highlights
-- Revenues up 13% to $41.6 billion, with 8% organic growth
-- Earnings of $4.6 billion, up 24%
-- Earnings per share (EPS) of $.44, up 22%
-- Operating profit margin of 15.1%, up 1.6 points
-- All 11 GE businesses deliver at least double-digit earnings growth
-- First-half cash flow from operating activities (CFOA) up 18%, industrial CFOA up 24%
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Die Erfolgsstory von GE setzt sich unvermindert fort, wie das Rekordergebnis des Konzerns für das 2. Quartal 2005 belegt. So erzielte GE gegenüber dem zweiten Quartal 2004 einen um 24% höheren Gewinn von insgesamt 4,6 Mrd.US-Dollar. Der Umsatz stieg im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal um 13% auf 41,6 Mrd. US-Dollar.
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ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2005
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.
The MileMarker card is a revolving credit tool that retailers can use to build customer loyalty and increase sales, said Gary Slagle, vice president, RV/Marine industry for Retail Sales Finance, part of GE Consumer Finance.
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2005--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.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2005--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 (CVD) ceramic heaters and e-chucks.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2005--GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications today announced that it has named Thomas M. Byrne as senior vice president, origination. He will be responsible for originating and structuring debt transactions for companies in the cable and telecom sectors. Based in New York, NY, Mr. Byrne will report to Peter J. Foley, managing director and head of origination for GE's Global Media & Communications unit.