HELSINKI, Finland and WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003--General Electric Company's (NYSE:GE) tender offer for all the shares and options of Instrumentarium Corporation (HEX:INS1V.HE)(Nasdaq:INMRY), which is currently scheduled to expire on April 11, 2003, will be extended to expire on August 29, 2003 at 5 p.m. Finnish time (10 a.m. New York City time) to allow for the completion of the regulatory review process.
CHICAGO--April 1, 2003--
Researchers to Explore New Techniques Aimed at Curing Heart Problems
GE Medical Systems today announced at the 52nd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, being held this week in Chicago, a first-of-its-kind research initiative aimed at helping doctors make faster diagnosis, and even identify the causes of irregular heart rhythms, resulting in better patient care.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003--
New analysis technology assists clinicians to non-invasively identify
patients who may be at risk of potentially fatal ventricular
arrhythmias during standard exercise testing
Now, for the first time, doctors can quickly identify certain heart patients at elevated risk of sudden cardiac death during standard, time domain exercise testing, without subjecting them to costly and invasive procedures.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2003--
GE Medical Systems introduces technology that allows healthcare
professionals to customize patient privacy measures for patient
information
Clinicians can now provide even greater privacy and confidentiality of electronic medical records for invasive cardiology patients.
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MILWAUKEE & HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003--GE Medical Systems, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information storage, today announced that several leading healthcare organizations have adopted an integrated healthcare solution utilizing technology from both companies. A global reseller agreement between the companies now enables GE to offer the full-range of EMC networked storage systems and software to healthcare customers.
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MILWAUKEE & RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003--GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) that is based in Wisconsin, and iSixSigma LLC today announced a strategic alliance to launch an internet portal focused specifically on the healthcare application of Six Sigma--a rigorous, data-driven method for process and quality improvement.