GE has been in Africa and an African company for more than 100 years. In 1898, GE established its first foreign office in what is now South Africa.
Throughout the continent, GE Transportation's Rail division has service, maintenance and refurbishment contracts with several major rail utilities, in countries such as Egypt, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa.
This is according to Kevin Prozesky, Business Leader of GE Transportation Rail division in South Africa.
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2004--GE Infrastructure Security, a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection and identification equipment, today announced that 39 GE Itemiser explosives trace detection systems were deployed prior to the recently concluded 2004 Olympic Games in Athens via a contract with the Greek Ministry of Public Order.
MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced that it has developed a new, miniaturized cardiovascular ultrasound so small and lightweight it will transform the way doctors see and treat heart disease.
The new Vivid i is the world's first miniaturized cardiovascular ultrasound system, the result of integrating more than 20 years of expertise in ultrasound and cutting-edge computing technologies, as well as new patented technology developed by GE researchers.
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ATHENS, Greece--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2004--GE Energy turned in a gold medal performance at the recently completed Athens 2004 Olympics Games, using technology and teamwork to assure the reliable delivery of back-up electricity for hundreds of events involving thousands of athletes from around the world.
August 25, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OH--Singapore Airlines (SA) has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 31 GE90-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Eighteen of the 31 aircraft are firm orders for delivery between 2006 and 2010. SA has purchased rights for the remaining 13 aircraft.
The potential value of the GE90 engine order for the 18 firm aircraft is more than $800 million.
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August 18, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OH -- General Electric's GE90 engine family has logged five million flight-hours and more than one million engine cycles powering Boeing's 777 twin-engine aircraft.
The first GE90 engine, the GE90-85B, entered service in November 1995 with British Airways. Since then, the engine family has grown to include several higher-thrust derivative engines and has set a world's record at 127,900 pounds of thrust.
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August 13, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- General Electric Company has reached agreement in principle with two international aerospace companies to become revenue-sharing participants (RSPs) on GE's new GEnx jet engine.
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) of Japan, and Avio SpA. of Italy will be responsible for the design and manufacture of approximately 27 percent of the GEnx engine program, which is initially targeted for the Boeing 7E7 application.
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GE Fanuc has introduced a new Change Management solution which helps life sciences companies track changes and control versions of automation software, devices and equipment used on the factory floor. This provides a framework to achieve 21 CFR Part 11 and GMP compliance.
This is according to Daniel Coetzee, Business Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for GE Fanuc Automation, a division of the GE Infrastructure global business platform.
