ORLANDO, Fla. & WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002--GE Medical Systems announced that it is installing its 55th Discovery LS PET/CT system at Florida Hospital, marking a significant milestone for this new technology. In only seven months, the clinical value of the images produced by Discovery LS has fostered rapid adoption of PET/CT imaging in medical communities around the world.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2002--GE Power Systems today officially entered the wind power industry, announcing that its acquisition of certain assets of Enron Wind Corp. has been completed.
The new GE business, GE Wind Energy (www.gewindenergy.com), will be headed by Steven Zwolinski, who has been serving as general manager of GE Global Hydro.
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EVENDALE, Ohio--May 9, 2002--The U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, has awarded GE Engine Services (GEES) three separate T700 repair and overhaul contracts each having four-year periods of performance. The total value for the first year of all three agreements is approximately $35.8 million. The total four-year value of all three agreements is approximately $205 million.
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LOS ANGELES and MILWAUKEE--(BW HealthWire)--May 8, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today unveiled new ultrasound technology that displays clinical images of the human body, allowing physicians and patients to see revolutionary "4D images." The fourth dimension is "real-time motion" added to three-dimensional images. This technology has the potential to expand diagnostic capabilities, therapy planning and ultrasound-guided minimally invasive diagnostic procedures such as biopsies.
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EVENDALE, OHIO--May 8, 2002--GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) F404 engine, one of the world's most widely used to power fighter aircraft, has been selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agenc (DARPA)/U.S. Air Force X-45B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) currently under development by The Boeing Company.
Boeing Phantom Works, the company's advanced research and development element, is integrating the F404 into the single-engine X-45B design. That aircraft is scheduled to fly during 2005. GEAE will provide three F404 engines for the flight test program.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the signing of a collaborative agreement with Healthlink Inc. aimed at improving both business and clinical processes in healthcare. By uniting forces, two leading organizations will apply comprehensive solutions and process improvement techniques to healthcare providers facing compliance issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Dubai, UAE, May 7, 2002 ---- GE Aircraft Engines has won a contract to supply GE F110 fighter engines to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). The new engines will power the RAFO's new fleet of 12 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft.
The contract, valued at more than US$50 million, makes Oman the 10th country in the world to select the F110 engine family for its F-16 fighter fleet.
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WATERFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002--General Electric
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