CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. & ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2006--GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and SBS Technologies(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SBSE) announced today that GE Fanuc Embedded Systems has agreed to acquire SBS Technologies, a designer of open architecture embedded computer products that enable original equipment manufacturers to serve commercial, communication and government customers.
FLORENCE, ITALY - March 20, 2006 : -- Yara Sluiskil B.V. of the Netherlands will replace a gas turbine at its fertilizer plant in Sluiskil with an MS5002E (Frame 5-2E) gas turbine from GE's Oil & Gas business, marking the first project for this new GE technology.
Operating in a cogeneration mode with a waste heat recovery generator, the new machine will produce 30 megawatts of electrical power for the plant and 50 tons per hour of steam to be used for production processes. Yara Sluiskil B.V. produces 3.5 million tons of nitrogenous fertilizer per year.
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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and the Trailer Fleet Services division of GE Equipment Services have announced an agreement whereby GE (NYSE:GE) will supply Wal-Mart with trailer tracking technology for its fleet of 46,000 over-the-road trailers. The announcement was made during the Truckload Carriers Association 68th convention, one of the largest annual gatherings of trucking industry executives. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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TREVOSE, Penn. (March 13, 2006) GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), is recognized by Fast Company as one of the Fast 50 companies of 2006. The 5th annual Fast 50 focuses on people in business, technology, government, the arts, and beyond who have the potential to change history over the next 10 years. In just 10 years time, over half the world's population is predicted to live in water scare regions and the need to provide safe, sufficient and affordable clean water is increasing immensely.
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TREVOSE, PA (March 13, 2006) GE Infrastructure, a global leader in energy and water processing technologies, is a co-sponsor for the Water & Energy and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2006. Taking place from March 13 to 15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre Exhibition Halls, the leading regional forum for water and energy will create an excellent environment for industry experts to highlight regional water and energy issues.
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FLORENCE, ITALY - March 9, 2006 : -- GE's Oil & Gas' Pipeline Solutions group is providing Belgium's independent natural gas network operator, Fluxys SA, with a pipeline integrity management tool based on GE's PipeView Integrity software. The new system is designed to help Fluxys improve the monitoring of its vast pipeline network.
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2006--Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB) and GE Security (NYSE:GE) this week introduced the world's first automatic public transit ticket vending machine with integrated early warning explosives detection capability -- the first element in the companies' joint vision for the future of public transit security. The new system represents the first component of the companies' joint vision for the integration of real world, technology-enabled security solutions into a wide range of automatic fare collection 'touch points.'
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--This Earth Day, GE Consumer & Industrial, a 2006 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award winner, challenges consumers to choose ENERGY STAR appliance and lighting products when planning their next home improvement project. According to the U.S. Government, using ENERGY STAR appliances can save consumers one-third on their annual energy bill - up to $450, on average.