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GE CEO says partnerships central to its digital strategy

GE CEO says partnerships central to its digital strategy

Written by on October 26, 2017 in Features, News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – General Electric Co will use more alliances to build its digital-industrial business in coming years, Chief Executive Officer John Flannery said on Wednesday, suggesting the industrial conglomerate will curb spending in that area. GE is investing about $2.1 billion in GE Digital this year, and executives had said that amount would […]

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GE takes time out to fix Predix, now on track with digital strategy?

GE takes time out to fix Predix, now on track with digital strategy?

Written by on August 29, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co wants its industrial software business to cut costs and lift profits next year under new chief executive John Flannery, and is considering expanded partnerships and the possible sale of some equity in the unit, according to people familiar with the business. Former chief executive Jeffrey Immelt spent six […]

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News highlights – 15 November

News highlights – 15 November

Written by on November 16, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 15 November Open AI to run large scale experiments on Azure (Reuters) – OpenAI, the non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research firm backed by Tesla Motors Inc’s Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives, has signed an agreement to run most of its large-scale experiments on Microsoft Corp’s flagship cloud service, Azure. Read […]

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General Electric to benefit from industrial internet applications

General Electric to benefit from industrial internet applications

Written by on July 20, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE) will make $500 million of productivity savings in 2016 from using industrial internet applications, a company executive said on Wednesday. GE Chief Digital Officer Bill Ruh made the comments at a press conference in Shanghai, where the company also announced a partnership with China’s Huawei Technologies to develop […]

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GE launches podcast SciFi series

GE launches podcast SciFi series

Written by on October 5, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – In a sign that what is old is new again, U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co (GE) is producing its own science fiction podcast series in an effort to raise its profile among a younger, tech-savvy audience. GE, in partnership with The Slate Group’s podcast network Panoply, is running “The Message,” a fictional eight-episode […]

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GE serious about industrial IoT – very serious

GE serious about industrial IoT – very serious

Written by on August 5, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it is developing a cloud-based service tailored for industrial customers, the latest step in the U.S. conglomerate’s effort to gain business from data generated by machines. GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt has bet on developing analytics and software for customers of the company’s jet engines, power-generating turbines, […]

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Cerillion becomes value added reseller for GE Digital Energy

Written by on May 28, 2015 in Snippets with 0 Comments

Cerillion Technologies today announced that it has become an authorised channel partner for GE Digital Energy. As an authorised partner of GE Digital Energy’s Software Solutions asset management products, Cerillion will provide the GE Smallworld platform as an integrated component of the Cerillion Network Inventory solution, enabling the complete management of both physical and logical network assets […]

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