| General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified industrial corporations engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control and utilization of electricity. The Company operates in 11 segments: Advanced Materials, Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance, Consumer and Industrial, Energy, Equipment and Other Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Insurance, NBC Universal and Transportation. During the year ended December 31, 2004, GE acquired the commercial lending business of Transamerica Finance Corporation. Also in 2004, GE acquired Australian Financial Investments Group. On May 11, 2004, GE completed the merger of NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP. In December 2004, GE Infrastructure completed the acquisition of InVision Technologies, Inc. Also in December 2004, GE sold a majority interest in Gecis. |
