Peter DaSilva for The New York Times William Ruh, left, the head of global software at General Electric. Mr. Ruh said the use of sensors, networking technology and data analysis to better understand and use large industrial processes was �one of G.E.'s ...

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Unlike many other big-data solutions, GE's new Hadoop-based software is targeted at the �industrial Internet.� Companies in industries like aviation, health care, energy, transportation, and manufacturing all can benefit from real-time insight and ...

Driven by robust data from the housing market and anticipation of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments tomorrow, markets surged for a second straight day on Tuesday.

Comstock said GE is developing an �industrial Internet,� building networks that harvest data from commercial machines and offering services to help customers analyze the resulting reams of information.

However, thanks to the advent of big data, GE Healthcare Chief Economist Mitch Higashi thinks the time is right for a platform like Corvix to provide some real value to real-world decisions.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Union officials presented a plan Tuesday to keep 950 jobs at a General Electric Transportation plant in Erie, but the company cast doubt on the proposal. The Erie Times-News reports that the leadership of Local 506 said the union can ...

Fifty years ago, after dabbling in computing at the birth of the mainframe industry, General Electric missed the chance to add leadership in information technology to its industrial heritage.

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) touched a new multi-year high of $24.45 -- and led the blue chips -- during yesterday's session, after the firm announced a new partnership with Amazon.

Industrial equipment around the world, including jet engines, gas turbines and other products GE makes, can generate huge amounts of data that could be used to boost efficiency and prevent unexpected failures, said Bill Ruh, vice president of GE's ...