GE acquires South African analytics company

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Apr. 11, 2011 -- GE Intelligent Platforms has acquired the technology assets of CSense Systems (Pretoria, South Africa), providers of analytic software products and engineering solutions.

The acquisition includes CSense's analytic software products and engineering solutions for proactively identifying and solving potential process problems before they impact operations.

The acquisition expands GE's Proficy® Software Platform analytic capabilities, increasing asset performance for customers as they gain critical insight into their operations. It also complements the remote monitoring & diagnostics solutions recently added to GE's Proficy portfolio with the acquisition of SmartSignal Corporation in January.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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