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Welch pat for Wipro-GE medical systems

Our Bureau

BANGALORE, Sept. 18

THE General Electric chairman, Mr John Welch, today visited Wipro-GE Medical Systems and commended the strides made by the company.

Wipro GE Medical Systems, a 10-year-old joint venture between General Electric Medical Systems (GEMS) and Wipro Ltd, has pioneered the manufacture of ultrasound and computed tomography systems in India for the global markets.

Mr Welch met the Wipro Chairman, Mr Azim Premji, and the CEO and managing director of Wipro GE Medical Systems, Mr D A Prasanna, and was apprised of Wipro GE's new initiatives and current ranking as India's leading provider of healthcare technology servi ces.

Mr Welch was pleased to learn that Wipro GE was the first Asian unit among GE and associate companies to successfully go live through a global transaction engine into full time e-commerce. Wipro GE's customer web centre which assists in the purchase of G EMS products, is equipped with tools such as CRM and ERP to enable smooth e-business. This pilot project has since January 2000 notched $2.5 million in sales.

The GE chairman appreciated that Wipro GE had been focused in delivering quality healthcare and maximising customer productivity in South Asia. Wipro GE was the first in India to introduce a mobile CATHlab diagnostic centre and had global sourcing with a run rate of 100 million shipments, and enjoyed a leadership in radiology and software development services in hitech MRI and ultrasound areas, a press release said.