SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 29, 2015 —GE (NYSE: GE) and PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced that the two companies are partnering to deliver an innovative manufacturing solution that will be available within GE’s Brilliant Manufacturing Suite. This new GE-branded manufacturing solution leverages the capabilities of PTC’s ThingWorx Industrial Internet of Things application enablement environment. The result is an industry-hardened solution that features flexible dashboards and powerful data analytics integrated with GE’s software capabilities on the manufacturing plant floor. The joint solution connects disparate systems – from the shop floor to the ERP – and offers a dashboard and differentiated user experience with consumer-like drag-and-drop capabilities tailored to each user’s role. GE and PTC will align their respective global manufacturing sales and marketing teams to jointly pursue opportunities worldwide. As GE is one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, the GE-PTC solution will be implemented within GE’s internal manufacturing plants as part of its Brilliant Factory initiative.

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GE and PTCto Pursue Brilliant FactoryOpportunity
September 29, 2015
GE and PTC Form BroadStrategic Alliance toPursue Brilliant Factory Opportunity
 Companies will bring to marketa solution aspart of GE’s Brilliant Manufacturingsuite that
leverages PTC’s ThingWorx®
IndustrialInternetof Thingsapplication enablementenvironmentin
GE’s manufacturing softwareportfolio
 Companieswill align global salesand marketing resources to jointly pursuedigitalmanufacturing
opportunities around thecombined manufacturing solution
 Jointsolution is accelerating GE’s Brilliant Factory initiative, is already live at a numberof GE sites,
and will be furtherdeployed across GE factories worldwide
 PTC’sThingWorx will become partof the Predix ecosystem
SAN FRANCISCO– Sept.29, 2015 —GE (NYSE:GE) andPTC (NASDAQ:PTC) todayannouncedthatthe two
companiesare partneringtodeliveraninnovative manufacturingsolutionthatwill be availablewithin
GE’s BrilliantManufacturingSuite. Thisnew GE-brandedmanufacturingsolution leveragesthe capabilities
of PTC’sThingWorx Industrial Internetof Thingsapplication enablementenvironment.The resultisan
industry-hardenedsolutionthatfeaturesflexibledashboardsandpowerful dataanalytics integratedwith
GE’s software capabilitiesonthe manufacturingplantfloor.
The jointsolution connectsdisparate systems –fromthe shopfloorto the ERP – and offersadashboard
and differentiateduserexperience withconsumer-like drag-and-dropcapabilitiestailoredtoeachuser’s
role.
GE and PTCwill aligntheirrespective global manufacturingsalesandmarketingteamstojointlypursue
opportunities worldwide.AsGEisone of the world’slargestmanufacturingcompanies,the GE-PTC
solution will be implementedwithinGE’sinternal manufacturingplantsaspartof itsBrilliantFactory
initiative.
“The BrilliantFactoryintegratesengineeringandmanufacturingdesign,leveragesdatatorun our
factoriesmuchmore productively,andoptimizesthe entiresupplychain,”saidJamie Miller, GECIO.“This
solution givesusthe ability tosee thatdataclearlyandeasilyina formatthat makescritical decisions
possible, sowe canincrease machine uptimeandpredict maintenance before itisneeded.”
LeveragingPTC’sThingWorx technologyaspartof GE’s BrilliantManufacturingSuiteprovides robust
manufacturingoptimizationcapabilitiescoupledwith:
• Role-basedmanufacturingdashboardswithreal-time manufacturingKPIs
• StandardizedKPImodelsforall plants,connectingtoheterogeneoussystemlandscapes
• Collaboration,alerts,notificationsandaccesstoactionable datato make more informeddecisions

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GE and PTCto Pursue Brilliant FactoryOpportunity
September 29, 2015
“GE’s worldclassmanufacturingplantshave providedatestinggroundforthistechnology,”saidKate
Johnson, Chief Commercial OfficerforGE Digital.“A unitedGE and PTC team isnow poisedto delivera
modularandrobust solution tomanufacturersbadlyinneedof optimizationthroughdigitization.”
GE and PTCwill alsoworktogethertocertify ThingWorx forthe Predix ecosystem.
”GE isa true pioneerinthe use of technologytobuildadvancedmanufacturingfacilities,”saidJim
Heppelmann,presidentandCEOof PTC. “It issignificantvalidationthatsuchanindustryleaderhas
chosento deployourThingWorx technologyatscale.We lookforwardto collaboratingwithGEto deliver
the promise of the Internetof Thingstomanufacturersaround the globe.”
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About GE
GE (NYSE:GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial Company,transformingindustrywith software-defined
machines andsolutionsthatare connected,responsiveandpredictive.GEisorganizedarounda global
exchange of knowledge,the "GEStore,"throughwhicheachbusinesssharesandaccessesthe same
technology,markets,structure andintellect.Eachinventionfurtherfuelsinnovationand application
across our industrial sectors.Withpeople,services,technologyandscale,GEdeliversbetteroutcomesfor
customersbyspeakingthe language of industry. www.ge.com.
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq:PTC) isa global providerof technologyplatformsandenterprise applicationsforsmartand
connectedproducts,operations,andsystems.PTC’senterprise applicationsserve manufacturersand
otherbusinessesthatcreate,connect,operate,analyzeandservice products.Ledbyitsaward-winning
ThingWorx® applicationenablementplatform, PTC’splatformtechnologieshelpcompaniesdelivernew
value emergingfromthe Internetof Things.AnearlypioneerinComputerAidedDesign(CAD) software,
PTC laterexpandedintoproductlifecycle managementandservicelifecycle management.Today,PTC
employsmore than6,000 professionalsservingmore than28,000 businessesworldwide.Getmore
informationatwww.ptc.com.
ThingWorx is a trademark or registered trademarkof PTCInc. or its subsidiaries in the UnitedStates andother countries.
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