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Rentals, leases, sales and asset management services of commercial and transportation equipment,
including tractors, trailers, railroad rolling stock, modular space units, intermodal shipping containers and, primarily
through an associated company, marine containers.
Measurement and sensing equipment (products and subsystems for sensing temperature, flow rates,
humidity, pressure and detection of material defects); security equipment and systems (including card access
systems, video and sensor monitoring equipment, integrated facility monitoring systems and explosive detection
systems); a broad range of automation hardware and software. Markets are extremely diverse. Products and services
are sold to commercial and industrial end-users, including utilities; original equipment manufacturers; electrical
distributors; retail outlets; airports; railways; and transit authorities. Increasingly, products and services are
developed for and sold in global markets.
Healthcare
Medical imaging systems such as magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) scanners, x-ray,
nuclear imaging and ultrasound, as well as diagnostic cardiology and patient monitoring devices; related services,
including equipment monitoring and repair, computerized data management and customer productivity services.
Diagnostic imaging agents used in medical scanning procedures, protein separations products including
chromotography purification systems used in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, and high-throughput systems
for applications in genomics, proteomics and bioassays. Products and services are sold worldwide to hospitals,
medical facilities, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and to the life science research market.
NBC Universal
Principal businesses are the furnishing of U.S. network television services to 230 affiliated stations, production of
television programs, the production and distribution of motion pictures, operation of 30 VHF and UHF television
broadcasting stations, operation of cable/satellite networks around the world, operation of theme parks, and
investment and programming activities in multimedia and the Internet.
Commercial Finance
Loans, leases and other financial services to customers, including manufacturers, distributors and end-users for a
variety of equipment and major capital assets. These assets include industrial-related facilities and equipment;
commercial and residential real estate; vehicles; corporate aircraft; and equipment used in many industries, including
the construction, manufacturing, telecommunications and healthcare industries.
Consumer Finance
Private-label credit cards; bank cards; Dual Cards™; corporate travel and purchasing cards; personal loans; auto
loans; leases and inventory financing; residential mortgages; home equity loans; debt consolidation loans; current
and savings accounts and insurance products for customers on a global basis.