GE merging LED and lighting companies

GE Lighting's President and Chief Executive Officer MichaelPetras said, "This change reflects our strategy, as theindustry-leading solutions for the fast-growing field of indoor andoutdoor lighting, the use of LED lighting systems and otherenergy-saving technology provider . "

Lumination's current product line focused on signs,architectures, railway signals, traffic signals, and displaylighting - all of the light-emitting diodes. The unit alsomanufactures the Vio line of white LEDs that use 405-nm violetchips combined with phosphors to create warm white light The familyincludes 1, 4, and 7W models.

GE Lighting Systems sells a variety of lamps, ballasts, andfixtures into both the residential and commercial markets.