FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE (NYSE:GE) SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications and Internet giant, is the first to license GE’s PredixTM platform for the Industrial Internet and is expected to bring custom Predix industry apps to market in early 2015. This partnership expands the reach of Predix to new markets and industries, and builds on the $1B+ PredictivityTM services revenue GE expects this year from its own software solutions. SoftBank will gain access to GE’s software platform