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GE Healthcare's Lunar iDXA marks Middle East & Africa launch at Riyadh King Khalid University Hospital

October 07, 2006

*A revolutionary tool in early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
*Precise bone density measurement; high quality images
*Middle East & Africa population vulnerable to 'silent crippler'

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 7, 2006: Medical technologies and services major GE Healthcare installed for the first time in the Middle East and Africa(ME&A) region its revolutionary osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment system, the Lunar iDXA, at the King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.

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GE Global Research's Hydrogen Electrolyzer Receives Popular Mechanics 2006 Breakthrough Award

October 05, 2006

NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that it has been awarded Popular Mechanics magazine's 2006 Breakthrough Award for its development of an advanced hydrogen electrolyzer. The awards program, initiated last year, recognizes valuable work in science and technology that can play a critical role in improving lives, expanding knowledge and building a better future.

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Stein Mart and GE Retail Consumer Finance Announce Co-Brand Credit Card Agreement

October 04, 2006

Companies Introduce New Stein Mart Platinum Rewards MasterCard®, Launching Stein Mart Credit Program Just in Time for Holiday Shopping

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GE, Silex Receive U.S. Government Authorizations Required to Proceed with Uranium Enrichment Technology Deal

October 04, 2006

WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Energy's nuclear business and Australia materials technology developer Silex Systems Limited have received the U.S. government authorizations required to proceed with an agreement granting GE exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Silex's advanced, laser-based uranium enrichment technology.

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GE Corporate Lending Provides $183-Million Credit Facility to Leading Retail Drug Store Chain and Distributor

October 04, 2006

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance -- Corporate Lending today announced that its Retail Finance team has served as administrative agent on a $183-million credit facility for USA Drug, a leading family-owned retail drug store chain and distributor. The credit facility consists of a $177-million revolver and a $6-million term loan. GE Capital Markets acted as sole lead arranger on this facility.

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GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services Provides $275 Million Revolving Credit Facility for Hertz Corporation

October 04, 2006

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services today announced the closing of a new $275 million 5-year revolving credit facility for Hertz Corporation, the largest general use car rental company in the world. GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services, which served as sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the facility and led its syndication, also will serve as administrative agent. Proceeds of the financing, which closed Sept. 29, primarily will be used to acquire, finance and refinance vehicles for the company's car rental business.

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GE Corporate Lending Provides $183-Million Credit Facility to Leading Retail Drug Store Chain and Distributor

October 04, 2006

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance -- Corporate Lending today announced that its Retail Finance team has served as administrative agent on a $183-million credit facility for USA Drug, a leading family-owned retail drug store chain and distributor. The credit facility consists of a $177-million revolver and a $6-million term loan. GE Capital Markets acted as sole lead arranger on this facility.

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GE Healthcare Launches New Platform for Automated Synthesis of PET Radiopharmaceuticals

October 03, 2006

WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare announced for commercial release today its new, high-performance chemistry system, FASTlab™, designed to streamline Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical production. The new platform showcased at the Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine in Athens, Greece, features a revolutionary single-use cassette system that enables PET diagnostics to become more accessible to patients.

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GE Honors Earth Rangers With Ecomagination Award For Water Recycling

October 03, 2006

GE's advanced membrane technology lets green building reuse over 3.5 million litres of water annually

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GE honours Earth Rangers with ecomagination award for water recycling

October 03, 2006

GE's advanced membrane technology lets green building reuse over 3.5 million litres of water annually

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