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GE Energy's Solar Systems Reduce Electric Bills in Sacramento's First Zero Energy Homes Community

November 30, 2004

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--GE Energy's industry-leading, solar electric power systems are being installed in Premier Homes Zero Energy Homes (ZEH) community, Premier Gardens, located in Sacramento, Calif. Premier Gardens is the first Zero Energy Homes (ZEH) community in the Sacramento area. Through the use of renewable energy systems, the U.S. Department of Energy's ZEH initiative aims to reduce the amount of energy consumed by single-family homes.

    The announcement was made today at Power-Gen International 2004 in Orlando, Fla.

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GE Energy, Calpine to Build North America's Most Advanced Combined-Cycle Power Plant; Facility to Produce More Than 775 Megawatts

November 30, 2004

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--Calpine Corporation, a North American power company, has signed a letter of intent with GE Energy for the joint construction of the world's first power plant based on the 60-hertz version of GE's most advanced gasturbine technology, the H System(TM). The announcement was made today at Power-Gen International 2004.

The H System is the most efficient, gas turbine combined-cycledesign available to the power industry, providing superior fuel economy and environmental performance.

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GE Healthcare Unveils Breakthrough Imaging Technology; Radiologists Will Have Enhanced Capability to DiagnoseDifficult Cases

November 30, 2004

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--GE Healthcare today announced that it has developed the world's first high definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) system. This breakthrough technology was launched at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

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GE Healthcare's Volume CT Scanner Fastest Volumetric Imaging in the World; Light Speed VCT with 0.35 Second Rotation Speed and 40 mm Coverage is a Breakthrough in Cardiac Imaging

November 29, 2004

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2004--GE Healthcare announced today that its next-generation volume computed tomography (CT) scanner, the LightSpeed VCT, has set the record for fastest volumetric imaging in the world. The LightSpeed VCT with its 0.35 second rotation and 40 millimeter coverage allows for true volumetric scanning of the heart in only five beats. This breakthrough technology is being showcased at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois.

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November 29, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- GE Transportation's LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbine has been chosen to drive the United States Coast Guard's newest and largest multi-mission cutter und

November 29, 2004

November 29, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- GE Transportation's LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbine has been chosen to drive the United States Coast Guard's newest and largest multi-mission cutter under the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) program. The LM2500 will be incorporated into the integrated propulsion system for the U.S. Coast Guard's new Maritime Security Cutter Large (WMSL). The long-range, multi-mission, extremely versatile high-endurance cutter is part of the U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.

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GE Healthcare Unveils 'Vision of Healthcare in theYear 2015' at RSNA Conference; Company Showcases Technologies that will Enable Personalized Healthcare

November 28, 2004

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2004 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago with the unveiling of its 2015 Future Technology Pavilion. During the conference, GE will showcase technologies that will enable personalized healthcare in the future, resulting in the earlier detection of disease and treatments tailored to individual patients.

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General Electric Agrees to Acquire Ionics; Growing GE's World-Class Water & Process Treatment Platform; Adds Desalination, Water Reuse and Industrial Ultrapure Water Services

November 24, 2004

WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2004--GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and Ionics, Inc. (NYSE:ION) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for GE's acquisition of Ionics in an all cash merger for $44 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $1.1 billion plus the assumption of existing debt. Ionics is a global leader in desalination, water reuse & recycling, and industrial ultrapure water services. Ionics will join GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business unit upon completion of the transaction.

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GE Healthcare and Fujitsu Sign Contract to Digitise NHS Hospitals in Southern England

November 22, 2004

CHALFONT ST GILES, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2004--GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric (NYSE:GE), today announced that it has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services Ltd., the designated Local Service Provider for the southern region of the National Health Service's (NHS's) National Programme for IT.

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GE Engine Services Awarded Maintenance Contract From LAN Airlines

November 22, 2004

November 22, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OHIO -- LAN Airlines, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, has awarded GE Engine Services a five-year engine maintenance contract for the CF6-80C2 engines that power part of its Boeing 767-300 fleet.

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F110-GE-129 SLEP Engine Achieves A Major Milestone

November 17, 2004

November 17, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OHIO -- An F110-GE-129 engine in the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), being conducted jointly by General Electric Company and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of the F110 Component Improvement Program, achieved a major milestone on October 15 when it successfully completed the Accelerated Mission Test (AMT).

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