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GE services provides $275 Million revolving credit facility for hertz corporation

18 August 2007 - AZDEL 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, primarily will be used to acquire, finance and refinance vehicles for the company’s car rental business.

Stein Mart and GE retail consumer finance announce co-brand credit card agreement

18 August 2007 - AZDEL Stein Mart, Inc. and GE Retail Consumer Finance, the consumer lending unit of General Electric Company, today announced an exclusive, multi-year agreement to launch a Stein Mart co-brand credit program. The new Stein Mart Platinum Rewards MasterCard will offer its cardholders a points-based rewards program plus the benefits of the Stein Mart Preferred Customer Program. The companies are launching the new card this month.

GE, Silex receive U.S. government authorizations to proceed with uranium deal

18 August 2007 - AZDEL 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.

GE announces major milestone in solid oxide fuel cell technology

17 August 2007 - AZDEL GE today announced it has successfully developed and delivered a 6 kW prototype of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell system to the U.S. Department of Energy /National Energy Technology Laboratory for testing as part of a multi-year research program under the Department’s Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Coal-Based Systems program.

GE provides $80.0 million U.S. credit facility & £15.0 million U.K. for leading producer steel bars

17 August 2007 - AZDEL Antares Capital and its sister company, GE Leveraged Loans Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, today announced their role as administrative agent for an $80.0 million U.S. senior credit facility and a £15.0 million U.K. senior credit facility to support KNIA Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of funds managed by Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. (“Kohlberg”) in its acquisition of Niagara Corporation (“Niagara”). GE Capital Markets served as the sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the credit facility.

Valley Baptist health system selects GE healthcare’s centricity enterprise solution

17 August 2007 - AZDEL Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company and a leading provider of comprehensive clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions announced today that Valley Baptist Health System will upgrade its existing IDX “LastWord” system to the Centricity Enterprise (formerly IDX Carecast) solution. Once complete, the implementation of Centricity Enterprise will provide caregivers with a complete and accurate view of a patient’s medical history electronically.

GE Energy announces availability of new impulse cleaning system for enhanced boiler operation

16 August 2007 - AZDEL GE Energy has announced the availability of it’s new product, Powerwave+, an innovative impulse cleaning system that enhances boiler operation at power generation plants that burn coal to produce electricity and minimizes high maintenance and expenses associated with other cleaning methods.

GE to supply ecomagination products for Dynoil’s alternative energy initiative

16 August 2007 - AZDEL GE is supplying its ecomagination-certified solar energy modules and water filtration technology to a new initiative, launched by Dynoil LLC, to increase the availability of clean drinking water in rural areas of India and in other developing countries of Southeast Asia and Africa.

GE brings ecomagination to India

16 August 2007 - AZDEL General Electric Company today announced the launch of the company’s innovative ecomagination initiative in India, designed to bring to market new technologies that will help customers address their most pressing environmental challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water.

New high-efficiency lamps targeted for market by 2010

15 August 2007 - AZDEL GE Consumer & Industrial’s Lighting division, a world leader in the development of energy-efficient lighting products, today announced advancements to the light bulb invented by GE’s founder Thomas Edison that potentially will elevate the energy efficiency of this 125-year-old technology to levels comparable to compact fluorescent lamps, delivering significant environmental benefits.

GE unit makes first investment in natural gas storage, expanding its midstream assets

15 August 2007 - AZDEL GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, is making its first investment in natural gas storage, acquiring a preferred equity interest in an underground salt dome storage project in Louisiana for $65 million from Haddington Energy Partners III LP, a Houston-based, energy-focused private equity fund.

GE Turboprops help power U.S. coast guard deepwater program

15 August 2007 - AZDEL Deepwater is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to modernize and replace the Coast Guard’s aging ships and aircraft. The twin-engine CN235 medium-range surveillance, maritime patrol aircraft replaces the Falcon 20 and provides more endurance and a more cost-effective mission solution.

GE Energy’s Jenbacher biogas engines power

15 August 2007 - AZDEL A GE Energy Jenbacher biogas engine is powering a successful demonstration cattle manure-methane cogeneration plant at a large dairy complex in India’s northwestern state of Punjab, helping to address the region’s mounting energy and environmental needs.

GE Healthcare turns information into insight

14 August 2007 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company unveils breakthrough efforts to seamlessly connect clinicians across the healthcare continuum, from the origination of treatment to its successful completion and from revenue cycle acceleration to clinical workflow optimization.

GE Enterprise access wireless solution gains momentum with hospitals

14 August 2007 - AZDEL GE Healthcare and MobileAccess announced today that more than 10 hospitals in the last quarter have selected GE Enterprise Access as their universal wireless platform for hospitals. The Consumer Health World Conference recently named GE Enterprise Access as the “Best Mobile Technology for Improving Patient Care.”

GEnx Engine takes its first flight on GE’s flying test-bed

14 August 2007 - AZDEL The GEnx engine took to the skies today in Victorville, California, marking the start of flight-testing on GE’s 747 flying test-bed. During the four-hour first flight, the GEnx-1B engine demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality, climbed to close to 40,000 feet and established engine performance baseline for flight-testing.

Texas tech University partner to develop & demonstrate renewable powered water purification

20 January 2007 - AZDEL GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced it is partnering with Texas Tech University to develop affordable water desalination systems to increase the quantity and quality of clean water available in arid areas around the United States and globally.

Ranger group launches Organikglass with GE's Lexan GLX resin for automotive glazing solutions

05 January 2007 - AZDEL Italy's Ranger Group announced in September that it has chosen GE's Lexan GLX resin to launch its new premium automotive glazing line with the tradename Organikglas. GE's Lexan GLX polycarbonate resin, which provides high impact strength, UV protection, and light weight that are especially valuable in large panoramic roofs, sunroofs, and backlights, will be injection-molded at Ranger's state-of-the-art production facility in Carate Brianza, Italy.

Meijer stores & GE consumer finance extend retail card agreement, introduce new platinum MasterCard

10 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Consumer Finance, a leading issuer of private label credit cards in North America, and Meijer Stores, a grocer and general merchandise retailer and one of the fastest growing privately-owned companies in the United States, today announced they are extending their retail credit card agreement through 2009 and launching the new Meijer Platinum MasterCard(R)card.

GE Commercial Finance Acquires IT Financing Company

09 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Company, announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire the IT leasing business of Bay4 Capital, LLC, an independent information technology lessor.

GE honors progress energy plant as having top-generating boiling water reactors

08 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy's nuclear business has honored Progress Energy's nuclear power plants in Brunswick, N.C. as two of the world's top sustained generation boiling water reactors.

GE energy views NuStart funding as boost for nuclear industry

07 April 2006 - AZDEL Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced its funding approval for a new, streamlined process for obtaining a nuclear reactor construction and operating license, to be led by NuStart Energy Development LLC.

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip dedicate GE's Baglan bay power station

07 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy today hosted a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, to the Baglan Bay Power Station in Port Talbot, Wales, U.K. Her Majesty officially dedicated the power plant, which was built and is being operated by GE as a global showcase for the world's most advanced gas turbine combined-cycle technology.

GE Infrastructure brings key protection and productivity technologies to China

06 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Infrastructure, one of the newest growth engines of the General Electric company, announced today the introduction of four new technology solutions to the Chinese marketplace: Merlin, a home water filtration system; GE and China Telecom have initiated discussions to explore establishing a strategic partnership for advanced home security and service systems; UltraTemp, a family of medical patient temperature probes; and Proficy, a suite of automation software that helps maximize manufacturing operations.

General electric partners with leading investors to transform Gecis

05 April 2006 - AZDEL General Electric today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with two leading private-investment firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners, under which the firms will acquire a majority interest in GE Capital International Services, GE's global business-processing operation.

GE transportation joins EPA 'Climate Leaders' program

04 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Transportation announced today that it is joining the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program, an initiative that targets greenhouse gas emission reduction among leading corporations.

GE consumer finance completes acquisition of DeltaBank in Russia

03 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Consumer Finance, the global consumer lending unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of DeltaBank, a Moscow-based Russian consumer bank. As previously announced GECF agreed to purchase DeltaBank from its majority shareholders, Delta Russia Fund and The U.S.-Russia Investment Fund, both managed by Delta Private Equity Partners. The purchase was subject to regulatory approvals, which have now been received.

FEATURE/Trivection Technology By GE

02 April 2006 - AZDEL This holiday, many families will sit down to a moist, and golden, 22-pound roasted turkey in just two hours, thanks to the new GE Profile ovens with Trivection technology. A traditional oven cooks a cheesy, dense lasagna in one hour using only thermal energy. Now families can enjoy the same lasagna, or better, in just 15 minutes when baked with Trivection technology.

GE commercial finance Global media & communications provides $30 million in senior secured financing

01 April 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced that it has provided $30 million in senior secured financing to ACME Communications, Inc. The GE Commercial Finance commitment is part of a new $60 million senior secured revolving facility for ACME, which closed on November 8.

SAM'S CLUB rolls out business all-in-one card

31 March 2006 - AZDEL SAM'S CLUB announced today it is launching the new Business All-In-One Card, combining the buying power of membership and credit into a single card. The new card will be offered to SAM'S CLUB Business Members and Business Plus Members throughout the U.S.

General electric agrees to acquire Edwards Systems Technology

30 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that, subject to regulatory approvals, GE will acquire Edwards Systems Technology, the fire detection systems business of SPX Corporation for $1.395 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Demand for fast, secure check-cashing propels cashworks growth

29 March 2006 - AZDEL CashWorks, Inc., a GE Consumer Finance company and leading provider of automated check-cashing and prepaid solutions, announced today it is now operating in more than 3,100 locations nationwide, a 15 percent increase since mid-September.

GE Global research to lead DOE projects inpProduction of Hydrogen

28 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced that it was selected by the Department of Energy to lead $11 million of research projects in the development of hydrogen as a fuel source. The programs are focused on near and long term solutions for the production of hydrogen with sustainable, clean technologies.

GE insurance solutions adds expertise to property insurance services global asset protection staff

27 March 2006 - AZDEL 'The Property Insurance & Services Global Asset Protection team has had a great year,' said Tim Heinze, Field Operations Leader. 'We've had the opportunity to add new field staff in key strategic locations around the world to help us deliver on our goal of unsurpassed customer service.

GE finance agrees to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation financial services group for $4.4 Billion

25 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Company, today announced that it has agreed to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation Financial Services Group.

GE commercial finance corporate lending provides $173.5 million in financing to U. S. steel

24 March 2006 - AZDEL The financing commitment from GE Commercial Finance is part of $600 million senior secured revolving loan facility, for which GE served as Co-Lead Arranger, Co-Syndication Agent and Co-Collateral Agent. GE Commercial Finance will hold its entire financing amount. The U. S. Steel facility, which replaced an existing loan facility, closed on October 22nd.

General electric agrees to acquire ionics

23 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, and Ionics, Inc. 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.

GE healthcare unveils 'Vision of Healthcare in the Year 2015' at RSNA conference

22 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today kicked off its participation in the 2004 Radiological Society of North America 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.

GE healthcare's volume CT scanner fastest Volumetric imaging in the World

21 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare announced today that its next-generation volume computed tomography 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.

GE energy's solar aystems reduce electric bills in Sacramento's first zero energy homes community

20 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy's industry-leading, solar electric power systems are being installed in Premier Homes Zero Energy Homes community, Premier Gardens, located in Sacramento, Calif. Premier Gardens is the first Zero Energy Homes 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.

Calpine to build North America's most advanced combined-cycle power plant

19 March 2006 - AZDEL 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 gas turbine technology, the H System(TM).

GE healthcare unveils breakthrough imaging technology

18 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare today announced that it has developed the world's first high definition magnetic resonance system. This breakthrough technology was launched at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

GE energy launches new service to focus on nuclear power plant teliability and performance

17 March 2006 - AZDEL With federal regulators considering license extensions, power uprates, component obsolescence and productivity demands at a growing number of U.S. nuclear power plants, GE Energy's nuclear business has launched a new service to help utilities evaluate and enhance plant reliability, performance and safety.

FEATURE/GE climatekeeper2 refrigeration technology keeps it fresh in the kitchen

16 March 2006 - AZDEL Consumers looking to 'freshen' up their kitchens will appreciate the many benefits of the GE ClimateKeeper2 Refrigeration Technology. Known for keeping food garden fresh longer, this refrigeration system also wins points with consumers for its style and convenience.

GE healthcare's information technologies enabling digital revolution

15 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare announced today that it recently signed contracts with two new customers in the United States to build all-digital community hospitals over the next two to three years. These new customers represent GE's leadership in creating focused solutions to digitize general care community hospitals.

GE infrastructure completes acquisition of invision technologies

14 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has completed its acquisition of InVision Technologies, Inc, the leading supplier of explosives detection systems for U.S. civil aviation security. InVision products, together with GE's trace detection products, create a comprehensive Homeland Protection platform.

GE finance Global media & communications provides funds for Virgo Publishing LLC transaction

13 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced today that it has provided a senior secured facility for a transaction between Virgo Publishing LLC and Seaport Capital.

GE commercial finance energy financial services to arrange, intermediate debt

12 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services is accelerating its growth strategy of arranging and intermediating energy debt. To pursue this effort, Don Kyle, a veteran capital markets and energy finance expert has joined the business' Debt Products unit as Managing Director and Capital Markets Leader.

GE finance technology lending arranges $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

11 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance echnology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, announced that it has arranged $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc. The financing consists of a $4 million term loan and $1 million revolving loan facility, and the funding will be used as growth capital.

GE establishes 'Greatest Generation' scholarships for New York City public school students

10 March 2006 - AZDEL The GE Foundation announced today that it is establishing the Greatest Generation Scholarships Program, investing $2 million in scholarships for high-need New York City students who exhibit a commitment to community service. The program is being established in honor of Tom Brokaw, who recently stepped down as anchor and managing editor of 'NBC Nightly News,' and is named after Brokaw's best-selling book about the generation of men and women who helped transform America after World War II.

Getting a grip gets better, thanks to goodyear and GE

09 March 2006 - AZDEL Two of the most respected names in American manufacturing and technical leadership have combined forces, bringing to light an innovation to an everyday product, with an intention to deliver peace of mind to consumers as they travel in any weather condition.

GE completes partnership with leading investors to create an independent Gecis

08 March 2006 - AZDEL General Electric and two leading private-investment firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners, today completed their previously announced transaction under which the two firms acquired a majority interest in Gecis (previously GE Capital International Services), GE's global business-processing operation. GE received cash proceeds of approximately $500 million and retains a 40% stake in Gecis.

Gecis transaction closes on schedule

07 March 2006 - AZDEL Gecis, a global leader in high-quality business-process services, today announced that the agreement among its key shareholders, General Electric, General Atlantic Partners, and Oak Hill Capital Partners, has been completed, with the private investors taking a majority interest in Gecis. The transaction, closed today, makes Gecis India's largest independent BPO provider.

GE commercial finance credit provides $25 million revolving credit facility for calpaco papers, Inc.

06 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has arranged a $25 million revolving credit facility for Calpaco Papers, Inc. The facility and an associated $750,000 term loan were arranged by Business Credit and will be used to refinance existing debt.

GE insurance solutions announces Masonic program success at program's one-year anniversary

05 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Insurance Solutions recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Masonic Association insurance program. Since the program's inception, the program has provided broad insurance coverage for more than 4,200 Masonic Associations generating over $10 million in gross written premium, exceeding the company's expectations.

Exelon nuclear awards GE energy key equipment order to boost reactor performance

04 March 2006 - AZDEL Exelon Nuclear, the largest nuclear generation company in the nation, has awarded GE Energy's Nuclear business a commitment to purchase adjustable speed drive units for its fleet of boiling water reactors.

GE commercial finance & communications commits $35 million to a $95 million senior debt facility

04 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced today that it will serve as administrative agent for a $95 million senior debt facility for Otelco Inc., a leading rural local exchange carrier.

GE commercial finance arranges $41 million credit facility for JJI Lighting Group, Inc.

02 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance announced that it has arranged a $41 million senior secured credit facility for JJI Lighting Group, Inc. The transaction closed on December 29, 2004.

GE commercial finance arranges $14.9 million credit for American aluminum extrusion

01 March 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has arranged a $14.9 million credit facility for American Aluminum Extrusion LLC and American Aluminum Extrusions of Ohio LLC.

GE insurance solutions to offer insurance credit to law firms with legal administrators

28 February 2006 - AZDEL The Association of Legal Administrators announced today that GE Insurance Solutions will offer an insurance credit to law firms with legal administrators, underwritten by Westport Insurance.

GE infrastructure's newest explosives detection technology receives US

27 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Infrastructure's Security business announced today that its X-ray diffraction system has been certified by the Transportation Security Administration to meet the stringent standards for screening passenger checked baggage in the United States.

GE commercial finance launches initiative to serve companies focused on clean energy

26 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance announced today that it is launching an initiative to provide financial solutions to the growing number of companies focused on clean energy and related technologies. The initiative is a joint effort of GE Commercial Finance's Technology Lending and Energy Financial Services businesses.

GE expands its leadership role in China's gas turbine construction project

26 February 2006 - AZDEL Construction Project. After winning contracts last year for 13 gas turbine systems in phase one, GE now has been chosen to supply 20 of the 39 gas turbines included in the first two phases of this program, which is a centerpiece of China's efforts to meet its growing power requirements.

GE capital solutions acquires trustreet properties

25 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Capital Solutions, the business-to-business leasing, financing and asset management unit of General Electric, today finalized its acquisition of Trustreet Properties for $17.05 per share of common stock, or approximately $3 billion. Trustreet Properties is now part of Scottsdale, Ariz., -based GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance. This significantly expands financial services offerings in the restaurant industry for GE.

GE unit makes one of its largest wind portfolio investment commitments

24 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy Financial Services has committed to invest in a 410-megawatt wind farm portfolio, among its single largest wind investments. Among the wind farms in which it is investing is the one shown here, the 52-megawatt Mendota Hills project in Lee County, Illinois. GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, announced today that it has committed to invest in a 410-megawatt wind farm portfolio, among its single largest wind investments.

KIOTI tractors and GE money rev up new consumer financing program

23 February 2006 - AZDEL Hard-working tractors like KIOTI need a hard-working financing program. That’s why Daedong-USA selected GE Money’s Sales Finance unit as its new consumer finance partner.

State of the art container security system to help protect Marine Cargo at Port of Portland

22 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Security, Inc. today announced the installation of the CommerceGuard System at the Port of Portland to further secure a vital link in the world’s global supply chain.

GE money, Mohawk extend consumer finance program

21 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Money's Sales Finance unit and Mohawk Industries, one of the nation's leading flooring and carpet manufacturers, have announced the signing of a new multi-year agreement to extend the Mohawk Consumer Finance Program for flooring retailers across the country.

GE commercial finance fleet services launches vehicle replacement product

20 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services has introduced Time2Sell, a web-based vehicle replacement product that can deliver significant savings to fleet customers. Time2Sell applies powerful analytics to Fleet Services' comprehensive database to help customers make better, more informed, vehicle replacement decisions.

First cardiology-specific installation of its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner

19 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare announced today the first cardiology-specific installation of its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner, the LightSpeed VCT. This marks the first installation utilized exclusively for cardiac applications by a cardiologist.

GE healthcare to install World's first volume CT system utilized exclusively for cardiac applications

18 February 2006 - AZDEL GE's 5-Beat Cardiac Imaging Application Ushering in a New Era of Rapid, Less Invasive Cardiology; LightSpeed VCT a Breakthrough Technology, According to the President of the American College of Cardiology

SAM'S CLUB and GE consumer finance launch new credit cards where members

17 February 2006 - AZDEL Wal-Mart and GE Consumer Finance are launching two new credit cards on the Discover Network, one for business members of SAM'S CLUB and one for consumers. The new SAM'S CLUB(R) DISCOVER(R) will be available in all 552 SAM'S CLUB locations in April. Both cards offer members even more ways to save, and are issued by GE Consumer Finance. The Business card is the first such card ever offered on the Discover Network.

GE and partners launch the World's largest membrane-based water filtration project

16 February 2006 - AZDEL In a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, which included representatives from the highest level of the Kuwaiti Government, GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business helped dedicate the world's largest membrane based wastewater filtration project and the company's first major water project in the Middle East.

New bill payment and check cashing kiosk expected to drive increased store traffic and sales

15 February 2006 - AZDEL Providing customers with financial service options such as bill payment and check cashing draws customers into a store on a regular basis. Now CashWorks, a GE Consumer Finance company, is offering both bill payment and check-cashing services through its new mini-kiosk platform.

GE launches ecomagination to develop environmental technologies

14 February 2006 - AZDEL General Electric Company Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today announced ecomagination, a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.

GE healthcare's lightspeed VCT aiding physician diagnosis of stroke

13 February 2006 - AZDEL LightSpeed VCT image of the carotid arteries that supply blood to the brain and internal parts of the head. Physicians at University of Michigan Health System are using GE Healthcare's new technology to quickly diagnose stroke and determine the extent of brain damage.

GE healthcare introduces new cardiovascular imaging system

12 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today a new cardiovascular imaging system that will enhance clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat heart disease and enable more precise placement of interventional devices such as stents, balloons and filters.

GE'S corporate payment services secures patent on account pool feature of vPayment tool

11 February 2006 - AZDEL GE's Corporate Payment Services unit has secured a U.S. patent covering aspects of the account pool feature of its vPayment electronic settlement tool. It is the third and latest patent associated with vPayment, a payment automation tool that integrates with corporate procurement and Accounts Payable systems and processes.

ETON selects GE for private label credit card program

10 February 2006 - AZDEL The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with ETON America, LLC, for a new consumer credit card program. ETON is a leading manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles and scooters.

GE insurance solutions launches mortgage originators professional liability product

09 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Insurance Solutions announced the launch of an innovative product designed to help mortgage originators protect their reputations today at the annual convention of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers in Minneapolis, Minn.

New ''Fusion'' PET/CT scanner extends leadership in detection & management of cancer

08 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, introduced today a new molecular imaging system designed to help doctors detect, diagnose and monitor treatment of cancer and other diseases, including heart disease and neurological disease, more accurately and earlier in the disease process.

New GE French door bottom-freezer refrigerators offer consumers elegant yet functional refrigeration

07 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Profile French Door Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator LOUISVILLE. Summertime and entertaining go hand in hand. Impress your guests with your sense of style and practical functionality with the new GE French door bottom-freezer refrigerators.

New MileMarker card will help RV travelers go farther

06 February 2006 - AZDEL The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance has announced a new credit card for the recreational vehicle industry. The MileMarker(R) card is now available to RV owners through authorized RV dealers across the country.

GE healthcare's clinical enable NASA surgeons to monitor astronauts' health real-time during space walk

05 February 2006 - AZDEL NASA flight surgeons will use GE Healthcare's advanced heart monitoring and digital networking systems to monitor astronauts' health information real-time during space walks, which will take place throughout the Space Shuttle Discovery mission launching on July 13, 2005.

GE's quartz business to offer custom wafer heater assemblies for Semiconductor equipment manufacturers

04 February 2006 - AZDEL To help optimize the performance of heaters and electrostatic chucks in chip-making equipment, GE's Quartz business today announced an integrated heater assembly platform based at the company's new laboratory in Kobe, Japan. These custom assemblies, a critical subsystem of semiconductor equipment manufacturers' wafer chambers, combine customer-specific mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering with GE's advanced chemical vapor deposited ceramic heaters and e-chucks.

GE global research develops ''Ideal'' carbon nanotube diode

03 February 2006 - AZDEL GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced the development of an ideal carbon nanotube diode that operates at the 'theoretical limit,' or best possible performance. This is a significant improvement upon the original nanotube diode device that GE developed and announced last year. This latest breakthrough will enable even smaller and faster electronic devices with increased functionality.

GE's new Itemiser FX provides one-touch trace explosives & narcotics detection for high applications

02 February 2006 - AZDEL GE's new Itemiser FX provides one-touch trace explosives and narcotics detection for high-throughput security applications. GE Security today introduced its new Itemiser FX, the first direct-transfer, trace-detection instrument that can simultaneously identify explosives and narcotics directly from a simple finger touch.

The Marvin companies creates new consumer credit program

01 February 2006 - AZDEL The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance has announced a multi-year agreement with The Marvin Companies to provide private label credit card financing for all of the Marvin Companies' product line.

New material solutions bring transportation industry design flexibility, safety and security

31 January 2006 - AZDEL Bus, rail, and transportation industry executives will see how new material solutions from GE's Plastics business are bringing designers new flexibility to create vehicles with greater freedom and complianc. GE is helping companies develop lighter vehicles with greater aesthetic and mechanical freedom through the use of high-performance, thermoformable plastic sheet materials.

New GE dishwasher makes washing dishes easier than ever this holiday season

30 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Profil dishwasher with SmartDispense technology. Filling up the dishwasher with detergent each cycle, hand drying, and left-behind food stains are things of the past thanks to the new first-of-its-kind, GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology.

GE's SPUR+ Prepolymers for adhesives, sealants & coatings adhere better to a wide range of materials

29 January 2006 - AZDEL Addressing customer need for low-viscosity, high-performance prepolymers without added plasticizers, GE Advanced Materials-Silicones has introduced SPUR+ Y-15735 LM prepolymer, the low modulus member of a new family of next-generation silylated polyurethane resins for adhesives, sealants, and coatings applications. GE's SPUR+ prepolymers offer exceptional adhesion to a wide range of porous and non-porous substrates: metals, glass, ceramics, and plastics, even wet, primerless concrete.

FDA clears GE healthcare's new bone density system designed to help clinicians diagnose osteoporosis

28 January 2006 - AZDEL GE's Lunar iDXA Provides Comprehensive Body Health Analysis Data Output from Single System, Enables Clinicians to Detect and Diagnose Osteoporosis In Early Stages of Disease.

GE's New Lexan Margard sheet helps save energy, protect against UV, and let in light

27 January 2006 - AZDEL Underscoring the company's commitment to its new ecomagination initiative, GE Plastics is introducing advanced, new Lexan Margar MR5 IR sheet, GE's first hard-coated, polycarbonate sheet product for the global public transportation industry featuring infrared absorption in the wavelength range of 780-1400 nm.

New GE reveal halogen lamps offer long life, bright light

26 January 2006 - AZDEL This is the newest member of the Reveal family of bulbs, originally introduced in 2004. The quality of the Reveal light bulbs is achieved by adding the natural earth element, Neodymium, to the glass. It’s what gives GE Reveal bulbs their distinctive powder-blue color when unlit. When lit, the element provides a pure, true light by filtering out much of the dull yellow cast from ordinary incandescent or halogen light bulbs.

GE invents innovative new extem resin for exceptional performance

25 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Plastics today announced another first: the invention and launch of Extem thermoplastic polyimide resins. This new family of highly engineered polymers meets growing OEM demand for easy-to-produce parts that can withstand extreme temperatures and harsh chemicals in the most demanding end-use applications in markets such as semiconductor wafer handling, defense, oil & gas processing, aerospace, high-performance fibers, electronics, and automotive.

Wal-mart uses GE LED refrigerated displaylLighting to save green

24 January 2006 - AZDEL GELcore's LED refrigerated display case solution can cut wasteful spending on energy by nearly 80 percent. Consumers, retailers and food marketers all benefit with reduced glaring on floors and greater light-level uniformity on the face of products.

GE healthcare launches volume CT scanner

23 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric today introduced the industry’s first-ever computed tomography scanner that maintains outstanding image quality while reducing a patient’s radiation exposure by up to 70 percent for diagnostic cardiac scans. This technology was launched at the 92nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.

Early success in four cities, including Danbury’s Regional YMCA of Western CT

22 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Capital Solutions announced today a unique community outreach program called In the Community, For the Community or “ICFC”, to help non-profit providers of after-school programming enhance their organizations.

GE healthcare launches new digital radiographic system for a wider A=audience

21 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare announced today the introduction of a new member to the Definium family of X-ray digital radiographic products. The Definium 5000 is a floor-mounted, digital radiographic system providing GE state of the art image quality, image processing and user interface; making the system easy to use and reliable while providing high quality digital radiographic images.

GE global research, New Mexico tech partner

19 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced that it is partnering with New Mexico Tech in a multi-year program that will develop and demonstrate the integration of sustainable technologies to create cost effective and energy efficient residential and commercial communities.

Research reaches significant milestone in development of F-18 PiB for brain amyloid imaging

17 January 2006 - AZDEL A key milestone in the imaging of Alzheimer’s Disease has been reached through a close collaboration between radiochemists from the University of Pittsburgh and GE Healthcare. The University of Pittsburgh has started a study aimed at obtaining preliminary information on the performance of flourine-18 labelled Pittsburgh Compound B (F-18 PiB) to identify amyloid deposits in subjects with a diagnosis of AD. Chet Mathis, Professor Of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the PET Facility at UPMC reports, 'early results are encouraging and we look forward to the larger multi-site trials that GE Healthcare will perform with F-18 PiB in early 2007.'

General motors’ new electric vehicle uses GE’s ecomagination technology to help drivers skip pump

16 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Plastics played the role of a strategic partner in enabling the design and development of the Chevrolet Volt, by contributing the key materials technology to reduce part weight up to 50 percent and design engineering support to help position the vehicle as a way to help the world diversify its energy sources and to reduce the dependence on petroleum.

GE’S Jenbacher gen-sets to power South Africa’s first landfill methane plants

15 January 2006 - AZDEL South Africa’s first landfill methane gas-to energy projects, powered by GE Energy’s Jenbacher generator sets, will be commissioned at two sites near the city of Durban on the country’s east coast in early 2007. The plants are in the municipal region of eThekwini, which in Zulu means “in the place of the bay.”

GE’s nanotechnology lab discovers direct pathway to ordered nanostructured ceramics

14 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, today announced a promising breakthrough in nanotechnology that provides a direct pathway to making nanoceramic materials from polymeric precursors.

GE security’s secure registered traveler kiosks to help flyers keep shoes on at Airport clear lanes

13 January 2006 - AZDEL First-of-Its-Kind SRT Kiosk Uses Advanced Technology to Assess Travelers Shoes for Threats, Offering Registered Traveler Program Members Potential Improved Airport Experience

GE unit makes first investment in infrastructure project using gasification technology

12 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy Financial Services has made its first investment in a plant that will generate power and substitute natural gas using coal gasification technology. Shown is an artist's drawing of the type of equipment that will be used in Kentucky's 630 net megawatt Cash Creek Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle facility, one of the most advanced and largest gasification projects under development in the United States.

GE security announces container security solution to further increase security of cargo & ports

11 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Security and its global partners today announced the release of the latest version of the CommerceGuard System, which is designed to further increase security of cargo containers and ports by addressing dangerous vulnerabilities in today’s global supply chain.

GE Fanuc embedded systems introduces rugged ethernet switch

10 January 2006 - AZDEL Lightweight compact milled aluminum alloy chassis -40° to +71°C operation 10 Ports, Layer 2 and Layer 3 fully managed Built In Test (BIT) function

GE unit makes first European water investment, in Global growth drive

09 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, announced today that it is entering the European water market and expanding into industrial water treatment by buying a majority of the assets of Idex AQUASERVICES in France. GE Energy Financial Services is acquiring a 95 percent stake, including debt obligations, from Idex AQUASERVICES, a developer, owner and operator of facilities that purify water for the food, beverage and cosmetics industries.

Centerpoint’s roofing system will be used on National homebuilder mainstream GreenHomeTM

08 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Plastics has announced that its Lexan(1) Thermoclear(1) multiwall polycarbonate sheet will be featured on Centerpoint translucent roofs for the National Homebuilder Mainstream GreenHome currently being constructed in Raleigh, N.C. The demonstration home will showcase a number of environmentally responsible features including three translucent roofs made with tough, virtually unbreakable Lexan Thermoclear sheet panels.

GE, MCS announce partnership to create energy-efficient package for homebuilders

07 January 2006 - AZDEL GE and Masco Contractor Services today revealed initial details of a new program that they are establishing to help homebuilders and residential developers create homes that lead the market in whole-home energy efficiency, water conservation, and the use of renewable power.

GE healthcare unveils Algorithms that may help physicians predict risk of sudden cardiac death in patients

06 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that the company has developed two new algorithms that, when used together, may help physicians predict whether a patient is at risk for sudden cardiac death. And, for the first time, the algorithms can be used in combination with technology that is portable, making diagnostic tests available to patients anytime, anywhere.

New GE(R) frontload laundry pair offers King-Sized capacity

06 January 2006 - AZDEL When it comes time to remodel a home, or a laundry room, more and more consumers are looking to frontload washers and dryers...and GE is answering that demand with its new GE frontload laundry pair.

GE healthcare installs first volume CT system dedicated exclusively for pediatric applications

04 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare: -- Breakthrough GE Technology Arrives at Children's Hospital and Health System in San Diego; -- Physicians Embark on Clinical Study to Compare Impact of LightSpeed VCT Scans versus Cardiac Catheterization on Infants

New GE countertop microwave oven with rotisserie makes a great gift guide III

03 January 2006 - AZDEL With the new GE Countertop Microwave Oven with Rotisserie, consumers may never want to use their ovens again! This innovative machine has an upper and lower heating element to grill, brown or broil foods. Its large, 1.2 cu. ft. capacity offers plenty of cooking space for family-sized meals. The attractive stainless steel oven is a sleek addition to the countertop and features a stainless with black trim door.

The lightspeed VCT officially fastest selling product in GE healthcare's history

02 January 2006 - AZDEL GE Healthcare Reaches 500th Global Installation of the LightSpeed VCT; Physicians Endorse Clinical Relevance of LightSpeed VCT, the Only CT Scanner Capable of Imaging the Heart in as Few as Five Heart Beats .

Hustler turf equipment selects GE for new retail finance program

01 January 2006 - AZDEL Beginning in January 2006, the Hustler Card program will be available at Hustler Turf Equipment dealers nationwide with a variety of financing options. Hustler is known as a leader in commercial grade lawn care equipment.

Glass-free AZDEL VolcaLite composite from AZDEL helps combine formability, acoustic performance and improved incineration waste management for automotive headliner

18 April 2005 - AZDEL A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL VolcaLite composite.