Hong Kong – May 20, 2008 –GE Healthcare IT, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced an extended collaboration with HP to offer pre-configured, pre-installed GE Centricity® Enterprise software on HP Integrity NonStop servers. The collaboration will target midsize hospitals and developing countries with lower cost and faster deployment of GE’s clinical workflow solution, Centricity Enterprise.

“We’re excited to build on our great track record of delivering high performance, reliability, and great value to our customers,” said Laurent Rotival, senior Vice President and General Manager, GE Healthcare IT. “This extended collaboration aims to grow the range of solutions optimized for healthcare providers of all sizes while maintaining the reliability and performance standards that lead the industry.”

GE Healthcare IT is currently collaborating with HP to pilot a low-cost solution for new hospitals in the Gulf region and expects to begin marketing this globally in the second half of 2008. A wide range of offerings is expected through this expanded effort, including:

A pre-configured, tailored version of Centricity Enterprise Software installed on HP Integrity NonStop servers. The offering is targeted for new hospitals, which can benefit from the reduced time and cost of deployment
Special licensing, pricing and customized offerings to encourage healthcare technology adoption among clinics and hospitals in emerging markets
New configurations designed for customers who want a hosted infrastructure approach
Validated Combination
For over 20 years, the two companies have optimized GE Centricity Enterprise Software and HP Integrity NonStop servers for the world’s leading healthcare providers, ensuring higher efficiency and 99.9999% reliability, a critical component for physicians and nurses in a variety of healthcare scenarios. HP Integrity servers are integral to the creation of a technology infrastructure that is the foundation for helping organizations lower costs, speed innovation into practice, operate more efficiently and improve the quality of care.

"The solutions from HP and GE Healthcare IT are designed to significantly improve the handling and management of patient information, which is growing at an exponential rate,” said Martin Fink, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Business Critical Systems, HP. “Unlike competitive offerings, the combination of GE Centricity Enterprise software and the HP Integrity NonStop server creates a reliable, cost-effective, integrated clinical and administrative solution at the heart of a healthcare provider's technology infrastructure. Building on our long-standing collaboration, this powerful solution will offer developing economies and midsize hospitals the combination of a fast deployment with high functionality built on the 24x7 mission-critical infrastructure that NonStop is known for."

Expanding Ecosystem
Further delivering on its commitment to offer customized solutions and faster deployment, GE also announced HP is an early member of the GE Centricity Enterprise Certification Network. As a tactic to meet the growing demand for deployment and customization, GE will train, certify and support leading systems integrators of the Centricity Enterprise suite.

Starting in the fourth quarter of 2008, GE will begin offering training and an associated certification that will provide its partners with the deep knowledge to adapt Centricity Enterprise software as a mark of quality assurance for customers. GE expects up to eight partners to participate in the program in the first year and will expand the program to include dozens of partners within the next three years. Training classes and certification exams initially will be held at GE’s Enterprise Solutions offices in Seattle and will be available regionally beginning in late 2009.

Based on more than 30 years of innovation through close collaboration with some of the most prestigious healthcare organizations in the world, GE Centricity® Enterprise is an integrated clinical, financial and administrative solution that helps to streamline workflow and improve productivity across the continuum of care.

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