WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN DECEMBER 21, 2005 -- GE Healthcare has an exclusive, worldwide agreement with MobileAccess Networks to create the GE Enterprise Access solution designed to help hospitals roll out all of their critical wireless services on a common infrastructure. With the combined strength of MobileAccess technology and GE's broad portfolio of wireless clinical products, services and consulting, a comprehensive hospital-wide wireless solution is now a reality.

At the core of the GE Enterprise Access solution, the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network will provide seamless wireless coverage throughout healthcare facilities and simultaneously deliver a broad range of wireless technologies, including cellular, Wi-Fi, paging, and public safety radio over a common infrastructure. The two companies will continue to collaborate on enhancements to the GE Enterprise Access solution to deliver next-generation wireless offerings for hospitals including support for the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS).

With this new solution, hospitals will no longer need to install parallel, standalone infrastructures to support their clinical workflows. Instead, hospitals can deploy a highly adaptive wireless solution that enables medical teams to deliver increased clinical and IT productivity through improved communication across the entire campus.
"We are confident that this holistic wireless solution will provide a new level of clinical communication within the hospital while reducing our customer's investment and service costs," explained David Ataide, vice President and general manager of GE Healthcare Monitoring Solutions. "Communication and continuous coverage is the lifeblood of any hospital. By combining the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network with GE's wireless-enabled solutions like the wireless Dash portable monitor and other mission-critical wireless applications, hospitals can feel confident that their investment in wireless technology ensures improved communication."

The GE Enterprise Access solution will readily adapt to changing conditions and easily accommodate new wireless applications. The MobileAccess Wire-it-Once technology enables hospitals to cost-effectively add wireless applications and services without disturbing hospital spaces or disrupting existing services. The solution provides hospitals a platform that permits future services, reduces maintenance and upgrade costs, and ensures hospital-quality reliability and uptime. Coupled with GE's existing product and services offerings, the GE Enterprise Access solution will provide a comprehensive portfolio of top-tier technologies and services for healthcare institutions.

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