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Tokyo, Japan, October 13, 2009 – GE (headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut) and Fujikura Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) have signed a technology transfer and license agreement for GE’s Dual Cool Jet thermal cooling technology. As part of the agreement, GE researchers will work with Fujikura, providing valuable expertise and assistance to support the technology development for new cooling products.

GE’s Dual Cool Jet (DCJ) technology, developed by researchers at GE’s Global Research (headquartered in Niskayuna, NY) features a piezo-based cooling engine and has a wide range of applications for electronic products such as personal computers, laptops, and netbooks. As the demand for better functionality and miniaturization in electronics continues to grow, GE’s compact yet powerful DCJ technology will enable removal of heat from local hotspots and recessed places. The ability to cool parts more efficiently will help raise the overall energy efficiency and enhance the functionality of electronics products.

The agreement with Fujikura, which specializes in the development of cooling applications for the consumer electronics market and industrial equipment, provides an excellent opportunity to further develop the Dual Cool Jet technology and produce higher-value cooling solutions.

Fujikura Chairman Kazuhiko Ohashi said, “Fujikura intends to combine GE’s excellent cooling technology with its own long-term expertise in cooling solutions to develop high-value products for the market by the second half of 2010. We expect this partnership to widen the market for our products.”

GE Technology Ventures Vice President William Kernick made the following comment:
“We are excited to join forces with Fujikura, a global leader in electronics products. Fujikura’s extensive product and market experience combined with our Dual Cool Jet technology will drive real solutions for electronics cooling.”

The agreement between GE and Fujikura is an outgrowth of GE’s Japan Technology Initiative (JTI). Launched in 2004, the Japan Technology Initiative is a strategic effort to promote mutually beneficial partnerships with Japanese companies that boast a world-class level of technological expertise.

Fujikura was one of the 20 companies that participated last May in the Japan Technology Forum, an event hosted by GE in Tokyo as part of JTI. Its participation led to the signing of this technology transfer agreement with GE.

GE Global Research Japan General Manager Juliana Shei, who leads the Japan Technology Initiative, said:
“I am very pleased that our Japan Technology Forum 2009 held in May contributed to the signing of a technology partnership with Fujikura. We will continue to focus on creating joint technological developments in order to deliver innovative products and services from Japan to the world’s markets.”

About GE

GE is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. GE is Imagination at Work. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com/. GE has been in operation in Japan for over 100 years and employs about 5,000 people in Japan. For more information about GE in Japan, please visit the pages at this site.

About Fujikura Ltd.

Since its funding in 1885, Fujikura has contributed to the development of society by providing advanced technologies backed by uncompromised reliability. Fujikura has been developed many products in the fields of telecommunications and electronics, as well as for the automobile and energy industries. It is now focusing on the Asian market, particularly China, to globalize its optical fiber, Automotive Components and Thermal Solutions businesses. Fujikura’s manufacturing base is particularly strong in Thailand, where it has 30,000 employees. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.fujikura.co.jp/

Further Information

Corporate Communications
GE Japan
Tel: 81-3-3588-9500

Corporate Planning
Fujikura Ltd
Tel: 81-3-5606-1112

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About GE Global Research

GE Global Research, the leader of this Forum, was the first industrial research center in the U.S. and is one of the few highly diversified R&D centers in the world. It cooperates with all GE business divisions to provide innovative technologies to the world.

For over 100 years GE Global Research has been at the center of GE’s technology and, as such, has developed innovative technologies in a variety of fields including medical imaging, electrical generation, aircraft engines, advanced materials and lighting. Worldwide approximately 2,700 researchers, or 10% of the 27,000 GE technological workers, work in R&D, and GE’s investment in technology is $5.7 billion. Headquartered in Niskayuna, NY, GE Global Research has R & D offices in Bangalore, India, Shanghai, China, and Munich, Germany.

For more details please refer to Global Research’s website: www.ge.com/research.

About Japan Technology Initiative

While making technology partnerships with Japanese companies a priority strategy area, GE has implemented the Japan Technology Initiative (JTI), which is designed to facilitate the fostering of mutually complementary partnerships since 2004. Specifically, GE carries out activities to seek and form mutually beneficial technology partnerships with Japanese companies, regardless of their size, to deliver innovative products and services to the world’s markets.

In Recent years, GE has announced joint technological developments with the following Japanese companies:

March 2007: GE and Konica Minolta Holdings signed a strategic alliance agreement to accelerate the development and commercialization of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) devices for lighting applications. The goal is to bring OLED lighting to market within the next 3 years.

January 2007: GE and TOKKI Corporation announced a joint agreement to develop PECVD Film Encapsulation technology and equipment for manufacturing organic electronics such as organic light emitting diode (OLED) flat panel displays. The goal is to develop equipment that could serve as the foundation for the future manufacturing and sales.

December 2006: GE and Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) announced an agreement on a collaborative research effort to develop industrial equipment using higher temperature superconducting materials. SEI will concentrate their research activities on superconducting wire development and GE Global Research will focus on the design and prototyping of new industrial applications for superconducting wires.

In October 2007, GE hosted the Japan Technology Forum, which was the first attempt by GE to seek technology partnerships with small-medium-sized companies in Japan. All together, GE received approximately 160 applications. Thirty-three companies participated at the forum and GE is currently in talks with five companies to pursue technological partnerships.

For more details please refer to GE Japan’s website on innovation:
http://www.ge.com/jp/initiatives/technology/index.html

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Major Focus Areas for Japan Technology Forum 2009