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MaXware’s Virtual Directory Optimizes GE Healthcare’s Identity Infrastructure,
Simplifying Management of Information Across Various Platforms and Applications 

ISELIN, N.J. and TRONDHEIM, Norway — September 11, 2006 — Further demonstrating its success as a leader in identity management technologies, MaXware today announced that GE Healthcare has selected MaXware Virtual Directory (MVD) to manage the company’s identity infrastructure.  MaXware’s Virtual Directory offers GE Healthcare the optimal way to improve the company’s existing identity infrastructure, simplifying the management of its current multi-vendor solution.  With MaXware, GE Healthcare has the flexibility to quickly deploy new applications and services across its global network, with significant cost savings and a substantial reduction in administrative time. 

MaXware Virtual Directory pools identity data and other important information from disparate sources and makes it readily available via one secure, readily manageable abstract directory.  Logically presenting information from any number of directories and databases, this platform-independent solution gives GE Healthcare a customized view of the data based on access rights and group affiliation.  MVD also streamlines configuration, as only one set of parameters is required for access to multiple data stores, enabling GE Healthcare to simultaneously update multiple repositories across their business environment. 

“As a subsidiary of a larger company, GE Healthcare faces unique challenges for managing and protecting multiple types of data across various platforms and applications,” explained Ståle Svenning, MaXware’s CEO and president.  “MaXware was able to deliver a cost-effective solution that would bring all the disparate data sources together while enabling GE Healthcare to maintain the ability to single out users and uphold strict security standards.”

MaXware’s MVD enables GE Healthcare to safeguard sensitive information by adding a critical layer of security to its identity infrastructure.  By precisely defining data views for various employee, customer, and business-partner populations, and providing access without moving the data out of its original location, GE Healthcare can comply with privacy regulations and enforce confidentiality policies.

“The MaXware team impressed me from the start with their deep technological expertise and understanding of my complex infrastructure needs.  Numerous times already, they’ve demonstrated dedication to finding solutions to challenges that arise,” explained Steve Kadlec, Provisioning and Identity Manager, GE Healthcare.  “Given their partnership mentality and the versatility that comes along with being an independent company, I’m also confident that together we will be able to build the future applications GE Healthcare will need to effectively manage and securely protect our identity data.”

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping clinicians around the world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease, so their patients can live their lives to the fullest.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $15 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 43,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit   www.gehealthcare.com.

MaXware is the identity management solutions expert helping organizations worldwide achieve simplified identity management and secured access to networks and applications. 

MaXware is leading global company with more than 300 customers in 30 countries include a cross-section of the world’s largest telecom, defense, government and financial organizations.