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9 November 2011

Lenovo and Microsoft Announce Grand Prize Winner of EE2.0 EExtraordinary 10-Second Hero Contest

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC –  November 9, 2011: Today Lenovo, in conjunction with Microsoft Corporation, announced the grand prize winner of its EExtraordinary 10-Second Hero Contest. Carlos Arturo Vargas Ayala, who hails from Colombia, will be awarded $50,000 to be donated on his behalf to Operaciòn Sonrisa (Operation Smile) and a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop for his personal use. […]

8 November 2011

ThinkPad X1 Laptop Wins Prestigious iF Design Award

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – November 8, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that iF has selected the ThinkPad X1 laptop for the prestigious iF Product Design Award for 2012 in the computer category. iF selected the ThinkPad X1 laptop out of nearly 3,000 entries for its design quality, finish, choice of materials, innovation, environmental impact, functionality, ergonomics and […]

2 November 2011

Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing Adds Chairman Role as Founder Liu Chuanzhi Turns Focus to New Challenges

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2011– Lenovo Group, which earlier announced that it has become the number 2 global PC maker after achieving record worldwide market share in its second quarter, today announced that its CEO Yang Yuanqing will assume the dual role of Chairman and CEO. Company founder Liu Chuanzhi, who returned as chairman in February 2009 […]

2 November 2011

LENOVO REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2011/12 RESULTS

Becomes the world’s second-largest PC vendor, with record market share of 13.5 percent Record quarterly sales of US$7.8 billion Pre-tax income of US$165 million Profit attributable to equity holders of US$144 million Basic EPS of 1.41 US cents, or 10.99 HK cents Net cash reserves of US$ fourbillion (as of September 30, 2011) BEIJING, CHINA, […]

28 October 2011

New Lenovo ThinkCentre M77 Desktop Built for Business Professionals

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (BUSINESS WIRE), October 28, 2011 – Lenovo announced today the ThinkCentre M77 desktop, built for business professionals who want a powerful, secure, energy efficient yet easy to use computer to tackle everyday office tasks. Crafted for professionals in large businesses and public sector customers, the ThinkCentre M77 desktop provides extreme productivity enabled by […]

24 October 2011

Lenovo Connects Digital Home Enthusiasts with New All-in-One Desktop

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (BUSINESS WIRE), October 24, 2011 – Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today announced a new addition to its All-In-One (AIO) desktop PC lineup for consumers – the Lenovo C325. This sleek device is designed to give consumers the space-savings and affordability that families want, along with the multimedia capabilities that make the PC […]

24 October 2011

Lenovo Connects Digital Home Enthusiasts with New All-in-One Desktop

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – October24, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced a new addition to its All-In-One (AIO) desktop PC lineup for consumers – the Lenovo C325. This sleek device is designed to give consumers the space-savings and affordability that families want, along with the multimedia capabilities that make the PC the hub of […]

12 October 2011

Lenovo Statement on Becoming the World’s Second Largest PC Company

Lenovo has now surpassed Dell to claim the number two position – its highest rank ever – in worldwide PC shipments, according to preliminary data released today by International Data Corporation (IDC), a leading global provider of market intelligence for the consumer technology market. Following five quarters as the fastest-growing PC maker among the world’s […]

10 October 2011

YouTube Space Lab Lifts Off With Lenovo Aboard

NEW YORK, October 10, 2011 – YouTube and Lenovo, in cooperation with Space Adventures and space agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), today announced YouTube Space Lab, a worldwide initiative that challenges 14-18 year-old students to design a science experiment that […]

5 October 2011

Lenovo Statement on the Passing of Steve Jobs

Lenovo, the world’s third largest PC maker, today joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Yuanqing Yang, Lenovo CEO, issued the following statement: “Today the world lost one of its greatest innovators and visionaries with the passing of Steve Jobs. His achievements are unmatched in our time. We admired his […]

3 October 2011

Lenovo Selected by Universum as One of the World’s Most Attractive Employers for 2011

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – October 3, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that for the second year-in-row, Universum has included Lenovo in its annual list of the world’s most attractive employers, and has been recognized as one of the world’s Top 50 engineering companies to work for. The rankings from Universum, an employer branding company […]

28 September 2011

Nobuyuki Idei Joins Lenovo Board of Directors

HONG KONG, Sept. 28, 2011– Lenovo Group, the world’s third-largest PC manufacturer, today announced that Nobuyuki Idei is joining the company’s Board of Directors as an independent non-executive director. Mr. Idei is the founder and chief executive officer of Quantum Leaps Corporation and former chairman and group chief executive officer of Sony Corp. He will replace outgoing […]

26 September 2011

LENOVO TO EXPAND PC PRODUCTION CAPACITY THROUGH COMPAL JOINT VENTURE

HEFEI, China – September 27, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and Compal Electronics, Inc. today announced an agreement to form a joint venture company that will build and operate a new manufacturing center in Hefei, China. In combining with Compal, one of the world’s leading original design manufacturers (ODMs), Lenovo will add production capacity needed to […]

16 September 2011

PUBLIC/PRESS STATEMENT

Lenovo today confirmed that Gianfranco Lanci, former CEO of Acer, is joining the company as a consultant to help develop and accelerate Lenovo’s worldwide consumer business. He will have a particular focus on Lenovo’s integration of Medion, a leading German technology company acquired in July by Lenovo to significantly enhance its consumer presence, channels and capabilities […]

15 September 2011

Seton Hall University Adds 400 Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet PCs to Mobile Technology Toolkit

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – September 15, 2011: Seton Hall University announced today it is the first higher education institution in the U.S. to use Lenovo’sThinkPad Tablet PC, with more than 400 tablets now circulating amongst students and faculty in the Sciences, Honors and School of Business Leadership Programs. The University is making the 10.1-inch, Android 3.1 tablets […]

12 September 2011

Lenovo ThinkVision Monitors See Gold 11 Times with UL Environment Rating

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – September 12, 2011: Lenovo announced today that 11 ThinkVision monitors are now rated Gold under the UL Environment’s Sustainable Product Certification (SPC) program for their environmental attributes, making Lenovo the PC-maker with the largest portfolio of UL Environment Gold-rated products. The Gold-rated monitors include the new ThinkVision LT1952p, LT2252p and LT2452p wide monitors also announced […]

12 September 2011

Lenovo Turns Heads During Fashion’s Night Out with PCs Marrying Haute Technology and High Fashion

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – September 12, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) bridged haute couture with superior technology at the Lenovo Connections Lounge during Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) on Sept. 8, hosting a throng of attendees including Fashion Week designers, fashionistas, consumers and media at New York City’s Saks Fifth Avenue.   “The Lenovo brand embodies superior design, […]

9 September 2011

Public/Press Statement on Lenovo’s Likely Rise to Number 2 in WW PCs

Lenovo’s Chairman, Liu Chuanzhi, today stated that he expects the company to surpass Dell in sales by year end and become number 2 in WW PC sales (PC World). Based on the company’s internal metrics, combined with remarkable momentum in the market, Lenovo fully believes that it will continue to outgrow the market, outpace the competition […]

8 September 2011

Lenovo Receives ‘A+’ Rating On 2011 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index

Hong Kong, September 8, 2011 – Lenovo Group, the world’s third-largest PC manufacturer, has received an A+ rating on the 2011 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, focused on companies in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The index is designed to help investors and other relevant stakeholders measure and benchmark corporate sustainability performance, including corporate governance, environmental […]

1 September 2011

Lenovo Gets Glam with Three New Fashion-Forward Ultraportable Laptops

BERLIN – September 1, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) sashays into the fashion world with three new luxury laptops, the IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook™, and the U300 and U400 laptops. Bridging haute couture with superior technology, these laptops are designed for fashion-minded consumers who want a product that is stylish, yet also powerful and productive; the […]

29 August 2011

Lenovo Extends Cloud Computing Platform with Virtual Computer Desktop Virtualization

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 29, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) announced today that customers are now able to buy Virtual Computer NxTop® directly through Lenovo sales and its network of business partners in North America. NxTop® 4.0 offers extreme flexibility, allowing IT to centrally manage images and use the same image templates for multiple deployment models, […]

25 August 2011

Statement on Lenovo President and COO Rory Read Becoming CEO of AMD

RALEIGH, NC and BEIJING, CHINA – August 25, 2011: Today, Rory Read, formerly president and chief operating officer at Lenovo, the third-largest PC maker in the world, was named as Chief Executive Officer at AMD, a global semiconductor design leader. Lenovo has been the fastest growing major PC manufacturer for seven straight quarters. The company recently announced […]

25 August 2011

Lenovo, Newsan Collaborate to Open New PC Production Facility

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – August 25, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that production of Lenovo-branded laptop PCs to be sold in Argentina began today in Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra del Fuego.  The companyestablished this capability through an agreement with Newsan, a leading manufacturer of electronics and household appliances in Argentina. The relationship follows the […]

23 August 2011

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Goes On Sale

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 23, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that the ThinkPad Tablet, the company’s first business-class Android-based tablet, is now available for sale through Lenovo’s network of U.S. business partners and online with models starting at $499. Additionally, Seton Hall University will be the first educational institution to deploy the ThinkPad Tablet when […]

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