Press Releases

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 11, 2008 – Lenovo today announced that nine ThinkVision monitors are now EPEAT Gold qualified, making Lenovo the only computer manufacturer to offer such a distinction.1 EPEAT, or “Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool,” is one of the most highly sought environmental designations in the tech industry. EPEAT’s “Gold” designation means […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 5, 2008 – Lenovo today announced the ThinkCentre M57/M57P “Eco” ultra small desktop PC, the first desktop PC from any manufacturer to receive GREENGUARD certification, and Lenovo’s most environmentally responsible desktop PC to date. The ThinkCentre M57/M57P is EPEAT Gold rated, Energy Star 4.0 rated, and the first ThinkCentre with […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 26, 2008 – Lenovo today unveiled its highly-anticipated ThinkPad X300 notebook PC, designed for today’s most demanding road warriors, and the thinnest and lightest full-function notebook in its class 1 . The ultra-thin, ultraportable ThinkPad X300 notebook measures less than three-fourths of an inch at its thinnest point, or approximately the height […]

BEIJING – February 7, 2008 – In addition to designing the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch that will travel the world on its way to herald the arrival of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Lenovo has designed new torch relay components including the Lantern and Local City Cauldrons. The lantern houses the Olympic flame once it is […]

BEIJING – February 6, 2008 – To mark the six-month countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, PC company Lenovo, Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay and TOP Sponsor of the Olympic Games, today announced a global online philanthropic beginning Feb. 8 in the United Kingdom. Just as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 5, 2008 – Lenovo today announced that it has established a marketing and technology partnership with The AIR Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advocate, teach, and deliver information accessibility tools. The relationship will also set the stage for future enhancements in the delivery of accessible technology worldwide. […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 5, 2008 – Lenovo today announced its new ThinkPad and IdeaPad 90W slim AC/DC combo adapter, the company’s first all-in-one adapter designed to charge other electronic devices such as most cell phones and PDAs; and many mobile music devices (using optional connector tips.) At about a half-inch thick and 33 […]

Quarterly sales jumps 15% to US$4.6 billion Quarterly EBITDA (excluding restructuring) of US$244 million, up 91% Quarterly pre-tax income (excluding restructuring) surges 190% to US$192 million Quarterly profit attributable to shareholders (including restructuring) of US$172 million, up 198% Quarterly basic EPS (including restructuring) of 1.93 US cents, or 15.01 HK cents, up 188% Net cash […]

LOTUSPHERE, ORLANDO, Fla – January 22, 2008 – Avaya and Lenovo today announced the availability of the Avaya Mobility Edition for Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops, a solution targeted for business users that embeds the Avaya Internet protocol (IP) Softphone application into Lenovo PCs. The unified solution enables complete, enterprise communications from any location with […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – January 9, 2008 – SAS and Lenovo today announced a partnership to bring SAS’ award-winning Web-based Curriculum Pathways® educational software and Lenovo’s leading ThinkPad notebook PCs to students in K-12 classrooms across the country. The agreement provides a unique solution to school systems integrating select models of Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks for […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – January 3, 2008 – Lenovo today announced its entry into the global consumer PC market with the launch of a new line of notebook and desktop PCs. Lenovo’s new consumer-oriented IdeaPad notebooks and IdeaCentre desktops complement Lenovo’s business-oriented ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops. The new PCs will be initially offered in […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – December 11, 2007 – Lenovo and Wyse Technology announced a new agreement today that extends Lenovo’s PC portfolio with Wyse thin client computing technology. The agreement offers Lenovo customers around the world access to a wide selection of thin clients, including management and multimedia software that complements Lenovo’s notebooks and […]

BEIJING, December 4, 2007 – Lenovo today announced that its role as worldwide partner of the Olympic Games will conclude in December 2008, four months after the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. As the worldwide computing equipment partner, Lenovo is providing the technology backbone for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The company […]

WARSAW, November 27, 2007 – Lenovo today announced the company will open a new manufacturing plant and fulfillment operations center in Legnica Special Economic Zone, Poland. The facility will support customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including product assembly and configuration, distribution services and logistics along with additional value-added services, such as custom […]

BEIJING, China, November 15, 2005 — Lenovo Group, a leader in innovative personal computing, today announced its “Value-Added Software Plan” for Lenovo-branded PC product lines sold in China. This innovative program is designed to enhance customer satisfaction through PCs that are higher performing, easier to use and more reliable, at a great price. Starting in […]

RALEIGH, N.C., November 9, 2005 — Lenovo today announced that Saint Mary’s School, an independent all-girls’ college preparatory school in Raleigh, is the first high school to deploy ThinkPad X41 Tablet PCs to students and faculty. The writable slate and unique functions of the ThinkPad X41 Tablets will help students and teachers discover new ways […]

NEW YORK – November 6, 2007 – Lenovo today showcased its powerful new entry into the workstation PC market with the launch of the ThinkStation brand. Unveiled in cooperation with the NBA at the NBA Store, ThinkStation marks more than ten years since a major PC vendor has entered the workstation market1. As the first […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – November 2, 2007 – Lenovo today announced the appointment of Scott DiValerio as senior vice president and president, Americas Group, effective December 3. He will report directly to William Amelio and be responsible for the company’s sales organization across the Americas. DiValerio, 45, replaces Rory Read, who served as acting […]

Quarterly revenue jumps 20% to US$4.4 billion Quarterly EBITDA (excluding restructuring) of US$210 million, up 135% Quarterly pre-tax income (excluding restructuring) of US$125 million, up 177% Quarterly profit attributable to shareholders (including impact of restructuring) of US$105 million, up 178% Quarterly basic EPS of 1.22 US cents, or 9.47 HK cents, up 177% Net cash […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – October 25, 2007 – Lenovo today announced the appointment of Liu Jun as senior vice president and president, Consumer Business Group. He reports directly to William Amelio and is responsible for the company’s worldwide consumer business. Liu, 38, was most recently in an executive leadership program and completed two advanced […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – October 23, 2007 – Lenovo today introduced the industry’s first EPEAT Gold rated monitor – the ThinkVision L193p – as part of a new portfolio of PC monitors designed for business users. The portfolio of five new monitors also includes the ThinkVision L190x monitor featuring the slimmest bezel in the […]

BEIJING, – October 11, 2007 – Lenovo, a worldwide leader in the PC market, announced today the 18 finalists selected to compete for the chance to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. Lenovo launched the torchbearer search program with the help of Google to find “new thinkers” from around the world to run […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – October 9, 2007 – Mortgage, insurance and real estate agents at Prudential Fox & Roach, a leading regional real estate agency in the Northeast, are using 900 ThinkPad notebook and ThinkCentre desktop PCs to accelerate their business in the office and in the field. “Our Lenovo PCs provide us peace […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – October 4, 2007 – Lenovo today celebrates the 15th anniversary of the ThinkPad notebook PC – one of the most distinguished personal computing devices of the past two decades. Since its inception in 1992, ThinkPad has built a tradition of excellence, and is trusted by the world’s most demanding professionals […]