Press Releases

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – January 29, 2007 – Lenovo today announced the new ThinkCentre A55 Small Form Factor (SFF) desktop PC, packing in leading technologies, such as Intel Core2 Duo processors and the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, all in the size of an average briefcase. As companies look for ways to efficiently use […]

PHOENIX — Jan. 20, 2005 — IBM today announced that Avnet, Inc., one of the world’s leading distributors of electronic components and enterprise network and computing equipment, has deployed more than 8,000 ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops across the enterprise to improve employee productivity and access to information, shorten sales cycles and lower total cost […]

RALEIGH, N.C., January 5, 2006 – Lenovo today introduced two new ThinkPad models that bring a new level of performance and portability to the world’s most recognizable notebook brand, extending the battery life of its notebook computers to up to 11 hours with an extended battery. (3) Designed around Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, the […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – December 13, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the appointment of Cuong Do as senior vice president and Chief Strategy Officer. He reports directly to William Amelio, CEO, and is responsible for the company’s worldwide strategic direction. Cuong replaces Yibing Wu, who has been appointed to head the company’s business transformation. […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – November 30, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the integration of its ThinkVantage Technologies (TVTs) with Microsoft’s Windows Vista™ Enterprise to give business professionals the highest levels of PC system recovery, wireless connectivity and security. Lenovo’s award-winning TVTs, a complete suite of PC productivity tools, will empower business users by extending […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – November 28, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad T60 widescreen notebook PC, the company’s first-ever 15.4-inch widescreen T Series notebook. Starting at only 5.1 pounds, the ThinkPad T60 widescreen is the lightest 15.4-inch widescreen notebook among the top five PC vendors 1 and continues the T Series’ heritage of […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – November 14, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad X60 Tablet, a new convertible tablet PC marking a technology trifecta for innovation, portability and performance — with two new screen choices and other innovative Lenovo features, such as dynamic screen rotation. The ThinkPad X60 Tablet offers new, combined MultiView/MultiTouch screen […]

HONG KONG, November 9, 2006 – Lenovo Group today reported results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006. Lenovo’s consolidated revenue for the second quarter increased 1 percent year over year to US$3.7 billion. During the second fiscal quarter, Lenovo’s worldwide PC shipments grew approximately 10 percent versus the industry average of approximately […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Oct. 31, 2006 – Lenovo today announced two new products – the Lenovo C200 notebook and the Lenovo J110 desktop – as well as improvements to the Lenovo V100 notebook in the 3000 Family Notebooks and Desktops. “Small businesses face many challenges and owners want affordable and dependable notebooks so […]

Innovative Lenovo Stat to be Unveiled for 2006-07 NBA Season NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2006 – The National Basketball Association and Lenovo today announced a new multi-year global marketing partnership to expand Lenovo’s brand recognition internationally and to enhance the NBA game through the use of new technology and statistics, including the launch of the […]

NEW YORK CITY, October 18, 2006 – Lenovo today announced that it has partnered with the Explorers Club to equip five distinguished environmentalists with ThinkPad X60s ultraportable notebooks, supporting their research in rainforest canopies throughout the world. The project builds on ThinkPad’s history of computing in unforgiving environments, including space exploration and mountain expeditions. The […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – October 16, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the first ThinkPad notebooks using security technologies from Utimaco that enable people to fully encrypt the contents of their hard drive with a single swipe of their finger. Lenovo also announced improvements in wireless connectivity and processing performance such as 802.11n technology and […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and ARMONK, N.Y. – September 28, 2006 – Lenovo and International Business Machines Corporation, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the voluntary recall of approximately 526,000 lithium-ion batteries worldwide manufactured by Sony Corporation. In the interests of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacement batteries […]

RALEIGH, N.C. – September 27, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the latest model in its Lenovo 3000 desktop PC line-up – the Lenovo 3000 J115 desktop. The new model is one more way Lenovo is providing small business users an affordable, worry-free computing experience. The Vista-capable J115 desktop comes equipped with an AMD Athlon™ 64 […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – September 26, 2006 – Lenovo today introduced several new desktop PCs including the new ThinkCentre M55p with Intel® vPro™ technology, which combines the industry’s most advanced PC processing features with rock-solid design, functionality and reliability. The new M55p is part of two lines of ThinkCentre desktops that, for the first […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., September 19, 2006 – Lenovo today announced the company’s first Lenovo-branded notebook PC to feature Intel® Core™2 Duo, the Lenovo N100 widescreen notebook PC. Featuring such innovations in PC technology as next-generation WiFi connectivity, enhanced multimedia features, the latest Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, Vista Premium-ready capabilities and industry-leading system support, the […]

Research Triangle Park, N.C., September 18, 2006 – Lenovo today announced that its line of ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkVision monitors have received high ratings from EPEAT, a procurement tool funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to help purchasers evaluate PCs based on environmental attributes. The EPEAT tool indicates that Lenovo not only met […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–September 14, 2006 – Lenovo today announced a new version of the LANDesk® Management Suite that will, for the first time, provide users direct access to the full portfolio of Lenovo’s award-winning ThinkVantage Technologies. Designed to support IT departments, this new software will help empower businesses to take full advantage of managing […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 12, 2006 – Lenovo today announced that it has outperformed top competitors in customer satisfaction with PC hardware quality, reliability and product design features, according to the Technology Business Research (TBR) 2Q 2006 “Corporate IT Buying Behavior and Customer Satisfaction Study: Notebooks.” For the seventh consecutive quarter, Lenovo dominated the […]

HONG KONG, August 31, 2006 – Lenovo Group today announced two management changes. Liu Jun, who has led Lenovo’s global supply chain for the past year, has elected to take a one-year sabbatical from Lenovo to pursue advanced executive studies. “Lenovo has recently launched new programs to identify, train and accelerate career paths for Lenovo’s […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., 28 Aug. 2006 — In the interests of public safety and improving the level of engineering in notebook personal computer designs worldwide, Lenovo today announced that it would take the unusual step of sharing its proprietary battery design technology with the PC industry. The release of information, which Lenovo is providing […]

HONG KONG, August 24, 2006 – Lenovo Group today announced a new Lenovo Services business unit, uniting all aspects of customer service globally under the leadership of a new senior executive, Christopher J. Askew. “Customer satisfaction is a key goal for Lenovo, and this new Lenovo Services unit deepens our commitment to delighting customers with […]

HONG KONG, August 21, 2006 – Lenovo Group today unveiled its Center of Excellence (COE), a new organization responsible for supply/demand forecasting, pricing, sales and product mix strategies, inventory management, and performance measurement. “Our goals to lead the PC industry in customer satisfaction and operational excellence require Lenovo to be even more ‘in tune’ with […]

HONG KONG, August 17, 2006 – Lenovo Group today announced the addition of two executives to Lenovo’s Asia Pacific management team. David D. Miller, 42, is joining Lenovo as president of Asia Pacific and senior vice president of Lenovo, effective immediately. He will have responsibility for all of Lenovo’s customer-facing business in the Asia Pacific […]