Press Releases

Shanghai, China – July 3, 2009: Lenovo today signed an agreement with the World Expo 2010 Shanghai to become a Senior Sponsor of Computing Equipment and System Operation Service of the mega event. Lenovo will provide operation support of the computer system, and computing hardware and operation services for the event. The project demonstrates Lenovo’s […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – June 30, 2009: Lenovo today announced its latest line of servers, the ThinkServer TD200 and TD200x tower servers as well as the RD210 and RD220 rack servers. The new servers offer small to mid-sized businesses the latest in performance with several choices of Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors and vastly […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – June 29, 2009 – Lenovo announced today that more than 25 of its Think-branded business and Idea-branded consumer PCs meet the new ENERGY STAR Version 5.0 Specification for Computers, which goes into effect on July 1, 2009. Lenovo PCs including the ThinkPad X301, T400s, W700ds and the IdeaPad U330 and Y430laptops and select ThinkCentre M58, M58p and M58e desktops have […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – June 23, 2009: Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad T400s laptop, created to give business users a thin and light yet powerful, feature-packed PC. Lenovo’s designers sweat every detail, and the new laptop includes a series of significant enhancements invented to make the laptop more intuitive and easier to use, leading to an improved overall […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – June 2, 2009 – Lenovo today announced the Global Education Research Program, an initiative that will analyze and measure the impact of technology on students’ educational experiences at various levels, ranging from first grade through higher education, both inside and outside the classroom. Educational institutions have embraced using technology such as […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 28, 2009 – Lenovo today announced the next version of Secure Managed Client (SMC), the PC industry’s only storage-based, alternative desktop computing solution that helps enterprises reduce IT costs and security risks by storing data in a remote location, while delivering superior desktop PC performance and functionality. Lenovo’s SMC 1.2 […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 27, 2009: Lenovo today announced three new PCs designed to give consumers and small-office-home-office users cool, fun-to-use and highly reliable technology with the latest capabilities at surprisingly affordable prices. The new IdeaPad U350 laptop balances thin and light design with features that provide an excellent user experience without breaking […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 26, 2009: Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S12, the company’s first 12-inch netbook. The new netbook takes the best in connectivity, style and entertainment features in Lenovo’s other netbooks and brings users the next level in netbook computing with improved usability and performance. These enhancements include a 12.1-inch screen, […]

•    Full-year sales of US$14.9 billion •    Full-year pre-tax profit (excluding restructuring/one-off items) of S$29 million •    Full-year restructuring charge of US$146 million •    One-off items (charges) incurred during Q4 of US$71 million •    Full-year loss attributable to shareholders (including restructuring charge/one-off items of US$217 million) of US$226 million •    Full-year basic EPS of (2.56) […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 12, 2009: Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook to give online enthusiasts, social networkers and mobile consumers the latest in connectivity, entertainment and performance features to keep them better connected and enjoying their computing experience anytime, anywhere. The new IdeaPad S10-2 netbook gives consumers even cooler netbook features […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 7, 2009: Lenovo today announced a partnership with the non-profit Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR) to power advanced levels in tornado and severe weather research. CSWR is bringing more than 50 Think-branded PCs into the eye of the storm as part of the $11.9 million VORTEX2 project – the largest and most […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – April 16, 2009: Lenovo today announced the Lenovo Hardware Password Manager, the latest advancement for businesses to manage data security and the only universal tool to work with all brands of hard drives with full disk encryption (FDE). This new tool allows IT administrators to remotely manage employee hard drive […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – April 14, 2009: www.lenovo.com is leading the PC industry in green computing by offering the most PC products that use post-consumer recycled materials.1 These products also contain a higher percentage of post-consumer recycled content than competitors’ offerings, making them among the most environmentally responsible PCs and monitors on the market today.1 In […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 31, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is the first PC maker to offer laptops that are Optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. As a certified partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, this qualification means that the Lenovo ThinkPad X301, T400 and T500 laptop PCs meet Microsoft’s stringent requirements […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 30, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is using the latest Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series and Intel® Xeon® Processor 3500 Series to support advanced levels of computing performance in workstations and servers. Lenovo recently previewed its latest ThinkStation workstations based on the Intel Xeon processors at the Game Developers Conference, and […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 24, 2009: Lenovo today previewed two new workstations – the ThinkStation S20 and D20 – designed exclusively for specialized professionals in fields such as computer-aided design, digital content creation and oil and gas. Powered by ThinkStation workstations, Lenovo is also showcasing its new e-commerce platform, the Lenovo eLounge, to give customers […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 10, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is retooling its desktop PC portfolio to give customers two new, smaller, lower cost options. Lenovo’s new ThinkCentre A58 brings small-to-medium-business customers reliable, secure and affordable desktop technology in a new design, while the ThinkCentre M58e provides the technologies and green features […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and REDMOND, Wash. — March 3, 2009: Today, Lenovo and Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the Ultimate Academic Personal Computer promotion with high-powered, highly functional, affordable laptop PCs designed specifically for college and university students, faculty and staff. As part of the program, initially offered as a pilot by Microsoft, Lenovo will offer […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 24, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is designating eight ThinkPad laptops for use in field and vehicle semi-ruggedized computing environments such as in public safety, utilities, construction and the military. The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 laptops meet a barrage of military specifications tests and are enhanced with uniquely-designed durability features such […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 18, 2009: Lenovo today announced it is introducing two new services – ThinkPlus Priority Support and ThinkPlus Priority 4 – to give business customers even higher levels of service and support. ThinkPlus Priority Support is now available for all Think-branded PCs, and gives customers in large enterprise, mid-market, public […]

Research Triangle Park, NC and Waterloo, ON – February 16, 2009 – Lenovo and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the two companies will work together to promote new Lenovo mobile solutions that will help on-the-go business users enhance their mobile computing and communications experience through tighter integration between Lenovo ThinkPad laptop computers and BlackBerry® smartphones. Leveraging […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC ? February 12, 2009: Lenovo today announced that the ThinkPad W700 and W700ds mobile workstations meet or exceed criteria for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Energy Star 5.0 program for computers, which takes effect in July. This brings Lenovo?s portfolio of Energy Star 5.0 offerings to more than 25 PC […]

Quarterly sales of US$3.59 billion Quarterly LBITDA* (excluding restructuring) of US$39 million Pre-tax loss (excluding restructuring) of US$90 million Loss attributable to shareholders (including restructuring) of US$97 million Basic EPS (including restructuring) of (1.09) US cents, or (8.5) HK cents Net cash reserves of US$1.3 billion (as of December 31, 2008) Lenovo founder, Liu Chuanzhi, […]

Research Triangle Park, NC — January 28, 2009: Lenovo today announced the company has acquired Seattle-based Switchbox Labs, Inc. for an undisclosed amount, and Switchbox co-founders Michael Sievert, Robert Dickinson and Blake Ramsdell will join Lenovo. Sievert has been named a senior vice president of the company and will report directly to CEO William Amelio. […]