Bangkok--12 Nov--Spark Communications
Lenovo is launching a website “Thinking Never Stops” (www.thinkingneverstops.com) designed to help businesses to get more out of their business with their ThinkPads
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today launched the Innovation Campaign across the ASEAN region in conjunction with the 18th anniversary of the iconic ThinkPad brand and the 60 millionth ThinkPad sold in this month.
To kick off the campaign across ASEAN, Lenovo is launching a website “Thinking Never Stops” (www.thinkingneverstops.com) designed to help businesses to get more out of their business with their ThinkPads as well as unveiling a joint-initiative with Intel on Think Smart.
In Bangkok, Lenovo also officially unveiled the first Think Concept Store (TCS) by SOFTWORLD at Pantip Plaza earlier this year. TCS is the first Lenovo retail store in Thailand dedicated exclusively to Lenovo products featuring the iconic Think range of notebooks and desktop PCs.
Lenovo has one of the greatest track records of innovation in the PC and consumer electronics world, and continues to differentiate through innovation and a leading product portfolio. Lenovo has been delivering meaningful innovations through products and solutions that address business and consumer needs.
“In the past five years since Lenovo acquired IBM’s Personal Computing Division, more ThinkPads have been sold than ever before, more investment in R&D is channeled to ThinkPad innovation and quality remains top-notch,” said Jeerawut Wongpimonporn, Country General Manager - Key account business of Lenovo Thailand. “Lenovo will continue to challenge the current notions of business computing and help clients leverage new computing trends to gain a sustainable business edge.”
Faster, smarter and built for business
As the ultimate business tool for innovative thinking, Think PCs has led the business computing world for almost two decades. Lenovo and Intel jointly developed the Think Smart program that will allow businesses to discover progressive business solutions that Think products has to offer. Lenovo's innovative products combined with the Intel Core processor are faster, smarter and built for business.
From the website ‘Thinking Never Stops’ (www.thinkingneverstops.com), users will have easy access to case studies and white papers on how Think products powered by Intel Core processor family processors have helped businesses around the world solve their own unique technology challenges. Furthermore, users can also interact with other users in the site forums and catch up on the latest Think news and offers.
One stop Think center for small medium businesses
Situated strategically in the heart of Bangkok’s IT district, TCS by SOFTWORLD in Pantip Plaza addresses the growing IT demands of small-medium businesses (SMBs) by offering an extensive array of Think-branded PCs and ThinkVision monitors. It also provides customers with the convenience of an integrated end-to-end retail experience spanning products, technical support and customer service, all provided under the same establishment.
TCS by SOFTWORLD is located on the fourth floor of the IT mall and the store opening hours are from 11:00am to 8:00pm. Some of the Think-branded products sold in TCS include the ThinkPad Edge Series, X201 and T410; ThinkCentre M90 and M90p, A70z and M90z All-in-One desktops. The store is open 7 days a week and can be contacted at 02-254-9797 ext 4484.
18 Years of Innovation and Leadership
As the ThinkPad celebrates its 60 millionth milestone, more than 14 ThinkPad laptops are now sold every 60 seconds, contributing to Lenovo’s position as the fastest growing major PC company. Since its inception, the brand ‘ThinkPad’ is synonymous with ground-breaking innovation firsts such as the spill-resistant keyboard and protective roll cage.
Lenovo operates seven R&D centers and more than 46 world-class labs, employs more than 1,700 engineers, researchers and scientists, holds more than 5,500 patents globally, and has received more than 100 major design awards.
The ThinkPad also continues to set the benchmark for quality and reliability. Last month, TBR ranked Lenovo ThinkPad laptops #1 in its Corporate IT Buying Behavior and Customer Satisfaction Study for Q2 2010 — the fifth time in a row that ThinkPad has emerged as the top choice among medium and large business customers. In this report, Lenovo set record high scores for hardware quality, reliability, delivery and repair time.
“Since debuting on October 5, 1992, the ThinkPad is not only the world’s best commercial PC brand today, but we continue to be at the forefront of innovation and deliver a leading product portfolio,” said Arimasa Naitoh, Lenovo Fellow and Vice President, Development, Notebook Business Unit, Think Product Group, Lenovo. “With Lenovo, the ThinkPad has grown even stronger with regard to quality, reliability and performance, and we will continue to drive our commitment to innovation further as we design future ThinkPad laptops.”
Some of the notable milestones over the last 18 years include:
1984 — IBM introduces its first portable PC
1986 — IBM introduces its first laptop, the PC convertible
1992 — IBM introduces the ThinkPad brand. The 700c is the first laptop with a thin film transistor display
1993 — The 750C is the first modern laptop to fly in space with NASA
1994 — The 755 is the first laptop with built-in CD-ROM
1995 — 701c ‘butterfly keyboard’ transforms keyboard design
1997 — 770 is the first laptop with built-in DVD-ROM
1999 — 570 is the first laptop with removable ultrabase
2000 — ThinkPad introduces the first laptops with embedded security subsystems
2003 — The Active Protection System is introduced to protect the laptop’s hard drive
2004 — The first laptops with built-in fingerprint readers is introduced
2005 — Lenovo acquires IBM’s Personal Computing Division
2006 — The ThinkPad X41 is the thinnest, lightest and most secure ThinkPad tablet to date
2007 — The ThinkPad celebrates its 15th anniversary
2008 — The ThinkPad X300 is the thinnest, lightest, full-function 13-inch laptop to date
2009 — The ThinkPad W700ds is the first dual-screen mobile workstation
2010 — 60 million ThinkPads have been sold. Introduces the first commercial laptops with Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics technology.
For the latest Lenovo news and product updates, visit the Lenovo Thailand website (www.lenovo.com/th/en), subscribe to Lenovo RSS feeds (http://news.lenovo.com) or follow Lenovo Thailand onFacebook( www.facebook.com/lenovo.lover ).
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1. Mr.Sontiya Nujeenseng National Sales Manager, Intel Microelectronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd
2. Mr.Matthew Kohut Ambassador, Lenovo Corporation
3. Mr.Jeerawut Wongpimonporn Country General manager, Key Account Business of Lenovo Thailand
4. Mr.Worrathep Chakravalvibul Business Development manager, Lenovo Thailand
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