Bangkok--31 Mar--124 Communications Lenovo Recognizes “New Thinkers” Worldwide Through Olympic Torch Relay Lenovo, a global leader in the PC market, announced the names of torchbearers to participate in Bangkok during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. Jetrin Wattanasin, Howie Lau, Weerawat Kiattipongthaworn, Weera Wongsapkana, Chairath Tantipaibulvut and Saran Phongkajorn have been selected to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay when the international portion of the relay travels through Bangkok on 19 April 2008. As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay and TOP sponsor of Beijing Olympic Games, Lenovo is celebrating the power of inspiration by honoring these individuals as torchbearers who embody the Olympic Spirit by motivating their peers and communities. Jetrin Wattanasin -- A pioneer of the pop-rap music style in the Thai music industry and the one who made jetski a big hit in Thailand Howie Lau -- A sales director who always comes up with innovative way to challenge his marketing team members from 7 different countries Prawit Jitpanya -- An executive president for IT operation who enjoys newness and innovations in his career path and personal lifestyle Weera Wongsapkana -- A sports lover who regularly adapts new creative ideas he gains during work-out session to his work Chairath Tantipaibulvut — An Engineering lecturer with projects to help improve laundry service at the university’s hospital Saran Phongkajorn — An Architecture student who plans to help solve global warming problem by focusing on green architecture “As a worldwide partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, we are very excited to bring torchbearer opportunities to new thinkers around the world,” said Deepak Advani, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Lenovo. “We see the Olympic Torch Relay as a significant opportunity to further introduce and showcase the Lenovo brand to the world. ‘New thinkers’ are those that embody our company’s philosophy and share in our global vision. They are representative of our passion for ingenuity and exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit. We plan to honor them globally.” The criteria for a “new thinker”: Motivator — One who inspires the community to achieve goals and conquer obstacles Provocative — One who disregards traditional boundaries in carrying out a great and difficult endeavor Imaginative — One who thinks “outside the box” — outside of national and cultural limitations Individualistic — One who demonstrates independence in both their thoughts and their actions Explorer — One who seeks new ways of doing and achieving The official torch lighting will take place in Olympia, Greece, in March 2008. The torch is planned to travel to 21 cities in five continents including London, Paris, San Francisco, Canberra, New Delhi, and Nagano, followed by Hong Kong and Macau, before spending 97 days in Mainland China to arrive at its final destination in Beijing on August 8, 2008, marking the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. About Lenovo Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world's best engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com. For more information please contact: Wanwisa Saisud [email protected] Nirachcha Ruenroeng [email protected] 124 Communications Plc. (662) 662 — 2266