Lenovo buys IBM PC business
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IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a $1.75bn (Â£900m) deal, it was confirmed today.
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IBM&#39;s decision this past week to sell a majority stake in its personal computer business to Lenovo Group, a vendor based in China, for $1.75 billion in cash, stock, and debt assumption, is
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BEIJING - Lenovo Group has agreed to pay US$1.25 billion ($1.75 billion) for IBM&#39;s personal computer business, lifting China&#39;s largest PC maker to third in global rankings and giving it a globally recognised brand.
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DECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China&#39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM&#39;s PC-making business for up to $2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
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BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - China's largest personal  computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK, said on Wednesday  it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for $1.25  billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from  the business it helped pioneer in 1981.
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IBM will sell its once vaunted personal computer business to Lenovo Group Ltd., the leading computer maker in China.-The Washington Post
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Lenovo Group Ltd.&#39;s purchase of IBM Corp.&#39;s PC business solves problems for both companies, but it also could benefit their rivals, at least in the short term.
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Not doing a runner, though Tech giant IBM has inked a licensing agreement with Lenovo that will see the Chinese computer vendor making and selling a range of x86 servers.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Lenovo Group has signed a five-year deal with IBMÂ to provide services and support to its customers. The deal, outlined in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange Tuesday, could be worth up to $245 million for IBM over the term of the contract. Lenovo plans to expand the services it offers customers with the addition of "fee-based technical support, installation, deployment and other PC-related services," the filing said. Lenovo did not reveal when the new services will be introduced, but they are likely to come soon: the company expects to make payments to IBM under this deal during its current financial year, which ends next month. In an e-mail statement, Lenovo spokeswoman Angela Lee declined to offer details of the new services, but said "many" of them are intended for consumers and small-business users -- markets that Lenovo is keen to crack outside China, and particularly in the U.S. After considering several service providers, Lenovo chose to outsource these functions to IBM, which is one of the company's largest investors, because the company has an established worldwide services organization and an existing business relationship with Lenovo. Lenovo expects the deal to generate payments to IBM of $15 million during its current 2006-2007 fiscal year, which ends March 31.That amount is expected to rise to $35 million during the company's next fiscal year, 2007-2008, and $45 million during 2008-2009. These payments may increase further to $50 million annually during the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012 fiscal years, Lenovo said in the filing.
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IBM yesterday sold its personal computer business to China&#39;s leading manufacturer, Lenovo, in a deal that reflects the profound changes taking place in the economic world order and marks the end of an era for one of America&#39;s most iconic companies.
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In detailing its agreement to acquire IBM's personal computing division, China's Lenovo Group revealed data about growing warranty costs for Big Blue's PC business, and in doing so raised questions about quality control issues.
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BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- The biggest Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group acquired the personal computer unit of the world&#39;s largest information technology giant IBM on December 8 at a cost of US$1.75 billion.
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IBM appears close to signing a deal to turn its PC business over to Lenovo Group of China. Industry experts say it makes sense for IBM to get out of the low-margin PC business, but caution that
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This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China's No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term. USA TODAY reporter Michelle Kessler answers some questions many IBM customers are asking:
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Ziff Davis - IBM's decision to sell its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is offering lessons both in how to expand into emerging markets and how federal regulators will view such deals.
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In unloading its personal computer business for $1.75 billion to a Chinese company, IBM managed to keep the division's most profitable pieces -- services and support. The onus is now on buyer Lenovo Group Ltd. to improve the businesses' notoriously thin profit margins, and the skeptics are many.
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InfoWorld - Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM, helping extend its product offerings to SMBs.