Sale of I.B.M. PC Unit Is a Bridge Between Companies and Cultures
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I.B.M. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, a deal that reflects the ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.
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International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as &#36;2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer which long ago shifted its focus to more lucrative segments of the computer business.
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It's 1981, when desktop computers are still a novelty. But this pilot fish, who's the international sales manager at a big company, has one -- and sees its potential to solve a problem.
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China's largest maker of PCs is one of the potential buyers, newspaper says.
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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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After agreeing to sell its PC division to China's Lenovo Group, IBM now faces the task of keeping its corporate and government customers from abandoning its standard-setting brand.
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International Business Machines Corp. took the "conference" out of conference call this week when it invited investors to "a discussion" about the sale of its personal computer business to China's largest PC maker.
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International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer which long ago shifted its focus to more lucrative segments of the computer business.
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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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Sometimes culture clash can be a productive thing. For instance, handing a flexible collaborative package such as Microsoft's SharePoint to a bunch of Marines -- not the most flexibility-oriented organization around -- is leading to good changes for the service. The path to productivity was, however, not the usual orderly march.
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The partners plan to sell a PC card and gateway as a remote management and security system for PCs.
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The chip company makes a major deal to reach a new market.
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'White box' PCs are expected to retain a big share of PC sales, even as brand name prices drop.
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The computer maker will sell its PCs through Digital China, while Dell will try to target upscale consumers in the country.
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IBM's decision to sell its personal computer business to China-based Lenovo gives the world's third-largest nation the distinction of housing what will soon be the world's third-largest PC maker. On a deeper level, the deal also marks a changing of the guard in the PC business and rearranges the game board for rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
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IBM is in talks to sell its personal computer manufacturing business which, if successful, would mark the end of an era in the brief history of the PC, a machine the company helped to invent.
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NEW YORK -- International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer which