News (54)

  • Lenovo to end IBM PC brand

    Lenovo has announced plans to cease using the IBM logo on its products, with a complete switchover to new branding to happen before next year's Beijing Olympics.

  • Lenovo and IBM to recall 526,000 batteries

    Following reports of a Lenovo notebook catching fire at Los Angeles International airport earlier this month, Lenovo and Big Blue will recall 526,000 faulty notebook batteries worldwide.

  • Local IBM PC employees gear up for Lenovo move

    Lenovo's planned acquisition of IBM's personal computing division is expected to see 180 employees in Australia and 10 in New Zealand transition to the Chinese company, IBM Australia officials said today.

  • IBM sells PC group to Lenovo

    Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group said Tuesday it will take a majority stake in a partnership with IBM's PC group in a deal valued at US$1.75 billion.

  • Why Lenovo-IBM is a tough sell

    Two years ago, I got an inside look at operations at Lenovo Group, the Chinese computing giant that is forming a joint venture with IBM to sell PCs worldwide.

More News >

Features and Case Studies (14)

  • Lenovo keeps IBM PC unit at arm's length

    To ensure minimal disruption to its customer base, Lenovo's new IBM-branded business will initially operate virtually as a separate entity.

  • Lenovo's next chief looks to the future

    Stephen Ward, general manager of IBM's Personal Systems Group, will lead the way as the new Lenovo sets its sights outside China.

  • Method to IBM's madness

    Big Blue's sale of its PC business is no rash act, says News.com's Charles Cooper. It fits the plan Sam Palmisano began years ago.

  • IBM exit a sign of times

    Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.

  • IBM retools Global Services

    Big Blue seeks higher, more profitable ground in the market for business computing services.

More Features and Case Studies >

Reviews (12)

  • "Trust us", says ThinkPad creator

    Arimasa Naitoh, the inventor of the ThinkPad notebook and a senior executive at Lenovo, has moved to quell fears that the sale of IBM's PC division would result in a reduction in quality levels.

  • Lenovo ThinkCentre M55p

    Lenovo's first vPro-equipped desktop is smart looking, well designed and packs a lot of grunt. While there is not much room for expansion, the ThinkCentre M55p is already well equipped and the small form factor will be well received in a space conscious office.

  • Avaya and Lenovo team up on VoIP

    Avaya and Lenovo have announced a partnership to enhance IP communications on ThinkPad notebooks, the companies announced on Wednesday.

  • Lenovo ThinkPad T60

    The premium you pay is worth it: the ThinkPad T60 delivers a sturdy design, a complete range of network connectivity, top-shelf performance, long battery life, and just enough ports for the typical business user.

  • ThinkPad R60

    Businesses seeking a sturdy, secure, portable workhorse should consider the ThinkPad R60.

More Reviews >

Create an e-mail alert for "ibm"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
ibm


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

  1. Popularity: 2 acer
  2. Popularity: 2 aiia
  3. Popularity: 3 alan munro
  4. Popularity: 3 apple
  5. Popularity: 4 big blue
  6. Popularity: 4 business
  7. Popularity: 3 carly
  8. Popularity: 13 china
  9. Popularity: 2 computer
  10. Popularity: 3 computing
  11. Popularity: 2 deal
  12. Popularity: 12 dell
  13. Popularity: 3 desktop
  14. Popularity: 3 fiorina
  15. Popularity: 2 fujitsu
  16. Popularity: 5 green
  17. Popularity: 2 group
  18. Popularity: 4 hardware
  19. Popularity: 3 hewlett
  20. Popularity: 2 hewlett-packard
  21. Popularity: 12 hp
  22. Popularity: 3 idc
  23. Popularity: 2 india
  24. Popularity: 5 intel
  25. Popularity: 6 kanellos
  26. Popularity: 7 laptop
  27. Popularity: 2 legend
  28. Popularity: 6 linux
  29. Popularity: 3 market
  30. Popularity: 2 merge
  31. Popularity: 5 michael
  32. Popularity: 6 microsoft
  33. Popularity: 3 mobile
  34. Popularity: 7 notebook
  35. Popularity: 2 open source
  36. Popularity: 2 outsourcing
  37. Popularity: 3 packard
  38. Popularity: 3 palmisano
  39. Popularity: 22 pc
  40. Popularity: 2 printer
  41. Popularity: 3 recycle
  42. Popularity: 3 red hat
  43. Popularity: 2 russia
  44. Popularity: 2 server
  45. Popularity: 2 services
  46. Popularity: 3 shankland
  47. Popularity: 2 shipments
  48. Popularity: 2 spooner
  49. Popularity: 2 thinkcentre
  50. Popularity: 13 thinkpad
Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Renai LeMay MyPerfect.com.au has potential
    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.
  • Array Storage infrastructure on the tender track
    For a large-scale storage project, it's not uncommon to go out to tender for the best deal — but when was the last time you had to put together a tender for a document management room?
  • Array Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?
    The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured