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  • China's Lenovo to buy IBM's PC business

    China's Lenovo Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IBM's personal computing division. Lenovo will pay $1.25bn (£647m) in cash and equity for the business, which is expected to transf...09 Dec 2004

  • Holes found in IBM's PC support control

    Hackers could use two of IBM ActiveX controls designed for automated PC support to attack PCs through the Internet Explorer browser, according to security firm eEye Digital Security. The company fo...22 Jun 2004

  • Chinese firm completes purchase of IBM PC division

    Chinese firm Lenovo has completed the acquisition of IBM’s personal computing division, and has now become the third largest PC manufacturer in the world behind Dell and HP. The expanded $13bn (£7....03 May 2005

  • Case Study: IBM PC Server 704

    Choosing a server is one of the most important decisions any company can make, it determines its effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of a company IBM PC Server 704s keep Grammer AG in the dr...21 Jul 1999

  • Twenty years and counting for the IBM PC

    A generation has now grown up with the IBM Personal Computer, which celebrated its 20th birthday on Sunday. They don't know what they missed, pre-IBM PC. Using a PC could once be seen as an act of ...15 Aug 2001

  • Buyer's guide to IT consumerisation: Rewriting the rulebook

    There is a growing realisation that desktop computing is no longer about IT providing a set of tools for employees. Consumer technology is more advanced than desktop IT, and staff are generally mor...09 Jan 2012

  • Lenovo becomes world’s second largest PC supplier after strong quarter

    Lenovo has become the world's second largest PC supplier and plans to increase its focus on the tablet and smartphone market. For the period ending 30 September 2011, Lenovo's worldwide PC shipment...02 Nov 2011

  • IBM/Lenovo deal brings new negotiation opportunities

    Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC division brings a newly revitalised player to the global market. Customers are likely to benefit...16 May 2005

  • Lenovo bundles IBM 'self-healing' software with own-branded PCs

    Chinese supplier Lenovo has begun selling its first own-branded PCs to companies worldwide, 14 months after it acquired IBM's PC business.07 Mar 2006

  • Lenovo sees profit double to £65m

    Chinese computer maker Lenovo's net profit nearly doubled to $108.8m (£65m) in the three months ended 30 June, compared with the same period last year. Sales at the company rose by 15% to $5.9bn du...18 Aug 2011

  • The IT factor in a global business transformation: An interview with Lenovo’s CIO

    In a global operating model, IT must deliver the efficiencies of standardisation but respect local business needs. Lenovo CIO Xiaoyan Wang describes her strategy. Lenovo's 2005 acquisition of IBM's...18 Aug 2011

  • IBM sale may bring us next generation of PCs

    It is the end of an era. I obtained my first IBM PC in 1982, before it officially was on sale in the UK.16 Dec 2004

  • CIO interview: Dave Benson, ex-CIO of News Corp

    Dave Benson has been in IT for the past 30 years, where he has seen every revolution from the PC to the iPhone. In this interview, he talks to Cliff Saran about the evolution of IT. Two years ago, ...23 Jun 2011

  • Lenovo rumoured to buy NEC

    China-based Lenovo group is rumoured to be in talks with NEC to merge. Lenovo is trying to buy a majority stake in NEC`s PC arm in a bid to expand into Japan`s PC market, according to Japanese news...24 Jan 2011

  • Computer Weekly marks the end of an era as a new one begins

    The first issue of Computer Weekly magazine in 1966 marked the start of an era in the UK IT industry - the first ever weekly technology publication. Our final edition of the print magazine marks th...15 Apr 2011

  • Lenovo and NEC agree PC joint venture

    Chinese PC maker Lenovo and Japan's NEC have formed a joint venture to become the largest PC group in Japan. As part of the agreement, the NEC Lenovo Japan Group will continue individual existing P...28 Jan 2011

  • Can Lenovo become the top UK corporate PC manufacturer?

    Can Lenovo continue to grow to take on HP and Dell in the corporate arena? Jenny Williams investigates The latest PC sales figures released by analyst Gartner showed Lenovo grew its market share by...27 Jan 2011

  • Photos: Hardware Hoarders - Your old computers (PART 1)

    Steve Robsons trusty Psion 3a Steve's hung on to this Psion 3a since 1993 and still uses it every day. Steve says of his faithful companion: "I was affronted to see one in the Science Museum. How d...26 Mar 2010

  • Lenovo to slash thousands of jobs

    Chinese computer maker Lenovo is to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide due to the global economic downturn. The cuts, which represent 11% of the workforce, are aimed at saving $300m in the coming financial y...08 Jan 2009

  • Lenovo CEO steps down after PC maker makes loss

    The CEO at PC maker Lenovo has stepped down after the firm posted a quarterly loss. President and CEO William Amelio resigned after his three-year term ended. He will stay on as a special adviser u...05 Feb 2009