Post-IBM, Lenovo sets sights on expansion

摘要

After completing a US$1.75-billion purchase of IBM Corp.'s personal computing business in May, hardware vendor Lenovo Group Ltd. last month unveiled its latest ThinkPad notebooks and also outlined its strategy to boost sales outside of its core China market by targeting the North American small to medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) space. Purchase, N.Y.-based Lenovo in September unveiled its new Z Series Wide-screen ThinkPad notebooks. The laptops, aimed at SMBs, feature 14-inch or 15-inch screens and integrated broadband wireless. Back in June, the firm launched its ThinkPad X41 tablet notebook targeted to IT and mobile professionals.