(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo and the National Academy Foundation (NAF) today launched an innovative program to teach mobile app development to high school students across the United States. Five schools from NAF’s network of career academies are piloting the program as part of Lenovo’s initiative to encourage greater student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects and to strengthen 21st century skills.  This innovative curriculum will also strengthen NAF’s mission to prepare students for college and career success. N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue and members of Lenovo and NAF’s executive leadership team made the announcement today at Apex High School’s Academy of Information Technology in Apex, N.C., one of the participating schools. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C. & Pleasanton, Calif.) Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced an agreement to deliver Polycom® RealPresence™ HD video and HD Voice™ solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets. The two companies will develop innovative solutions that optimize and embed Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets to deliver high-quality collaboration experiences to end-users from any location. Polycom and Lenovo are ensuring a number of devices — including select laptops in the ThinkPad T, X, L, and W Series — are Polycom-ready, providing certification and assurance that the device will perform optimally with Polycom solutions. (more…)

(Las Vegas, Nev.) Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today announced at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that it has received 16 awards and honors highlighting innovation, design and versatility in the PC industry. Most notably, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga won 9 awards from prominent industry publications including PCMag.com, Popular Mechanics, LAPTOP and Tom’s Guide all highlighting its groundbreaking hybrid functionality, distinctive design and innovative engineering. Lenovo’s other featured product at CES this year, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 All-In-One won PCWorld’s Best Desktop award for its advanced ergonomics and stylish design. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) IDG’s Computerworld announces Lenovo’s CIO Xiaoyan Wang as a 2012 Premier 100 IT Leaders honoree. This year’s Premier 100 spotlights 100 leaders from both the technology and business sides of companies for their exceptional technology leadership and innovative approaches to business challenges. (more…)

(Beijing, China & Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo Group today reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011. Demonstrating the Company’s rapid growth, Lenovo has become the world’s second-largest PC vendor, just one quarter after being named the world’s third-largest PC vendor. During the second quarter, Lenovo’s worldwide PC shipments grew 35.8 percent year-over-year, seven times the PC industry growth rate of 5.0 percent worldwide for the same period. This is the tenth consecutive quarter that Lenovo has grown faster than the industry and the eighth quarter in a row that Lenovo has grown the fastest among the top four PC vendors. (more…)

(Maiden, N.C.) Apple is beginning construction on the “Project Dolphin Solar Farm” for its $1 billion data center that rivals the largest such facilities in the world. The company has been granted a permit to start preparing 171 acres according to news reports. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has announced the ThinkCentre M71 all-in-one (AIO) desktop designed for large businesses, schools and governments. The new AIO boasts a variety of performance features, from fast boot up to the latest second generation Intel® Core™ processor family, interactive touchscreen options and advanced video conferencing features. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Do you think you have what it takes to be a hero in just 10 seconds? Or do you know one? Lenovo wants to know! Starting today, Lenovo, in conjunction with Microsoft Corporation, is launching the EExtraordinary 10-Second Hero Contest in recognition of its Enhanced Experience 2.0 (EE 2.0) for Windows 7 program, which allows select Lenovo PCs to boot up in as little as 10 seconds. The contest calls on “doers” in countries around the world to submit 150 words explaining a good deed they or an organization they know of accomplished in 10 seconds. Lenovo will award $50,000 to a charity of choice based upon the person or organization who made the most significant impact in the same amount of time it takes to boot up a Lenovo PC with Enhanced Experience 2.0. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo today announced its first family of tablets – the IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for home and office use. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 and ThinkPad Tablets are the Company’s first mobile internet devices featuring the Android 3.1 platform, and the IdeaPad Tablet K1 is the industry’s first Android-powered tablet certified to deliver Netflix video streaming. The Android-powered Lenovo tablets also provide access to more than 250,000 apps in Android Market as well as apps tested for the Lenovo device in the Lenovo App Shop. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo has announced today it has returned to the Fortune Global 500, placing No. 449 in FORTUNE magazine’s 2011 ranking of the world’s largest corporations by revenue. The Company reenters the magazine’s annually released list for the first time since 2008. (more…)

(Beijing & Tokyo) Lenovo and NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the launch of NEC Lenovo Japan Group, which becomes Japan’s biggest(*) PC provider. According to recent analyst figures, the new group will total nearly 25 percent of Japan’s PC market, with a strong presence in both the commercial/government sector and in consumer sales. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo announced today that it has been named one of “The World’s Most Reputable Companies,” according to the Reputation Institute’s 2011 Global RepTrak™ 100, a consumer study that assesses the reputations of the world’s most prominent companies. (more…)