Lenovo to launch workstations in India

Speaking exclusively to CyberMedia group, William J Amelio, president and CEO of the company said that the company also plans to launch PCs priced at $199 in India. “We have launched new touch screen PCs at $199 price model in China. We are planning to introduce that in India also,” he said.

World’s No. three PC maker said that, it is two years since it has acquired IBM’s PC business and has able to establish Lenovo brand globally. “We are investing in brand building. Our Formula sponsorship is a major hit. Next, we are aiming for Beijing Olympics. We are moving faster than the estimated five years time in extending our brand as ‘Lenovo’ and distancing from IBM,” he added.

“In the last two years, we gave focus on four elements. First, we extended our transactional model from China to global market. Second, our supply chain management is best in class outside China. Third, our desktop business inside China is highly profitable now we are showing profitability in desktop in other parts of the market also and the fourth element is to build a global brand,” said Amelio.

He said the company’s main objective after the acquisition of IBM’s PC business was to stabilize the business and to keep focus on product engineering. “We want to be the number one player. More than that, we want to define the product engineering to the world. Financially we want to grow faster than the industry,” he added.

Speaking on the channel business, Lenovo said that in India the company has doubled its partners from 1000 to 2000 and present in 400 cities.

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