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Tuesday December 23, 2008 – Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops on a quarterly basis for the first time ever in the third quarter, marking a watershed event in the history of the industry, according to iSuppli Corp.

Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40 percent in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 to reach 38.6 million units. Conversely, desktop PC shipments declined by 1.3 percent for the same period to 38.5 million units.

“Momentum has been building in the notebook market for some time, so it’s not a complete surprise that shipments have surpassed those of desktops,” said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst for compute platforms at iSuppli. “However, this marks a major event in the PC market because it marks the start of the age of the notebook. The notebook PC is no longer a tool only for the business market, or a computer for the well-off consumer; it’s now a computer for everyman.”

A quarter to remember

The notebook’s ascension to PC supremacy came during a strong quarter for the overall market. “While the third quarter will be remembered as the time when the scale of the global economic/credit crunch truly became apparent, the PC market managed to deliver strong unit shipment growth during the period,” Wilkins noted.

Worldwide PC unit shipments rose 15.4 percent on the third quarter of 2007, with 79 million units shipped. Overall third-quarter PC shipments exceeded iSuppli’s prior expectations of 12 percent year-over-year growth for the third quarter.

Business as usual at the top

There were no changes to the Top-5 PC OEM listings and rankings for the third quarter of 2008, according to iSuppli.

Hewlett-Packard Co. of the United States retained its No.-1 ranking position in the third quarter of 2008, with shipments of 14.9 million units, and a market share of 18.8 percent. Fellow U.S. PC maker Dell Inc. maintained its second-place ranking with shipments of slightly less than 11 million units, giving the company a market share of 13.9 percent. No. 3 was Acer, with a market share of 12.2 percent resulting from shipments of 9.7 million during the quarter—a standout performance. Rounding out the Top-5 PC OEM rankings were Lenovo and Toshiba Corp., ranked fourth and fifth, with market shares of 7.5 and 4.6 percent, respectively.

Acer goes into overdrive

“The big news from iSuppli’s market share data for the third quarter was undoubtedly the performance of Taiwan’s Acer Inc.,” Wilkins said. “On a sequential basis, the company grew its unit shipment market share by 45 percent, and by 79 percent on a year-over-year basis. Acer shipped almost 3 million more notebooks in the third quarter than it did in the preceding quarter, with the majority of those 3 million being the company’s netbook products. Clearly, the company’s netbook strategy is paying dividends, with Acer now trailing Dell by less than 2 percentage points of market share for all PCs.”

Solid PC performance

iSuppli was encouraged by overall third-quarter PC shipments, which exceeded our prior expectations of 12 percent year-over-year growth for the third quarter. Desktop PC shipment levels declined by 1.3 percent compared to the same period in 2007, while notebook shipments were up almost 40 percent. Looking outside of the Top-5 OEMs, Apple lost almost half a point of market share on a sequential basis at 3.2 percent, placing it seventh overall in total PC shipments. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. reported a great performance with its notebook shipments, surpassing Lenovo to become the fifth-largest notebook PC OEM while retaining its position overall as the sixth-ranked PC OEM in terms of total PC shipments.

2008 outlook

In view of the better-than-expected third-quarter PC shipments, iSuppli has slightly increased its full year 2008 unit growth forecast from 12.5 percent to 13.0 percent. Our revised 2009 outlook calls for PC unit growth of 4.3 percent.

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Madrid, España – 19 de septiembre de 2008 – Symantec, Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) ha anunciado un acuerdo para incluir Norton Internet Security en los portátiles Lenovo IdeaPad, en todo el mundo y en varios idiomas. El premiado software Norton Internet Security será ofrecido con todas sus funcionalidades, con una suscripción por 90 días sin ningún coste adicional.

Norton Internet Security es una complete solución de seguridad que trabaja de forma silenciosa y no intrusive para detectar y bloquear las complejas amenazas online de hoy en día. Norton Internet Security proporciona distintas capas de seguridad, anti-spyware y protección de identidad – todas trabajando juntas para mantener a los usuarios protegidos cuando compran, realizan operaciones bancarias o, sencillamente, navegan por Internet. Además, Symantec proporciona la solución de seguridad empleada en la herramienta de recuperación de datos IdeaPad’s OneKey, que hace posible que los usuarios puedan recuperar fácilmente su información en caso de accidente.

“Symantec está muy satisfecha de incluir Norton Internet Security en los aclamados portátiles IdeaPad de Lenovo ”, comenta Erin Hintz (vice president of worldwide consumer marketing, Symantec). “Con su amplio canal de distribución y su portfolio, Lenovo proporciona PCs para consumo que son versátiles, funcionales, y que ahora están equipados con el líder mundial en seguridad”.

“Con el aumento de las amenazas y la creciente preocupación sobre seguridad online, estamos muy satisfechos de tener a Norton protegiendo a nuestros clientes”, declara Craig Merriga (vice president, worldwide consumer marketing, Lenovo). “Al preinstalar las soluciones de seguridad de Norton en todos nuestros IdeaPads, ofreceremos a nuestros clientes una solución de seguridad de confianza para ayudarles a proteger su portátil, sus datos y su identidad, con lo que les estamos aportando mucha tranquilidad”.

http://www.symantec.com/

Avaya and Lenovo today announced the availability of the Avaya Mobility Edition for Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops, a solution targeted for business users that embeds the Avaya Internet protocol (IP) Softphone application into Lenovo PCs. The unified solution enables complete, enterprise communications from any location with optimum security, usability and quality of service.

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 22 – LOTUSPHERE – With an Avaya IP Softphone, a Lenovo PC becomes the office phone by integrating with an existing office extension number and linking it with multiple office, home and mobile numbers that can ring simultaneously or in a sequence at the user’s choice. Location becomes irrelevant: callers can reach employees quickly through a single number; employees have full access to Avaya Communication Manager features, voicemail and directories on their Lenovo PCs. In addition, users can make calls using a simple, click-to-dial feature from corporate directories, call logs, Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes contact lists or any open desktop application.

“The Avaya Mobility Edition for our Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks provides unified communications that facilitate business communications among our staff internally and with our customers externally,” said Jerry Perkins, executive vice president, Emerging Technologies and Corporate Strategy for Cross Telecom. “This secure, cost-effective solution has generated significant interest from our customers both in fixed and mobile locations due to its ease of use.”

The solution includes support for biometric log-in using fingerprint readers on Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and optional Lenovo external keyboards, as well as a new voicemail notification function that uses Lenovo’s ThinkLight feature. Lenovo’s integrated fingerprint reader provides easy access to business communications with the swipe of a finger while protecting contact lists and call histories from unauthorized access. In addition, Lenovo’s ThinkLight, located on the top of the ThinkPad notebooks’ screen bezel, alerts users to incoming voicemail.

“By using the Avaya Mobility Edition on Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops, users can streamline communications by taking their office phone with them on their PC, whether they are working in the office, from home or on the road,” said Bob Galush, vice president, Software and Peripherals Marketing, Lenovo. “This combined solution integrates the latest Voice over Internet protocol solution with Lenovo’s proven PC technologies resulting in a secure, easy-to-use computing and telephony experience.”

“Avaya’s Unified Communications and IP telephony solution embedded on Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks enhances worker productivity by providing secure access to a built-in softphone for business communications from any location via their notebook PC,” said Stephen Borcich, vice president, Unified Communications, Avaya. “The integrated solution can reduce company expenses by limiting the need for calling cards, hotel phones, second home lines and cell phone charges. The Avaya Mobility Edition for Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops enables companies to quickly streamline the growing complexity of their workers’ communications environment on their existing PC fleets while giving them more functionality that’s also easy to use. ”

The solution is available for purchase immediately in North America from Lenovo and Lenovo business partners. Technical support for the joint solution will be provided by Avaya. Pricing starts at $51 per user, with volume discounts available.

Más información

http://www.avaya.com/

http://www.lenovo.com/