1994, Lenovo went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and it developed to a new stage.
In April 2003, Lenovo Group officially announced the launch of Lenovo's new logo Lenovo, replacing Legend with Lenovo, and registered globally. In China, Lenovo has been using English+Chinese logo overseas and English logos alone. "Lenovo" is a compound word, and "le" comes from "legend". "novo" is a pseudo Latin word, which comes from "nova".
In 2004, Lenovo became the first China enterprise among the global partners of the International Olympic Committee, providing exclusive computing technology and equipment such as desktop computers, notebooks, servers and printers, as well as financial and technical support for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Lenovo completed the acquisition of IBM's personal computer division in May 2005, taking the most important step of internationalization. Two companies with the same dream joined hands under Lenovo's name, marking the birth of new Lenovo.
By the end of 20 13, Lenovo has established its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Beijing and the Triangle Research Park in People's Republic of China (PRC).
2014 65438+1On the afternoon of October 23rd, Lenovo Group announced that it would acquire IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion. The agreement signed by the two parties shows that the purchase price includes $2.07 billion in cash and 654.38+82 billion shares issued by Lenovo Group to IBM.
In Fortune magazine's list of the top 500 global enterprises in 2008, Lenovo Group made the list for the first time, ranking 499th, with an annual income of 65.438+06.788 billion US dollars. According to Fortune magazine's latest list of 20 12 top 500 global enterprises, Lenovo Group once again made the list, ranking 370th, with annual revenue of 29,574.4 million US dollars and profit of 473 million US dollars. In the Fortune 500 list in 20 13, Lenovo's ranking has been greatly improved, from 370th in 20 12 to 329th. Lenovo's turnover reached $34 billion, surpassing some internationally renowned brand enterprises.
In 20 13, it was awarded the Top 500 Chinese Brands jointly released by China Brand Value Research Institute, Central State Commission and Focus China, and the 329th global enterprise in 20 13. 1984: Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo, led China 10 computer technicians to realize that PC will definitely change people's work and life.
IBM introduced the first portable computer-a 30-pound IBM portable PC.
1985: Lenovo Hanka, the first Hanka product with Lenovo function, was launched, and the brand name of Lenovo came from this.
1986: IBM introduced the smallest fully functional personal computer-PC convertible, which weighs less than 13 lbs.
1987: Lenovo successfully launched Lenovo Hanka. IBM introduced Personal System /2(PS/2) personal computer series.
1988: Lenovo Hanka won the first prize of China National Science and Technology Progress Award. Hong Kong Lenovo was founded.
1989: Beijing Lenovo group company was established. 1990: The first Lenovo microcomputer is put on the market. Lenovo has changed from an agent of imported computer products to a manufacturer and seller of its own brand computer products. Lenovo series microcomputers have passed the appraisal and acceptance of the national torch plan.
1992: Lenovo introduced the concept of home computer, and Lenovo 1+ 1 home computer was put into the domestic market. IBM introduced ThinkPad, the industry's first notebook computer, 10.4-inch TFT display screen and TrackPoint pointing device.
1993: Lenovo entered the Pentium era and launched the first 586 personal computer in China. IBM personal computer department was established.
1994: Lenovo successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Lenovo Microcomputer Department was formally established. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first notebook computer with optical drive-ThinkPad 755 CD.
1995: Lenovo launched the first Lenovo server. IBM's personal computer division introduced the butterfly keyboard. IBM's personal computer division moved from Polk, Florida to Raleigh, North Carolina.
1996: Lenovo ranked first in the domestic market for the first time. Lenovo notebook came out.
1997: Lenovo and Microsoft signed an intellectual property agreement. Lenovo MFC laser all-in-one machine comes out. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first notebook computer with DVD-ROM drive-ThinkPad 770.
1998: The millionth Lenovo computer was born. Andy Grove, president of Intel Corporation, attended the ceremony and accepted the computer as a collection of Intel Museum.
The first Lenovo store was completed in Beijing, and since then Lenovo has established a huge store system. Lenovo launched the Happy House software, which is preset on every Lenovo home computer, further increasing Lenovo's market share to 14.4%. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first notebook computer equipped with ThinkLight keyboard light, which is a small light that can illuminate the keyboard in a dim working environment, such as on an airplane.
1999: Lenovo became the top computer manufacturer in the Asia-Pacific market, ranking first among the top 100 electronic companies in China. Lenovo released a computer with one-click Internet access function. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first mini notebook computer, weighing less than 3 pounds, with a standard port and a 95% full-size keyboard. IBM's personal computer division announced its withdrawal from the retail business. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first personal computer with embedded security chip.
2000: Lenovo's share price soared, and Lenovo Group Co., Ltd. entered the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong and became the flagship high-tech stock in Hong Kong. Lenovo ranks among the top ten best management computer manufacturers in the world. Lenovo was rated as the "Best Company in China" by many investor relations magazines around the world. IBM's personal computer division sold the10 millionth ThinkPad laptop. 200 1: Yang became president and CEO of Lenovo. Lenovo first introduced personal computer products with rich digital applications. The IBM notebook computer with built-in security chip became the first notebook computer certified by Trusted Computing Platform Alliance in the industry. The Trusted Computing Platform Alliance is an industry organization that formulates data security standards.
2002: Lenovo held the first Lenovo Technology Innovation Conference (Legend World 2002), and Lenovo launched relevant applied technology strategies. Lenovo Shen Teng1800 (Deepcomp1800) high-performance computer came out. This is the first computer in China with 1000 GFLOP/s (floating-point operations per second). It is also the fastest civil computer in China, ranking 43rd among the top 500 fastest computers in the world. Lenovo established a mobile phone business joint venture company and announced its entry into the mobile phone business. IBM's personal computer department has introduced the earliest automatic data recovery technology in the industry-Image Ultra image management and quick restore and quick recovery. IBM's personal computer division announced an outsourcing agreement with Sanmina-SCI for desktop computers.
2003: Lenovo announced the use of the new logo Lenovo to prepare for entering overseas markets. Based on the concept of related application technology, under the leadership of the Ministry of Information Industry, Lenovo has established an IGRS working group with many well-known domestic companies to promote the formulation of relevant industry standards. Lenovo launched the Lenovo Science and Technology Tour in 2003 to publicize Lenovo's innovative technologies and ideas. Lenovo successfully developed the Shen Teng 6800 high-performance computer, ranking 14 among the top 500 supercomputers in the world. IBM's personal computer division launched the industry's first notebook computer, with a long battery life of 1 1 hour. IBM PC department establishes ThinkCentre desktop computer production line. The personal computer department of IBM has launched a notebook computer with active hard disk protection system, which is the first notebook computer with airbag hard disk and data protection function in the industry. IBM's personal computer division sold the 20 millionth ThinkPad laptop.
2004: Lenovo became the first China enterprise to become a global partner of the International Olympic Committee, serving the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
On August 10, 2005, Lenovo Group announced its results for the first quarter of 2005, during which it achieved a net profit of HK$ 357 million. This is the first time that Lenovo has included IBM's global PC business in its quarterly financial report.
June 5438+October 2006 10, Lenovo Shen Teng 6800 Supercomputer won the second prize of 2005 National Science and Technology Progress Award, which once again reflected Lenovo's obvious technical advantages in the field of high-performance computing.
In February 2006, the Winter Olympics in Turin opened. Lenovo provided 5,000 desktop computers, nearly 600 notebooks, nearly 400 servers, 600 desktop printers and technical support for the Turin Winter Olympics, and sent a Lenovo engineer service team of more than 100 people. With its excellent performance of zero failure, Lenovo successfully supported the Turin Winter Olympics and was highly praised by the International Olympic Committee. Lenovo released Lenovo-branded PC products overseas for the first time, marking a new stage for Lenovo to build Lenovo's international brand on a global scale.
In March 2006, Lenovo officially joined TCG (Trusted Computing Group) by unanimous vote and became a core member of TCG organization. TCG trusted computing technology represents the development trend of future IT technology, and becoming a core member will have an impact on the future IT industry.
In August, 2006, Lenovo launched two new products of commercial desktop computers-Xinkaitian and Xinkaitian, aiming at the big customer market in China. Lenovo Xinkaitian officially became the first desktop computer to support the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At this conference, Lenovo Group and BOCOG held a grand ceremony to present the "first Olympic model" and presented BOCOG with the first Tian Kai computer.
June 5438 +2006 10, Lenovo and NBA (American Professional Basketball Association) announced the formation of a long-term global market partnership, and at the same time launched Lenovo's "Tomorrow Superstar Plan" with an investment of hundreds of millions.
On June 5438+February, 2006, Lenovo announced that it would implement free computer recycling service in Chinese mainland from now on. Computer products that provide free recycling services include Lenovo branded laptops, desktops, servers, ThinkPad laptops and ThinkCentre desktops.
In February 2007, Lenovo signed a contract to become AT & amp； T Williams, the top sponsor of the team, and Lenovo PC technology fully support all systems of the whole team from car ignition to competition to inventory management. At the same time, Lenovo logo appeared prominently in Williams team and all races around the world.
In April 2007, BOCOG and the International Olympic Committee jointly announced that Lenovo Group would become the global partner of the torch relay of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. At the same time, Lenovo's "Xiangyun" scheme for the Beijing Olympic torch was selected by BOCOG for three rounds and stood out among 388 bidding schemes around the world. Lenovo became the first Olympic torch relay partner from China in the history of the Olympic Movement.
In August 2007, Lenovo issued the "New Rural Strategy", which will bring information technology products to 654.38+10,000 administrative villages nationwide in the next three years, influencing and driving 300,000 administrative villages, and making more than 3 million farmers affordable and well-used electronic information products.
On June 5438+ 10, 2008, Lenovo Group announced the world's first IdeaPad notebook and IdeaCentre desktop computer series, and announced its entry into the global consumer PC market.
In March 2008, Lenovo released ThinkPad X300, 13 inch ultra-thin notebook. As the lightest and most complete product of its kind in the world, Lenovo has integrated dozens of the most advanced technologies in the industry on ThinkPad X300, with the thinnest part 18.6 mm and the lightest part 1.33kg.
The Financial Times published the "Second Survey Results of Top Ten World-class Brands in FT China" in Beijing, and Lenovo topped the list, and its internationalization achievements were once again highly praised by the outside world.
In May 2008, Lenovo donated 6.5438+million yuan to the earthquake-stricken areas, more than 600 employees donated blood spontaneously, and employees around the world donated 5 million yuan spontaneously.
In February 2009, the board of directors of Lenovo Group announced the adjustment of the company's management to strengthen the company's ability to achieve long-term global strategy. Liu Chuanzhi re-elected as the company's chairman and Yang re-elected as the CEO.
In September 2009, Lenovo released Windows &；; Reg7 Lenovo "EE" certification. "EE" certification is the result of close cooperation between Lenovo and Microsoft in technical design and product development, aiming at creating a software and hardware integrated technology application optimization platform for users.
In June 2009, Lenovo acquired all the rights and interests of Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Lenovo Mobile") from some investors headed by Hony Capital. The acquisition marks that Lenovo will fully enter the fast-growing cmnet market.
20 10 1 Lenovo officially released its mobile internet strategy in Las Vegas, USA, and launched its first generation of mobile internet terminal products: smartbook Skylight, smart phone music phone and new creative dual-mode notebook computer ideapad U 1. Among them, Lenovo ideapad U 1 dual-mode notebook computer won the "CES Best Product Award" in computer and hardware category issued by CNET.
20 10 In April, Lenovo held a mobile Internet strategy and new product launch conference in Beijing, announcing the official launch of the mobile Internet strategy in China, and launched mobile Internet terminals such as Le Phone, Skylight, ideapad U 160.
20 10 In May, Lenovo Group and China Unicom held a strategic cooperation with the theme of "Wonderful in Wo Wo, Happy in Freedom" and the launching ceremony of Music Phone. On September 28th, China Telecom and Lenovo Group jointly held the strategic cooperation with the theme of "3G from the wing" and the launching ceremony of the new generation Tianyi music mobile phone.
20 10 1 1 Lenovo Group presented its products and technologies in the 12th Hi-Tech Fair with three themes: mobile Internet, integrated desktop and cloud computing.
201110/On October 6th, Lenovo Group launched the tablet computer Le Pad for the first time in the world at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and announced that it would be listed in China in the first quarter of 201/kloc-0.
20 1 1, 1 On June 8th, Lenovo announced the establishment of a new business group-Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group (MIDH for short), which is responsible for the research and development of mobile Internet terminals, including tablet computers, smart phones and terminals including cloud computing, smart TV and digital home.
20 1 1 On June 9th, 2008, the list of "Top 20 1 1 00" selected by the world-renowned magazine Forbes and reputation research institute was announced. Lenovo Group was selected for the first time in this ranking, ranking first among domestic listed companies.
20 1 1 On July 8th, Lenovo Group announced that it was selected as one of the top 500 companies in the world again. In Fortune magazine's 20 1 1 list of the world's largest companies, Lenovo ranked 449th. This is Lenovo's first time on the list of Fortune magazine this year.
On August 2, 20 1 1, Lenovo announced that it had made great achievements in the acquisition of Medion, a German company, and had completed a share purchase agreement with Gerd Brachmann, the largest shareholder, founder and CEO of Medion.
201113 IDC, an internationally renowned market research company, released preliminary statistics today, showing that Lenovo's shipments have surpassed Dell and become the second largest PC manufacturer in the world.
201112 Lenovo Group announced that its founder Liu Chuanzhi will step down as chairman of Lenovo Group, and CEO Yang will also serve as chairman of Lenovo Group.
20 12,65438 10. On 9 October, Lenovo held a press conference at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, USA, and released the smart TV ideatv K9 1, the integrated desktop ideacentre A720, and the mixed-architecture notebook computer ideapad Yoga. These products span four categories of personal Internet terminals: smart phones, tablet computers, personal computers and smart TVs, creating a number of world firsts.
20 12 On May 8th, Lenovo Group held a press conference in Beijing, officially launching the first batch of four K-series smart TVs for the China market. After personal computer, smart phone and tablet computer, the official listing of smart TV marks the completion of Lenovo PC+ strategic four-screen product layout.
On July 7th, 20 12, Lenovo's ranking in the Fortune Global 500 in 20 12 rose 80 places to 370th.
20 1 February1day, the cooperation between Lenovo and EMC will not only enhance Lenovo's position in the field of industry-standard servers and network storage solutions, but also significantly expand EMC's business coverage in China market and other important high-growth markets.
20121011,Lenovo's computer sales ranked first in the world.
On 20 13 1.5, Lenovo announced a new organizational structure and established two new end-to-end business groups: Lenovo Business Group and Think Business Group.
On July 24th, 20 14, Lenovo Group launched the Lenovo Internet Entrepreneurship Platform NBD (New Business Development) in Beijing, and released the first batch of three innovative products: smart glasses, smart air purifiers and smart routers.
On September 29th, 20 14, Lenovo announced the completion of all relevant regulatory requirements for the acquisition of IBM x86 server business, and the merger was officially completed in June of 10.
On February 2, 20151day, Lenovo launched the Superfish automatic deletion tool.
On April 5, 2065438+05, Lenovo released a new version of logo and a new slogan "Never Stop".