Lenovo Celebrates Grand Opening of its U.S. Fulfillment Center

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:00am EDT

New Site Builds on Lenovo's Commitment to North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Lenovo today highlighted economic investment and job creation in
the North Carolina community of Whitsett, as the company celebrated
the grand opening of its first fulfillment center in the United
States. This newly built facility will initially employ about 160
people, cost $10 million to build, and will serve Lenovo's customers
throughout North America. Work done at this 200,000 square foot
facility will include light product assembly, custom imaging and other
product configurations; distribution services, logistics and
additional value-added services.

   "I am delighted to welcome Lenovo to the Greensboro area," said
Dan Lynch, president of the Greensboro Economic Development Alliance.
"A leading global PC maker, Lenovo is already playing a key part in
our strategy to grow jobs locally in the fast-growing technology
sector."

   With its executive headquarters located nearby in Morrisville,
North Carolina, Lenovo earlier this year entered the fast-growing
worldwide consumer PC market, introducing a new brand of notebook PCs,
the IdeaPad. A couple of weeks ago, Lenovo took the notebook PC
industry by storm, introducing its highly acclaimed ThinkPad X300, the
lightest ThinkPad ever made. And just last month, Lenovo beefed up its
desktop PC lineup with an environmental focus by launching its
"greenest" PC ever: the M57/M57P Eco.

   "Lenovo is committed to North Carolina, and we are pleased to be
bringing jobs and economic investment to Guilford County," said Gerry
Smith, senior vice president,Global Supply Chain, Lenovo. "Our new
fulfillment center will help us enhance our competitiveness, help us
deliver products to our customers in North America faster, and help us
address a growing local demand for customized Lenovo products."

   Today's fulfillment center announcement extends Lenovo's global
manufacturing footprint to four continents and five countries. In
addition to building a new manufacturing facility in Monterrey,
Mexico, to support the Americas market, Lenovo has invested in other
vital markets worldwide including: Shanghai, China; India and Poland.

   About Lenovo

   Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the
world's best-engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is
built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction
as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo
Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the
company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality,
secure, and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide.
Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai
and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more
information, see www.lenovo.com.

Lenovo
Raymond Gorman, 919-294-6325

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