IBM董事局主席兼CEO致全体员工的一封信
IBM董事局主席兼CEO致全体员工的一封信
0 x/ a# Y9 n% iDear IBMer: # }# A$ u/ ?7 v
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I have important news to share with you.
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Today we announced a definitive agreement with the Lenovo Group, China's
! Y) ~* b+ _8 f& Z2 Y+ n4 Ulargest manufacturer and distributor of personal computers. Lenovo will acquire
+ Z( j" U8 v0 `% [3 ?7 }IBM's Personal Computing Division, creating the third-largest PC business in the i8 K, J# m5 C/ ]
world. Headquartered in New York, Lenovo's new PC business will be our
( s% G$ _ ~1 V/ F/ |# lpreferred supplier of IBM- and Think-branded PCs. This will allow us to continue
* [. t# b0 t$ J1 B; x to provide our clients with end-to-end integrated solutions -- but with the
* z" J, \) k j) Ladvantages of a PC business with unique and powerful capabilities: significant
' @2 c1 S9 c- Y& o- i7 d) xeconomies of scale, global distribution channels, strong brand recognition, an
( q F4 D3 l# w) T4 wexperienced and expert management team and workforce, and number one market ( I) l' b# q; A) E! S/ |. R! N
position in the world's fastest growing IT market. In addition, IBM will be ^+ r% U* k4 S5 F3 _% P
Lenovo's preferred services and financing provider. IBM will hold an 18.9 8 }& S( U9 ?, A2 l0 \" j
percent equity stake in Lenovo.
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Today's announcement is the latest action we have taken in recent years to
0 F2 d' f# ]# k/ l6 _reposition IBM for leadership in a rapidly changing industry. For some time we
( Q, x) W: m3 Z4 O( _have said that there are two ways to create long-term value for clients and
. u2 }8 Y$ ]$ q: J" @6 V% ushareholders in the IT industry: Invest heavily in R&D and be the high-value 3 x9 H! h+ b8 y5 n
innovation provider for enterprises, or differentiate by leveraging vast 7 a: R+ k& d4 i4 y/ D" T
economies of scale, high volumes and price.
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. B& I0 K& N* C' d2 p* ?9 t- | IBM is an innovation company. We are committed to being the premier IT 1 t3 _' T! z$ F6 L
solutions partner for enterprises of all sizes, in all industries. This business
: c, e! @9 v; s4 o M model requires that we continuously create intellectual capital and that we
* x! y# R$ r9 _$ j1 x- ~reinvent everything we do -- our technologies, products and services, our . o5 Z! W# ?) {5 y2 Z" T
culture and our portfolio of businesses. This has been the hallmark of our |/ ?6 W, u$ U, k# }* [, J
company and has enabled IBM to grow and to lead countless product and technology
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Today, computing and its uses are again changing radically -- to what we've
4 r7 h! F7 K3 ^; W6 W" o8 Z( Obeen describing as on demand business. This is opening up tremendous
/ M# J; h6 e* Yopportunities for IBM, and it's why we have invested billions of dollars in / u& m: g5 _1 {* C
recent years to strengthen our capabilities in hardware, software, services and 9 m; b q9 f; F" U
core technologies focused on transforming the enterprise. At the same time, the : o0 z& w; w& D/ e; m; e1 F8 Z
PC business is rapidly taking on characteristics of the home and consumer & ?* j& ^5 }! s1 `& W* ~
electronics industry, which favors economies of scale, pricing power and a focus 6 G$ R2 x0 g5 y2 I& _
on individual users and buyers. These are very different business and economic
) B0 G% b, l5 _7 _. J% dmodels, and they will diverge even further in the years ahead.
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/ \+ A: V+ R f; ~% n; D; _ By combining our personal computing division with its own, highly
7 ]" S: z9 F9 r/ ~" a1 G# _5 xcomplementary business, Lenovo will be much better positioned to capture the
. M" _/ G* {3 v# {% ~opportunities in the PC industry. Lenovo is committed to investing in, growing 3 q) { D: E, _6 a
and winning in PCs. Lenovo will be a formidable competitor, and our alliance # ~: o( j1 \5 |
gives IBM an even stronger position in China, while strengthening our brand 7 l. j( x i, o2 k4 u! l- [
presence there. 5 h3 T9 q* |8 G$ r9 v U
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Of course, IBM will continue to play a significant role in creating . @4 x* Q' L# w# j1 Z' P* w
innovations for individuals -- and not only through the broad PC alliance we are : \( b0 h4 [, G7 n! N: ~
announcing today. As you know, our company is investing heavily to create the
: Z" o& G/ D+ y! ^ qcomputing platform of the future. Our microprocessors and open software
7 E9 M/ ]) |; y. u- S, p5 G$ h J- l. Ytechnologies underpin the next-generation on demand infrastructure, which will
' _7 U( A9 n3 |& Y/ iextend from the enterprise to the home to the mobile product to an expanding
3 I$ h% T4 B6 L- }4 R9 v& ?- E" {array of connected devices. In just the past couple of weeks, we've made * j( O6 J. B0 x* @& S4 t _; o
significant announcements about advanced microprocessors we are developing in / B, A1 \9 O1 s! V) z; e9 J
partnership with some of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, as ! c4 N. W# V( A, W5 h
well as initiatives to broaden adoption and support for these open platforms. 7 o. J/ {, ~5 Q; J
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We are excited by today's announcement and how it further positions IBM for
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3 m, r) k. T2 Y, f9 J) `4 Y7 W Sam Palmisano
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. j. A; g5 E+ K. P Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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