Released on = August 8, 2007, 3:41 am

Press Release Author = Soumya Rajan

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = - Lenovo, a worldwide leader in the PC market, announced
today that with the help of Google it will conduct a global online search for the
world's most innovative thinkers to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch
Relay. As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay and of the Olympic Games,
Lenovo will celebrate the power of inspiration across the world by honoring
torchbearers who embody the Olympic Spirit.

Press Release Body = Lenovo Announces Global Search for the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Torchbearers

New World Company Looks for New Thinkers to Carry the Olympic Flame

Bangalore, August 8, 2007 - Lenovo, a worldwide leader in the PC market, announced
today that with the help of Google it will conduct a global online search for the
world's most innovative thinkers to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch
Relay. As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay and of the Olympic Games,
Lenovo will celebrate the power of inspiration across the world by honoring
torchbearers who embody the Olympic Spirit.

These 'new thinkers' will participate in the historic China portion of the Beijing
2008 Olympic Torch Relay. Lenovo\'s innovative torchbearer selection program will
make extensive use of the Google platform. Starting next week, Google search users
and affiliated Web site visitors will be directed to www.Lenovo.com/torch by
promotional links and can register for Lenovo's global torchbearer search. At the
end of September, 20 entrants from around the world will be selected to create and
submit videos on YouTube showcasing how they exhibit the Olympic ideals and new
thinking.

Visitors will cast their votes on the videos submitted in October, and the top three
vote-getters will be nominated by Lenovo to be torchbearers for the 2008 Olympic
Torch Relay. In the coming weeks, Lenovo will also launch several country-specific
torchbearer selection programs.

"As a worldwide partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, we are very excited to bring
torchbearer opportunities to the general public through Google. This is an
innovative approach to torchbearer nomination," said Deepak Advani, Senior Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer of Lenovo. "Using Google's unsurpassed search
and hosting platforms, we will invite people to nominate 'new thinkers' -- those who
embody our company's philosophy and share in our global vision. New thinkers are
representative of our passion for ingenuity and exemplify the entrepreneurial
spirit."

The criteria for a "new thinker":
· Motivator - One who inspires the community to achieve goals and conquer obstacles
· Provocative - One who disregards traditional boundaries in carrying out a great
and difficult endeavor
· Imaginative - One who thinks "outside the box" - outside of national and cultural
limitations
· Individualistic - One who demonstrates independence in both their thoughts and
their actions
· Explorer - One who seeks new ways of doing and achieving

To show appreciation for "New Thinkers"' registering in the campaign, Lenovo will
manage weekly promotions to award them Lenovo Olympic pins, Olympic Torch-themed
notebook PCs, and even the real Olympic Torch itself. Lenovo, winner of multiple
awards in PC design, is also the designer of the 2008 Olympic Torch.

The official torch lighting will take place in Olympia, Greece, in March 2008. The
torch is planned to travel to 22 cities in five continents before spending 97 days
traveling to more than 100 cities in Mainland China. It will arrive at its final
destination in Beijing on August 8, 2008, marking the start of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games. It is the longest ever Torch Relay in Olympic history with more
cities visited than any past Games.

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.



For further information please contact: -

Soumya Rajan
Sampark Public Relations
Bangalore
Contact No: 25202111 / 10


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Contact Details = Soumya Rajan
Sampark Public Relations
Bangalore
Contact No: 25202111 / 10