Accelerate 2012 is officially underway. We’re excited to see all the partners and everyone here in Las Vegas is energized to hear about new Lenovo products and programs. The product showcase is once again a buzz of activity. Like last year, the showcase is positioned in the middle of the breakout rooms and meals giving people ample opportunity to talk with Lenovo partners and network with Lenovo, sponsors and other partners. We’ve already had a lot of activity and heard some good discussion. Partners have been jumping around from our ThinkPad and ThinkCentre stations to ThinkServer and ThinkStation. With Lenovo’s focus on ThinkStation and ThinkServer this year, there is a lot of exciting news partners have been hearing about while here in Las Vegas. Take a quick tour of our product showcase through the video below. You can also view images from the showcase here. Many of our partners came in early to participate in four workshops focused around cloud technologies, competitive overviews, ThinkServer and ThinkStation products offerings and public sector. View more images from the workshops here. We...
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One day left before things kick off at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for Lenovo Accelerate 2012. The production crew has been hard at work over the last two days preparing the main stage, product showcase and everything in between. View images of the progress on our Accelerate Flickr page for a taste of things to come.
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Experienced climber and guide Eric Remza is ascending Mount Everest and his trusty ThinkPad X220 laptop is going along for the ride. We did this Q&A with him recently when he had a rare moment of rest at base camp. First of all, how cold has it been on this trip? Does your pack ever freeze? Is the cold your biggest obstacle or is it wind or something entirely different? What specific risks do you face on these climbs? The temperature fluctuates here on a moment-to-moment basis. If there is no wind or clouds obscuring the sun, the temperature can be very pleasant! If wind is present, then the temps usually drop 10-20 degrees instantaneously. At times, the temperatures can be so cold that the contents within my pack can freeze (water bottles, sun screen, etc.) although the ThinkPad X220 is holding up great! I do need to take some care with keeping it protected, but overall the solid state drive is running like a top and starts up in the cold with no issues. Probably the biggest obstacles I face on the climb are acclimatizing to the extreme elevations and allowing my body to stay healthy throughout the duration of such a long expedition. We also face objective hazards such as ice fall from the Khumbu glacier and potential avalanche danger from the high Himalayan faces above. These are often negated by early pre-dawn starts to move through such terrain when the...
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Like most people, I want to live a greener lifestyle. Unfortunately it is hard to sort through the countless green certifications surrounding consumer electronics. That is why we at Lenovo have partnered once again with TÜV Rheinland, the leading ICT third party inspection firm by volume of certifications, to certify our newest ThinkCentre M92z and ThinkVision LT2323z under the “Green Product Mark”. The Green Mark promotes eco-friendly products by delivering customer guidance to identifying green and sustainable products in an extremely crowded market place. Green Mark verifies that electronic products like the ThinkCentre M92z meet the best in class parameters for energy efficiency, toxic components, recycled materials use and product carbon footprint. These new Green Mark products ensure the sustainability and environmental friendliness under a trusted certification. In the process of achieving Green Mark certification, the ThinkCentre M92z needed to meet a...
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Imagine this: you’re cruising along in your car without a care in the world. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun-splashed landscape creates a perfect backdrop that looks like it came straight from a postcard. You’ve got your arm out the window to feel the breeze and your favorite song is blaring through your speakers as you sing along word for word. It couldn’t get much better than this, right? Well, try trading in your car for a specialized dirt bike, switching out your favorite tunes for the sounds of engines growling as they rev up the RPMs and competing in a grueling 6,000-mile race across the South American desert. That’s exactly what adrenaline junky and Lenovo-sponsored racer Eduardo Alan of Pampa Racing Team did in the 2012 Dakar Rally. The race started in Argentina and went thousands of miles around the southern tip of the Americas through Chile to the finish line in Lima, Peru. Alan finished the long-distance race 82nd out of 465 competitors, an impressive accomplishment in a demanding event where simply finishing is most people’s primary goal. Alan said he could not have gotten through the punishing race without the help of his Lenovo laptop. “Being equipped with Lenovo technology during the 2012 Dakar Rally was very helpful for us in getting the best out of this experience,” Alan said. “The Lenovo notebooks helped us create...
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