1 The Acquirer: Lenovo 2 2.2 The Target: IBM 2 3. The Acquisition 2 3.1 Development of Acquisition (Time Line) 2 3.2 Facts of Acquisition 2 3.3 Expected Problems from Acquisition 2 3.4 Underlying motivations/expectations for Lenovo’s Management 2 3.5 Underlying motivations/ expectations for IBM’s Management 2 4. Were Lenovo’s expectations met? 2 4.1 To become an international company with access to the global PC market 2 4.2 Aim to leverage IBM brand to gain marketplace traction 2 4.3
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1. Articulate the business environments and key issues the case is trying to address. IBM provides business and IT solutions to help clients become more efficient and competitive. They use 5 major lines of business; global business services‚ global technology service‚ system and technology‚ software‚ and global financing. IBM transformed the knowledge sharing approach so that the access to information is easier for their employees. In so doing quicker service for their clients. 2. Provide
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John Patrick/IBM Apr 12‚ 2002 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services As IBM’s chief Internet technology officer‚ John Patrick leads the company’s efforts in conceiving and developing the next generation of Internet products and processes. Beyond his official job description‚ however‚ Mr. Patrick is considered by many to be IBM’s Internet visionary‚ or dreamer: Business 2.0 has named him one of the industry’s most intriguing minds
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SUBMITTED BY: SWATI AGARWAL ROLL NO-01 PGDB-IB STRATEGY CASE STUDY: IBM Q1. Outline the relevant trends in IBM"s external environment which could have prompted its then CEO to consider long term changes in IBM’s business portfolio. Ans.) IBM’s CEO Samuel J. Palmisano‚ was considering a change in long term change in business portfolio in terms that instead of just using in-house resources for merely selling and servicing technology‚ they could help big conglomerates
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IBM 320 – Business Application Final Exam List the question Answer with 2 paragraphs‚ chart‚ paragraph‚ and company example Minimum 1.5 pages for each question Answer all 5 essays Part 1: power point on blackboard Part I: Essay (worth 50% of the grade) Essay #1: Why is the understanding of sales forecasting critical to the success of business? What method and/or tools (at least two) can one use to forecast sales? #1:Forcasting sales critical to business: setting up a budget for the
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White Team 8 Marketing Assignment: IBM Global Mobile Computing Segmentation 1. Segment 8 in particular‚ doesn’t seem compatible with IBM brand image: that is ‘highly appropriate for professional tasks’ and not for fun activities. 2. Segment 7 has the purchase intent mostly for status. Hence‚ Segment 7 might need brand equity and high-end technology from IBM. T-series and X-series might appeal most to this segment‚ as T-series have the latest technology in size and light design. X-series have powerful
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Ontario Ministry/IBM Case Study Executive Summary As stated in the case EDU was divided into divisions‚ branches and different units‚ and as a single company employee’s need to feel as one with no boundaries. Implementing a document management system will help them come together as a company rather than a department. Getting people to feel they are part of a company rather than a department will help build trust between all employee’s and departments. Once implementation is complete‚ I would
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communication advancements discussed in the article‚ ‘Superhero in the Cubicle’‚ were IBM Lotus Connections by Big Blue‚ Smartsheet from Smartsheet.com‚ Web 2.0 Mashup Server software by Kapow Technology‚ and Near Time‚ and Confulence form Atlassian used by John Hopkins University students. Q: Choose two (2) communication types and compare and contrast them. How could these be used in your workplace? IBM Lotus Connections and Near-Time share similarities in enabling the users to blog‚ wiki
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Marvin M. Araño IT-312 IMT Custom Machine Company‚ Inc. Executive Summary: Custom Machine Company Inc. (CMCI)‚ a subsidiary of International Machine & Tools‚ operates two plants in Ft. Wayne and Chicago. These plants have played a game of patch-up and catch-up with their information technology. Hardware and software developed for one specific purpose often ends up serving several other different uses. In late 1998‚ it became apparent that the information technology – specifically the
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factor specification introduced by Intel at the IDF in September 1998‚ for its use at high-end‚ multiprocessor‚ multiple-hard-disks server and workstations. The specification had support from major OEMs (Compaq‚ Dell‚ Fujitsu‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett-Packard‚ IBM‚ Intergraph‚ NEC‚ Siemens Nixdorf‚ and UMAX) and motherboard manufacturers (Acer‚ Asus‚ Supermicro and Tyan) and was updated (1.1) in February 1999. As of 2008 the specification has been discontinued and the URL www.wtx.org no longer hosts a website
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