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New smart technologies from Lenovo present at MWC 2018

MWC 2018: Lenovo™ prezintă noi tehnologii inteligente care schimbă totul, de la dispozitive la centre de date

Lenovo a prezentat, în cadrul MWC 2018, viziunea companiei asupra inovației în tehnologie în 2018, în centrul căreia se află inteligența augmentată (AI).

Având la bază segmentul PC-urilor, Lenovo a creat una dintre cele mai cuprinzătoare colecții de dispozitive AI, care oferă avantajul unic de a furniza cele trei elemente cheie ale inteligenței: date, putere de calcul și algoritm.

Cu ajutorul noilor tehnologii AR, VR și al celor activate vocal prezentate în cadrul evenimentului, dispozitivele Lenovo oferă noi opțiuni pentru muncă, divertisment și stil de viață. De la noile laptopuri 2-în-1 cu activare vocală Yoga™ lansate astăzi, la Moto Mod-urile care pot transforma cu adevărat un smartphone și până la soluții avansate de centre de date, Lenovo oferă toate opțiunile importante de interacțiune umană cu AI.

O experiență diferită pe smartphone
În cadrul MWC, Motorola prezintă modul în care continuă să provoace industria prin smartphone-uri cu funcții premium la prețuri foarte avantajoase și cum continuă tradiția de inovație a brandului printr-o serie de Moto Mods revoluționare care le permit utilizatorilor să își monitorizeze, printre altele, starea de sănătate. Motorola Health Mod permite monitorizarea cu ușurință a cinci semne vitale, inclusiv valori precise ale tensiunii sistolice și diastolice, toate cu ajutorul smatphone-ului moto z.

Motorola prezintă și informații cheie despre studiul „Phone-Life Balance”, lansat recent la nivel global, pe care l-a elaborat în parteneriat cu Dr. Nancy Etcoff, expertă renumită în neuroștiințe și știința fericirii în cadrul Harvard. Studiul identifică o serie de comportamente problematice care au impact asupra relațiilor cu ceilalți și cu noi înșine și demonstrează cum oamenii tind să dea mai multă importanță telefoanelor decât persoanelor apropiate. Cele mai importante concluzii ale cercetării trag un semnal de alarmă cu privire la generațiile tinere care au crescut într-o lume digitală.

Motorola consideră că tehnologia ar trebui să ne îmbogățească viețile, nu să ne distragă atenția, și de aceea oferă soluții inteligente pentru a-i ajuta pe oameni să echilibreze rolul pe care îl joacă telefonul în viețile lor. Acestea includ un parteneriat cu SPACE, o aplicație care îi ajută pe utilizatori să fie mai conștienți de modul de utilizare a telefonului și Moto Experiences, care oferă interacțiuni mobile mai intuitive.

O abordare diferită a controlului vocal
Divizia „PC and Smart Devices” (PCSD) a Lenovo dezvoltă o serie de noi produse dedicate transformării experienței consumatorilor și companiilor cu ajutorul inteligenței augmentate.

În cadrul MWC, Lenovo lansează noul Yoga 730 (în variantele de 13 și 15 inchi) și noul Yoga 530 de 14 inchi, cele mai noi dispozitive care completează gama laptopurilor 2-în-1 concepută pentru generația mobilă. Noile convertibile cu Windows 10 oferă design modern, performanța ridicată a laptopului și portabilitatea sporită a tabletei care au consacrat Lenovo Yoga drept brand premium emblematic încă de la lansarea primului convertibil. Noul Yoga 730 valorifică puterea AI pentru a oferi asistență inteligentă hands-free. Disponibil atât cu Cortana, cât și cu Alexa, acesta oferă mai multe opțiuni și recunoaște comenzile vocale din colțul opus al încăperii.

Noul trio de laptopuri rezistente la șocuri Lenovo Chromebook 500e, 300e 2-în-1 și 100e, special conceput pentru activități educaționale, este acum disponibil pe piață. În plus față de design-ul special menit să protejeze dispozitivul împotriva lichidelor și șocurilor, Chromebook 300e integrează tehnologia Lenovo Enhanced Touch care permite utilizarea obiectelor zilnice pentru a interacționa cu ecranul, în timp ce Chromebook 500e oferă un stilou EMR™ bazat pe algoritmii inovatori Google® pentru o utilizare aproape fără întârzieri atunci când scriem și desenăm.

O locuinta inteligenta

Pentru o locuință mai inteligentă, noul Lenovo Smart Display anunțat la CES 2018 face ca utilizarea tehnologiei acasă să fie mai confortabilă, intuitivă și ușor de împărtășit. Acesta îmbină capabilitățile de comenzi vocale ale Google Assistant™ cu un ecran tactil full HD vibrant.2 Ecranul, menit să devină centrul de comandă pentru toate dispozitivele inteligente din casă, de la iluminat la sistemele de încălzire și multe altele, poate fi controlat vocal sau printr-o privire rapidă asupra ecranului.

O metodă diferită de a experimenta realitatea
Lenovo prezintă modul în care inteligența augmentată continuă să facă dispozitivele sale mai diferite și mai captivante. Lansate tot în cadrul CES 2018, setul VR autonom Lenovo Mirage™ Solo și camera VR180 Lenovo Mirage Camera permit crearea și consumul propriului conținut VR cu ajutorul Daydream™, platforma mobilă pentru VR dezvoltată de Google. În același timp, Star Wars™: Jedi Challenges, compus din setul AR Lenovo Mirage și controllerul Lightsaber, depășește limitele posibilului și permite fanilor să experimenteze un antrenament Jedi în AR.

Un mod diferit de a face lumea mai bună
Divizia Lenovo Data Center Group continuă să susțină revoluția inteligentă prin extinderea în două segmente noi în telecomunicații și IoT.

Pe măsură ce inovațiile în domeniul dispozitivelor mobile și inteligente se dezvoltă rapid, industria telecomunicațiilor trece prin schimbări masive odată cu implementarea rețelelor 5G. Lenovo ocupă o poziție unică în procesul de revoluționare a infrastructurii tradiționale de telecomunicații și oferă o tranziție uniformă pentru furnizorii de servicii de comunicații către lumea definită prin software.

Lenovo lansează o ofertă cu o performanță optimizată bazată pe serverele și switch-urile ThinkSystem SR650/SR630, platforma Red Hat OpenStack și pe Mellanox ConnectX-4 NICs pentru procesarea accelerată a pachetelor de date. Mai mult, Lenovo se alătură programului „Intel Select Solution for NFV” și oferă o soluție special optimizată de criptare și comprimare bazată pe volumele de lucru NFV. Soluția include tehnologiile Intel QuickAssist (QAT) și Intel XXV710 NIC integrate în serverele Lenovo SR650/SR630.

Valorificându-și poziția de lider în materie de fiabilitate a serverelor x86, Lenovo prezintă și prima stație de bază 5G cu implementări software și virtualizate ale unităților centralizate și distribuite (CU/DU), posibilă datorită unei colaborări cu China Mobile axate pe nevoile clienților.

Demonstrații ale soluțiilor Lenovo „de la dispozitiv la centre de date” pot fi văzute în cadrul evenimentului Mobile World Congress, care are loc la Barcelona în perioada 26 februarie – 1 martie. De asemenea, Lenovo prezintă și o soluție de „auto-optimizare a rețelei 5G” bazată pe serverele Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 la standul Intel.

 

Prețuri și disponibilitate
Consultați http://news.lenovo.com/MWC2018 pentru informații suplimentare despre prețuri și disponibilitatea produselor.

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The new Lenovo™ Legion gaming desktops now in Romania

Lenovo launches new Lenovo™ Legion gaming desktops in Romania

LENOVO announced the launch of three new and powerful devices on the Romanian market that complement the Lenovo Legion™ product range – the Lenovo Legion Y920, Y720 and Y520 desktops, certified VR-ready. Together, the three Lenovo Legion models offer PC gaming enthusiasts a high level of customization and performance.
The feedback received from the community contributed to the way these new models were developed. Game enthusiasts have said countless times that speed and performance are the main assets. That is why these Lenovo Legion systems were built from the ground up, with performance and speed as representative elements. The devices are designed to easily run the most demanding games, from top Action RPGs to indie platformers.

Lenovo Legion Y920 Tower: Gaming at its best

The new Lenovo Legion Y920 Tower desktop is VR-ready and designed for the most passionate PC gamers. This complete system is equipped with 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7700K quad-core processors, capable of running even the most demanding games, from first-person shooters (FPS) to space simulators, at optimal speed and without interruption. This desktop is also equipped with a graphics card up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8GB, one of the most powerful graphics cards on the market. This delivers exceptional visuals and allows the system to cope with future versions of today's most popular games. Furthermore, the Lenovo Legion Y920 Tower desktop is equipped with 32GB of CORSAIR® VENGEANCE® LPX DDR4 memory and optional Asetek® integrated liquid cooling system, both of which offer overclocking capabilities. This supports increased frame rate stability, reduced system noise levels, and reduced strain on the motherboard.

Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower: Make the most of your passion

The Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower, certified VR-ready, gives gamers performance they can rely on. Equipped with up to a 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700 processor, optional 16GB Intel Optane™ memory for fast response times, and up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB graphics, the Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower delivers an essential processing and graphics package and runs the most demanding games.

Lenovo Legion Y520 Tower: For gamers looking to switch to PC

The VR-ready Lenovo Legion Y520 Tower is built for console gamers looking to explore the world of PC gaming. This system prioritizes graphics and processing power, making it a great way to get started in PC gaming. It includes support for live streaming with Mixer, DirectX® 12, an uncapped frame rate, and a 21:9 widescreen aspect ratio. Plus, the Legion Y520 Tower lets users stay connected with friends via Xbox Live®. All of this is complemented by up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics and up to a 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700 processor. The Lenovo Legion Y520 Tower desktop also integrates with Lenovo Entertainment Hub, an application that provides access to a vast catalog of VR-optimized video game codes for select FPS games.1 The device can be easily upgraded for users who want to modify certain components, making the Lenovo Legion Y520 Tower an ideal vehicle for gamers looking to get started in the world of PC gaming.

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Lenovo Tab 4 tablet series is available in Romania

    Lenovo announces the availability of the new Tab 4 tablets, along with accessories dedicated to children, on the Romanian market. Tab 4 is a range of devices with an elegant design, which offers optimal performance corresponding to the needs of each member of the family. The Lenovo Tab 4 models, in the 8'' and 10'' diagonal versions, have an attractive design […]

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Lenovo achieves 42 new record benchmarks for ThinkSystem portfolio performance

 

Lenovo announced the achievement of 42 new global benchmark records for the ThinkSystem portfolio, powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. The ThinkSystem portfolio of solutions is designed to help customers reduce complexity and tackle the most demanding workloads.

The new ThinkSystem portfolio brings together the industry’s best-in-class systems under a single brand that includes servers, storage and networking. The ThinkSystem portfolio can adapt to changing IT needs while reducing the complexity and costs of traditional IT systems. Lenovo’s latest server portfolio includes 14 highly configurable servers, offered in rack and tower form factors, mission-critical, dense and blade platforms, as well as new hyperscale systems. This enables customers to simplify their IT infrastructure, leading to a high level of service for data center operations that directly impacts business growth. Moreover, customers do not need to worry about incompatibility between different technologies or the inability to scale technology as workloads change. Lenovo designed the ThinkSystem portfolio to be compatible with the equipment in which organizations have already invested, without requiring a complete data center redesign.

Lenovo added seven new solutions covering cloud, big data, analytics and database services, which are supported by new ThinkSystem servers, and introduced two new Intel® solutions. These enterprise solutions are designed to deliver added value to customers by leveraging Lenovo’s innovations in server performance and reliability, as well as collaboration with leading software industry partners.

Unleashed Performance: ThinkSystem Ranks First in 42 Performance Benchmarks

In addition to reducing complexity and streamlining operations, customers increasingly want to get better returns on their investments and have more confidence that their technology partner will deliver the performance and availability needed to run demanding and evolving workloads, such as Microsoft SQL Server. Building on Lenovo’s long-standing reputation as a leading x86 server provider for reliability and customer satisfaction, Lenovo’s new ThinkSystem servers have achieved 42 world records for performance.

The TPC-E benchmark uses a database to model a brokerage firm with clients generating trades, account inquiries, and market research. Lenovo is the first company to break the $100 USD/transaction per second per E (tpsE) benchmark set by TPC-E, with $93.48 USD/tpsE2 and 16% below the previous low of $111.65 USD/tpsE3. In addition to achieving the lowest $USD/tpsE, Lenovo also had the best TPC-E performance of any 2-socket system at 6,598.36 tpsE2. This benchmark shows how customers can reduce their overall costs while still achieving the performance needed to process their own customers’ transactions. In addition to the SR650’s TPC-E world record, Lenovo also achieved a TPC-H world record for the SR950. The TPC H™ Benchmark (TPC-H) is a decision support benchmark. This benchmark illustrates decision support systems that examine large volumes of data, execute highly complex queries, and answer critical business questions. Lenovo has posted the best-ever performance result for the unclustered TPC-H™ benchmark at a scale of 10,000GB. The ThinkSystem SR950 server achieved the following score: 1,336,109.6 QphH™ @10,000GB (Requests per Hour H) at $0.92 USD / QphH @10,000GB.

Lenovo also enjoyed success in supporting financial market customers, delivering 26 leadership STAC-M3 benchmarks for the ThinkSystem SR950 and ThinkSystem SR650 servers. The STAC-M3 benchmarks measure demanding time-series analytics workloads. The ThinkSystem SR950 system set world records on 9 of the 15 mandatory benchmarks, as well as two of the optional STAC-M3 'big-memory' Shasta benchmarks. One of these results was nearly double the previous STAC-M3 Shasta benchmark scores.

The ThinkSystem SR650 server also set world records in 15 out of 17 benchmarks for average response time running the Antuco STAC-M3 suite, compared to previously published results for single-node 2-socket servers running the Kx kdb+ database systems. STAC-M3 benchmark reports for the SR950 and SR650 servers are publicly available. The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 server set a new world record for single-node 2-socket performance on the SPECmpiM_base2007 parameter in the MPI M2007 suite of the SPEC MPI 2007 Benchmark.

Additionally, Lenovo set world records by becoming a leader in the SPECvirt_sc2013 5 benchmarks for the 2-socket server and SPECjbb2015 for the 1, 2, 4, and 8-socket servers. These Lenovo world-record benchmark results demonstrate the company’s commitment to delivering the performance customers expect from their server investments, while also providing flexible systems with high reliability.

“The results reaffirm Lenovo’s commitment to disrupting the market and providing an unprecedented level of investment protection for customers,” said Kirk Skaugen, president of Lenovo Data Center Group. “The 42 world-record benchmarks achieved for the ThinkSystem portfolio, which includes the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, and our leading position among x86 server vendors in reliability and customer satisfaction, reinforces our technology design capabilities and our ability to support our customers as they transform their business.”.

Lenovo joins the Intel® Select

Lenovo also announced its participation in the Intel Select Program, a new set of Intel-branded solutions powered by Intel® Xeon® Skylake-SP processors that address the complex workloads facing today’s data centers. They ensure customers receive an industry-standard solution while simplifying and accelerating the process of selecting, deploying and optimizing data center infrastructure to run specific workloads. The Lenovo Validated Concept for VMWare vSAN and the Lenovo Validated Concepts for Microsoft SQL Server OLTP High-Performance Server will be available starting in October 2017.

“The Lenovo ThinkSystem server portfolio achieves 42 new standards that are world records. The results achieved are a great testament to the innovation and technological design of Lenovo ThinkSystem servers,” said Kim Stevenson, senior vice president, Data Center Infrastructure Business at Lenovo. “The impressive number and diversity of these standards demonstrate Lenovo’s commitment to innovation and drive value for our customers, enabling them to run the most demanding workloads and applications.”.

About STAC

The Securities Analysis Technology Center (STAC) is a company that coordinates a community called the STAC Benchmark Council. It consists of over 300 financial institutions and 50 vendor organizations whose purpose is to explore technical challenges and solutions in financial services and to develop technology benchmarks that are useful to financial organizations. User firms include leading global banks, brokerages, exchanges, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other market participants. Vendor firms include innovative manufacturers of processors, servers, storage, and networking, as well as horizontal market software vendors and vertical specialists. The STAC-M3 benchmarks are governed by the user companies that are members of STAC. The STAC-M3 Benchmark Report for SR950 is available to the public.

About TPC.ORG

TPC is a non-profit corporation established to define benchmark standards for transaction processing and databases, as well as to disseminate objective and verifiable TPC performance data to the industry.

Additional resources

For more information on Lenovo ThinkSystem server performance results and benchmarks, visit http://lenovopress.com/LP0698.

The results mentioned are current as of July 11, 2017. To view all TPC results, visit http://www.tpc.org. The maximum availability of solutions for this TPC-E* benchmark result is October 19, 2017. Follow the details regarding this result at http://www.tpc.org/4080.

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Lenovo brings consumers closer to the reality of new smart devices

  • Augmented reality with Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
  • Virtual reality from Microsoft with the Lenovo Explorer headset
  • With the new Moto X, the Amazon Alexa experience can be accessed without having to unlock the smartphone
  • The portability and convenience of a tablet PC combine with the benefits of a personal assistant in one useful device, the Tab 4 Home Assistant
  • The laptop transforms with advanced technologies brought to you by the Yoga™ 920s, such as active pen support, enhanced Cortana® voice recognition with remote microphones and biometric authentication

 

At the end of August, Lenovo presented  five new smart devices in Berlin, offering users a wide range of products that bring the most attractive innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

The new devices are making breakthrough technologies accessible to everyday consumers at affordable prices. The Mirage AR headset, Explorer Mixed Reality headset, Moto X smartphone, Tab 4 Home Assistant tablet and Yoga 920 convertible laptop, also available in a special edition, offer endless ways for users to enjoy an even more personalized experience. In addition, the new 12-inch Yoga 720 convertible laptop, Miix 520 Windows® 10 detachable laptop and ThinkVision P27u monitor expand Lenovo’s PC-connected device lineup with even more options.

Star Wars: Jedi Challenges

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Lenovo Explorer

Lenovo’s approach to partnerships, building new experiences across devices and all-new content sets us apart from other manufacturers and we believe it will lead us to a better, game-changing experience. Together with Microsoft, we are building a new virtual world with the Lenovo Explorer Mixed Reality headset, which also gives users access to over 100 VR-certified apps. Lenovo Explorer is designed as a natural and accessible extension of the consumer PC: it provides access to Microsoft Office, browse the web or watch shows in a virtual environment, at home or in the office. In addition, users can play VR games, explore new places with virtual tours and enhance the video playback experience with 3D technology, with 360-degree images and 4K quality. The device installs in just a few minutes using a cable connected to the PC.

The improved mobile digital assistant – the new Moto X

It’s time to say “hello moto x” again. The fourth generation of Moto X phones integrates a smarter camera whose function goes beyond simply capturing images. Landmark Detection turns the Moto X4’s camera into the tool with which you see the world. When you point the camera at an object, the phone will ask if you want to learn information about what you see. Selfies can come to life with the Augmented Reality (AR) feature that allows you to add animations to captured images or videos. The latest Moto X model is also the first Motorola smartphone to integrate Amazon Alexa, thus offering more options when users want to choose a digital assistant for their mobile devices.1

The Amazon Alexa2 built into Moto X is available even without unlocking, so the features and benefits of Alexa are always at your fingertips. The new Moto X4: Transforming smartphone intelligence.

Transform your tablet – Lenovo Home Assistant Pack

Alexa turns other devices into smarter products, now available on Lenovo tablets. The Tab 4 series, dedicated to families, has become even more versatile thanks to the Alexa-enabled Home Assistant package. Voice commands can be used to access news platforms, weather information or calendar information from the tablet. Users can also do more using voice commands alone: ​​shop online, play music or control other smart devices in the home. Thus, the 10-inch or 8-inch tablet provides all the information users need.

The Home Assistant Pack equips the Tab 4 with the Home Assistant app, a powerful three-watt speaker and remote voice detection thanks to two microphones, allowing you to use voice commands and listen to the results from a distance of three meters in any direction. To benefit from this level of customization, the Tab 4 must be inserted into the Home Assistant Pack, and the screen will switch to the Home Assistant interface. Weighing only 320 grams, the tablet can be taken anywhere, and the optional Kid's Pack and Productivity Pack allow you to perform multiple actions with a single device. In addition to offering the option to transform into a smart assistant, the Tab 4 also offers a Kid's Pack that includes a 2-in-1 device, a children's tablet and the Productivity Pack to benefit from more possibilities.

Yoga 920 with pen, voice control and biometrics

The PC is no longer just about personal computing, defined as a one-way exchange between the user and the device. The PC is now about personalized computing, and AI learning makes it aware of the context in which users are located. With this ability, the device can anticipate needs and interact with the user in various ways. The Yoga 920 convertible integrates a new smart pen-based feature, remote voice recognition2, mixed reality options3, biometric-based security, and more.

Since many users still want to use a keyboard or pen, the Yoga 920 offers the optional Lenovo Active Pen 2 with Windows Ink™, a tool with 4,096 levels of tip sensitivity for drawing and taking notes without a noticeable lag. What’s more, voice recognition, a technology unique to smartphones and smart speakers, is brought to the Yoga 920 with Cortana. Now, the device recognizes voice commands in standby mode and from up to 4 meters awayso users can add items to a shopping list, send an email, browse the web, track package deliveries, launch an app and more. Cortana even uses AI to learn from device owners, so the Yoga 920 gets smarter over time. The device combines the power of an Intel® 8th Gen™ Quad Core™ i7 processor, Windows® 10 with stunning visuals thanks to a nearly borderless 4K IPS touchscreen, bordered by a 13.9-inch bezel. Weighing just 1.37 kg, this four-mode convertible transforms 360° from laptop to tablet.

Additionally, the Yoga 920 is available in limited edition Gorilla® Glass enclosure models: Yoga 920 Vibes, which features a visual design that mimics vibration, Yoga 920 Star Wars Rebel Alliance Special Edition, and Yoga 920 Star Wars Galactic Empire Special Edition4.

Users looking to view content on a larger screen can pair their laptop with the new ThinkVision P27u monitor. It features a borderless 4K display with professional color accuracy and fast response time, USB Type-C connectivity, and the flexibility of a fully functional stand that can support an optional sound bar.

Lenovo also announced the 12-inch Yoga 720, the most portable and compact Yoga 720 model yet, measuring just 0.62 inches thin and weighing 3.1 pounds. It also offers features like Active Pen, fingerprint reader and Cortana digital assistant. The detachable Miix 520 with Windows 10 gives mobile users intuitive ways to create content with the Lenovo digital pen and optional WorldView camera for 3D imaging.

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Lenovo presents a new device under the Think brand and expands the range of services aimed at the business environment

Lenovo today unveiled a new series of devices and services for businesses that support business transformation at Tech World Transform. The new ThinkStation P320 Tiny offers Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certification to ensure that customers’ mission-critical applications run smoothly on an incredibly small device that weighs just one liter. Lenovo’s PC as a Service (PCaaS) offering includes a fully customizable, fixed-price subscription model that combines hardware and services into a single solution. Designed to eliminate the hassle of purchasing, shipping and managing IT equipment, PCaaS improves product lifecycle efficiency and reduces total cost of ownership.

ThinkStation P320 Tiny: the world's smallest ISV-certified graphics workstation

Graphics spaces are becoming an increasingly valuable investment in real estate, so they need to be equally adaptable and performant in any space. The ThinkStation P320 Tiny makes the most of small spaces and delivers the power you expect from a graphics workstation. Easy to configure and compatible with Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny accessories, the P320 Tiny harnesses the power of the latest Intel® Core i processors and relies on NVIDIA® Quadro® Graphics to achieve ISV certification and deliver the performance required by a range of professional applications. Whether it's developing the latest and most innovative products, designing a skyscraper to the highest standards, or educating tomorrow's entrepreneurs, the P320 Tiny provides the performance needed for the business environment in a small form factor, so that graphics workstations can operate at maximum capacity even in extremely limited spaces.

The process of managing IT infrastructure is simpler with PC as a Service

As new generations of tech-savvy employees begin to prioritize device flexibility and mobility in the workplace, organizations are adapting how they approach and manage the technology available in the workplace. The shift toward agile IT, Choose Your Own Device , and multi-device synergy are shaping our future of personalized computing. PC as a Service (PCaaS) responds to this shift by simplifying the financing, shipping, management, and retirement of IT equipment by integrating it into a single, configurable solution with a fixed monthly price. Companies can select tablets, laptops, desktops, graphics workstations, or software and services, giving end users access to a wider range of devices to choose from and allowing capital investments to grow with the business.

“The workspace is evolving, and so is our PCSD division. The Commercial Business Segment was created to provide our customers with innovative solutions and tools to help them capitalize on the transformation brought about by the digitalization of the business environment,” said Christian Teismann, senior vice president & GM, Commercial Business Segment, PCSD. “The ThinkStation P320 Tiny and PCaaS are just two of the tools we are launching to help IT organizations transform. PCs will continue to be an integral part of the future of personalized computing.”

 

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Lenovo launches largest data center solutions portfolio in company history

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Unprecedented performance, reliability and quality are the benefits through which Lenovo supports the transformation of the business environment

Lenovo today launched a portfolio of end-to-end data center solutions at Tech World Transform and ISC High Performance 2017 in New York and Frankfurt, respectively, that enable customers to harness the intelligence revolution and create a strong technology foundation that supports business transformation tools such as data analytics, high performance computing (HPC), hybrid cloud services, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Building on its leadership in customer satisfaction and reliability of x86 servers, Lenovo is introducing the most comprehensive portfolio of servers, storage, networking, software and data center services in the company’s history. At the same time, Lenovo is launching two brands specifically designed to strengthen its leadership in customer satisfaction: ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile.

“Today’s announcements mark the next phase of Lenovo’s commitment to transforming the customer experience in the data center,” said Kirk Skaugen, president of Lenovo Data Center Group. “Our leadership in x86 server user satisfaction and reliability, our new ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile brands, and Lenovo’s new data center solutions portfolio deliver the most reliable, agile and high-performance services in the industry. We are confident that we can empower customers to solve their biggest business challenges and become digital leaders in their industries.”

Future Think: Lenovo Rethinks Future-proof Data Centers  

This year, Lenovo celebrates 25 years of proven quality, performance and reliability under the Think brand, and ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile data center solutions provide organizations with flexible resources that can adapt to changing business needs. According to a recent IDC survey of CIOs and technology leaders, 72% of respondents confirmed that their top IT infrastructure decisions are driven by supporting digital transformation and business growth. Over the past three years, hybrid cloud services have matured substantially, and software-defined architectures and hyperconverged infrastructure have revolutionized the status quo of IT infrastructure in large enterprises. To respond to these changes, customers face challenges, including evolving infrastructure strategies and defining the best way to support that infrastructure now and in the future.

The new, completely transformed ThinkSystem portfolio, based on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, brings together servers, storage and networking under one unified brand that sets the industry standard. ThinkAgile is an entirely new portfolio of software-defined solutions built on Lenovo’s ThinkSystem platforms: adapts to changing IT needs

and, at the same time, reduces the complexity and costs generated by data warehouses in traditional IT systems. Generating even better results when used together, the ThinkSystems and ThinkAgile portfolios enable customers to lay the foundation for a future-proof data center characterized by:

  • Simplicity: Customers often associate technological advancements and advanced IT capabilities with complexity and confusion. The new ThinkSystem portfolio of servers, storage and networking solutions enables customers to address these concerns by giving them the ability to simplify their IT infrastructure. This leads to increased levels of service associated with data center operations, which directly translates into business growth. At the same time, we believe that customers should not base their choice on the fear of being locked into a single vendor or unable to scale technology to meet increased workloads. The ThinkSystem portfolio is designed to seamlessly integrate with any system in which the organization has previously invested, without requiring a complete change to the data center architecture. ThinkSystem combines the best of IBM's Systemx and Lenovo's ThinkServer franchise into a unique solution, based on over 150 global x86 server records: number one in customer satisfaction and number one in reliability.
  • Agility and Flexibility: In today’s competitive environment, customers need to quickly leverage data-driven insights to refine applications, and customer experience is becoming a critical component in a world where companies are struggling to find new competitive advantages in a market where the number of players is increasing. Lenovo’s ThinkAgile portfolio enables integrated solutions to adapt to these changing technology and business needs, delivering the speed, simplified management, and agility of cloud services while preserving the valuable elements of control and governance of the customer’s IT infrastructure. Pre-integrated, pre-built, and pre-tested solutions deliver robust new capabilities for customers’ data centers, including automated lifecycle management, reduced total cost of ownership, and reduced IT resources required to maintain the platform. These solutions include the ThinkAgile SX series for Microsoft Azure Stack, as well as ThinkAgile SX rack-based solutions that integrate networking with hyperconvergence, providing a seamless customer experience. Because Lenovo is not burdened with compatibility with existing networking and storage solutions, customers can be confident that they can move quickly to software-defined systems while benefiting from seamless integration with existing infrastructure.
  • Future-proof: As the pace of technological innovation continues to accelerate, customers will increasingly need the flexibility to adapt to change and the assurance that the infrastructure they deploy today remains relevant for their future needs. We designed ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile solutions, such as the HCP solutions offered by the ThinkSystem SD530, to support diverse operations such as deep data analytics, HCP, artificial intelligence, and the broadest hyperscale environments.

“We have a long history of transformational collaboration and innovation with Lenovo,” said Lisa Spelman, vice president and general manager, Intel Xeon Products, Intel. “The introduction of Lenovo’s new ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile portfolios, designed for Xeon Scalable processors, marks a natural extension of our long-standing commitment to providing customers with industry-leading, reliable data center solutions to support their efforts to harness the workloads brought by next-generation systems, such as artificial intelligence, and deliver world-class service capabilities across on-premises and in the cloud.”.

Availability

The new solution portfolios, Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile, are available since summer 2017.

 

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Lenovo MareNostrum 4 – the largest supercomputer

Lenovo Deploys World's Largest Intel-Based Supercomputer at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Infrastructure supports research aimed at solving the world's biggest problems

 

 

Lenovo announced at the International Supercomputing Conference 2017 the delivery and deployment of the world’s largest supercomputer using next-generation Intel technologies at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). The supercomputer, called MareNostrum 4, with a processing speed of 11.1 petaFLOPs, will be hosted in “the most beautiful data center in the world,” located in the Torre Girona Chapel of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, ​​Spain, and will be used for a wide range of scientific endeavors, from human genome research, bioinformatics and biomechanics, to weather forecasting and atmospheric composition. This new system, which will continue to be developed in the future, ranks 13th on the latest TOP500 list (top500.org) of the world’s most powerful supercomputing systems.

“The rapid delivery, installation and optimization of the MareNostrum 4 system at BSC demonstrates Lenovo’s strength in end-to-end supercomputing systems,” said Kirk Skaugen, president of Lenovo Data Center Group. “Leveraging 25 years of experience with x86 server systems, as well as our leadership in customer satisfaction and reliability, our goal is to become the world’s largest supercomputing company, helping to solve humanity’s most complex challenges through the rapid advancement of technology and innovation.”.

The system is comprised of over 3,400 Lenovo’s next-generation server nodes, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, interconnected by over 60 kilometers of Intel Omni-Path Technology 100 Gb/s high-speed network cable. This is the third state-of-the-art HPC system Lenovo has deployed within the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). This makes Lenovo the largest supplier of HPC systems to this high-impact scientific community, reinforcing Lenovo’s position as the fastest-growing supercomputer company in Europe.

“From the lab to the factory to the field deployment teams, delivering a system of this size and complexity requires a higher level of integration and skills,” said Madhu Matta, VP & GM of High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Lenovo. “It requires a focus on a holistic customer experience that very few companies are able to deliver.”.

Undisputed global HPC leader 

Since joining the Top500 list in 2014, Lenovo has become the fastest-growing TOP500 vendor worldwide. Lenovo ranks 2nd on the list with 92 mentions and ranks first in supercomputing in China, the largest and fastest-growing supercomputing region in the world, where it has 50% more mentions than its next competitor.

Continuing its mission to provide customers with access to new technology, Lenovo is currently upgrading its Global HPC Innovation Center in Stuttgart, Germany, which is comprised of 6,000 cores of the latest generation of Intel Xeon processors and the latest NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), interconnected by a range of high-performance nodes from Mellanox and Intel. The HPC Innovation Center opened in May 2015 to collaborate with customers and facilitate their access to the latest technologies, as well as to experiment with the same systems that power the MareNostrum 4 supercomputer at BSC, before they are delivered at scale. The full system upgrade is scheduled to be completed in August 2017.

An example of a collaborative project supported by the Global HPC Innovation Centre is at the University of Birmingham, which has built a branded research centre called the Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR). BEAR is a collection of IT resources offered free of charge to the university community and accredited external experts, enabling the acceleration of research across a range of disciplines, for example in the life sciences, including genome sequencing, or medical and linguistic research.

“Genome sequencing can help us understand the scale and spread of major epidemics more quickly. When the Zika virus hit the Americas, we were able to respond quickly, transporting mobile sequencing devices to the affected areas and generating DNA sequence data in just a few days,” said Nick Loman, Professor in the Department of Microbial Genome and Bioinformatics at the University of Birmingham. “Comparative genome sequence analysis requires significant computing power and storage capacity. We can instantly access hundreds of CPUs, thousands of GB of RAM and hundreds of TB of storage. This means we can keep up with the rapid generation of data and quickly communicate new findings to the scientific and medical community, contributing to the efforts to stop the spread of an epidemic.”.

Availability

Access to Lenovo's Lenovo HPC Innovation Center is free for all customers with the help of your Lenovo sales representative or partner.

 

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