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昨天，美国《财富》杂志公布的2008年全球500强排行榜中，联想集团(0992.HK)作为中国唯一一家非垄断性民企首次入围名单。《财富》公布的联想集团收入为167.88亿美元，位居全球500强第499位。
联想集团发给《第一财经日报》的声明中称，进军全球500强，是对联想在全球快速成长的一个历史性的认可，联想对此感到非常骄傲。
“作为一家市场化的公司，联想经历了艰辛创业、打造自主品牌、实现国际化跨越等阶段的发展，跻身世界500强成为联想国际化策略有效实施的证明，这将成为联想历史上的重要里程碑之一。”联想集团表示，联想正在为29天后即将召开的北京奥运会而进行全力筹备。
在中国的企业中，很多都有成为全球500强的梦想。多年前，海尔是第一家明确提出进军全球 500强目标的国内非垄断消费品企业，尽管差距最小的时候与第500强仅差2亿美元，但却屡次与之失之交臂，而据华为刚公布的2007年财报，去年收入 125亿美元，离全球500强的目标仍有较大差距。
以海尔为代表的中国家电企业，是上世纪90年代最早参与市场竞争，并通过惨烈的价格战而崛起的，对成为全球500强也最为迫切。但是由于电视等行业不掌握核心技术和上游零部件的制造，并且缺乏一整套完整的国际化战略，近几年的发展速度已大幅减慢。
据此前本报报道，美的集团在新的三年规划中，也提出了在2010年实现年收入1200亿元人民币，冲击全球500强的目标。
值得注意的是，联想集团近年来一直淡化“全球500强”作为公司发展的目标。在某次财报发布会上，有记者问到联想集团全球500强的目标何时能实现时，联想集团董事局主席杨元庆谈到，联想只注重自身的发展，在全球范围内扩大市场份额，并不十分在意能否进入全球500强。
其实，与国内其他家电和IT类企业相比，联想集团进入全球500强名单实至名归，在中国企业 中，联想是国际化最充分的公司。2004年，联想集团靠收购IBM PC业务，成功进军全球市场。在过去的4年中，联想集团一直按照计划，平稳地对原IBM PC业务进行改造和整合，并于2007/2008财年实现突破。杨元庆表示，联想集团收购IBM PC业务已经基本成功，公司已进入新的发展阶段。
作为2008年奥运会的TOP合作伙伴，在奥运年中将会加速其发展速度。而今年初，联想集团还发布了新的消费品牌Idea，进军全球消费PC市场，2009年联想集团的收入增长仍值得期待。
值得注意的是，联想与其竞争对手惠普和戴尔差距仍然十分明显，全球PC市场占有率排名第一的 惠普公司，2008年以1042.9亿美元排名第41位，但因为PC只占惠普收入的一部分，因此无法与联想比较。而与联想同样是以PC作为主业的公司，戴 尔今年以611亿美元位居第106位，比去年下降4位。
另外，一直与联想竞争全球PC产业第3名的台湾宏碁集团，则未能入榜。
so Lenovo?! Good move or bad?
Apple fans期待已久的WWDC 2008终于于日前闭幕了。各种传闻也都问问得平静下来，iPhone论坛里面的各种199的惊叹声，哭声真的是此起彼伏阿 呵呵。我个人认为8月-9月开始iPhone将会大规模普及最终会像iPod一样变成街机 呵呵。而且3G对中国来说也没有什么意义。大家可以在下面的LINK在线观看KEYNOTES 点击在线观看WWDC 2008 KEYNOTES 或者 下载整个WWDC 2008 KEYNOTES (大约1.3Gb)在 这里
Well, the rumors are over! Looks like we’ll soon be a part of the HP family! This will be both an exciting time and a scary time. It’s scary because of all the unknowns and changes that merging two companies can bring. It’s also exciting because of the potential opportunities that a new company can offer….both from a business perspective as well as a personal growth perspective. I’m sure this is on most of the tech/eco news’ headline today. The CEO of EDS has sent out an announcement this morning to confirm that EDS and HP has come to an agreement on the HP purchase. We will be soon an HP company.
Attached is the official announcement from Ron Rittenmeyer, the CEO of EDS Corp.
From: Rittenmeyer, Ron Mail Centre
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:39 AM
Subject: Message from Ron Rittenmeyer
To the EDS Worldwide Team:
Today is a historic day for the future of all of us at EDS, our valued clients, our shareholders and the entire IT industry. EDS and HP have reached a definitive agreement for HP to purchase EDS.
This transaction would be the largest ever in the IT services market and would create a formidable global competitor. EDS would join the world’s largest technology company. HP enjoys a well-respected global brand and broad worldwide resources – along with a strong operational background.
When the transaction is completed, which is expected in the second half of the year, HP will establish a new business group and brand it EDS – an HP company.
Importantly, EDS would retain the brand all of you have worked so hard to build over the last 45 years. EDS headquarters will remain in Plano and I plan to continue as chairman, president and CEO of this new business group.
Obviously, this news means major changes for everyone involved. There are many questions to be answered and decisions to be made in the coming months. Ensuring a successful integration is our top priority.
What doesn’t change, however, is EDS’ commitment to provide excellent service for our clients. And, we will relentlessly pursue new business while continuing to build the best delivery process in our industry. The core values of EDS are shared by HP, which makes this even more of a winning combination.
In the weeks ahead, I promise to communicate often with you about milestones and decisions affecting our company and our careers. We will thoughtfully manage this entire transition process – just as EDS and HP have done for many other companies we have each acquired.
To begin the dialogue, I invite you to watch a broadcast tomorrow to discuss the transaction. It will air live at 1 p.m. Central time on our EDS Global Broadcast Network, and will be re-broadcast often over the next several days. You will receive more information on the broadcast shortly.
As we complete this agreement, I ask each of you to stay committed to your work, performing at the high levels of service we expect for our clients and from ourselves. I know I can count on you to deliver.
We are – and will remain – EDS.
Ron Rittenmeyer
Things are not going well this week. Not only the powerful earthquake ravaged thousands of lives in China, but also the breaking news on the EDS website. EDS has comfirmed advanced talks with HP. What the hell is going on here?
The Earthquake
I had 3,4 friends asking me if I felt the building shaking around 3pm yesterday. I was like, emmm, I was working on the 4th floor and I really didn’t feel anything wrong. A couple of minutes later, people started calling me saying workers at Xujiahui and Lujiazui areas had to leave their work and emergency exit their buildings which confirmed that was an earthquake. Following that, thousands and thousands posts appeared on Mop.com. Within the next hour or so, BBC and most of the Chinese leading internet news websites have put the breaking news as their headlines. I’m sure you can find more and more information, news and photos anywhere on the net now.
It was shocking really. I had thought about the numbers - 7.9! Magnitude 7.9!!! Holy shit! Man, you know what? That’s terrible. The worst earthquake in China’s history was the Tangshan earthquake and that was Magnitude 7.8. It happened at mid-night and 240,000 people died in that earthquake. The whole city just went into dusts and ashes! Luckily this time it happened during daytime and it was on the outskirts of Chengdu, but still, officials claimed that more than 10,000 people have died in this tragedy so far this morning.
I still remembered that I MSN’d and called up my friends in Qingdao to check if they were alright when I confirmed there was an earthquake yesterday afternoon. Although, most of them just kept questioning me if I was joking around… I said ‘NO!’… I don’t think they had earthquake in Qingdao and they don’t even read the bloody news for fuck’s sake. Anyway, I made sure my family and Yi was fine. so I calmed down and got back to work.
For updates on the earthquake please visit Sohu.com and another other news sites. CCTV and most other Chinese TV News channels have the earthquake rescure action covered 24-7.
The HP-EDS Talk
Well, I didn’t watch Eco News this morning. However, I got the email from Ron Brooks. It’s a copy from the headline news on EDS official website. Title says it all, “Electronic Data Systems Corporation Confirms Advanced Talks with Hewlett-Packard Company”. What’s that all about?
Hewlett-Packard is in talks to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp for $12 billion to $13 billion in a deal which would vault it to a close second to IBM in technology services. The acquisition would be HP’s biggest since its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq in 2002. Shares of EDS rose nearly 28 percent, taking its market value to about $12 billion. HP shares fell nearly 5 percent amid some skepticism that slow-growing EDS, still considered in turnaround mode, would provide more than a one-time boost, and might not be worth a premium of as much as 37 percent.
HP has long considered an acquisition to beef up its tech services business, a sector that offers relatively stable income and high margins even in an economic downturn. The worldwide computer services revenue rose 10.5 percent to $748 billion in 2007, according to data released on Monday by market research firm Gartner Inc. IBM continued to be the leader, with 7.2 percent share. EDS weighed in at No. 2, with 3.0 percent of the market, while HP was No. 5, with 2.2 percent market share. Together HP and EDS would have roughly $39.4 billion in services revenue, compared with IBM’s $54.1 billion last year.
Pros - HP gains a very strong No. 2 position in total services market share and professional services market share behind IBM. EDS has been relatively stagnant over the past few years. HP has been trying to promote themselves as a major services organization over the past few years. Growth could temporarily stall but then the opportunity is for the merged operations to be extremely strong and competitive
Cons - If EDS were to remain independent it would have a tough time holding on to its number 2 slot in IT services market. Besides HP and IBM, EDS also competes with Accenture and Computer Sciences Corp in the United States, as well as Indian companies Infosys Technologies Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
Quotes from EDS frontpage News, Reuters, The New York Times and Business Week
The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera. Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on ‘Big Brother’ society. One day later the scaffolding gang returned to remove all evidence - again without the camera operator stopping them. The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: ‘One nation under CCTV.’
London的涂鸦党真得太强大了，在一个被CCTV完全cover的城市能画得这么的讽刺而且不被发现。太强大了！！！佩服佩服！而且第一张照片里面看到的这个背书包的小孩子好立体！不服不行！
Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters “in self-defence” last Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency says.
Tibetan activists say police killed protesters in Aba on Sunday
It is the first time China has admitted injuring anyone since anti-Chinese protests in Tibet began last week.
Xinhua said police opened fire in Aba county - the same place that Tibetan activists said eight people were killed during protests near Kirti monastery.
Activists released graphic photos of dead bodies showing bullet wounds. Continue reading »
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