In an interesting strategy of teaming with second tier players, Lenovo is getting up close and personal with AMD and Corel.
First came the announcement of a global roll-out of a new rangeof Lenovo branded desktops and notebooks targeting the small business sector. Though the PCs will offer a choice of either Intel or AMD CPUs depending on model, the choice of processors was as follows: either Pentium 4 or Celeron D for the Intel chips or an Athlon processor or Sempron on the AMD side.
AMD was quick to announce that Lenovo has struck up a direct relationship with AMD in
Nothing too newsworthy in that though, many system builders offer a mix of Intel and AMD processors, despite AMD’s current lawsuit accusing Intel of anti-trust activities designed to stop companies using AMD chips.
Now Corel has announced a deal with Lenovo that will see its office productivity, graphics and digital imaging software bundled with the Lenovo 3000 range.
The new range will feature Corel’s
The
Prices to upgrade start at US$29 for Corel Photo Album 6 Deluxe and US$79 for the Corel WordPerfect Office suite. The complete upgrade to the entire
According to other Web reports, the Lenovo PCs will also include the Google bundle incorporating the Google Toolbar, Google Desktop and Picasa software, Roxio Digital Media and Norton Internet Security.