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独家披露：IBM全球CEO致全体员工的一封邮件
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发布时间：2004-12-28 01:04:48
随着越来越多的业者将本栏目当作“信访站”之后，我们的工作量也明显加大！休 闲 居 编辑
继2004年12月8日4点接到一封联想内部员工来信之后，5点33分我们又收到了来自IBM（中国）某部门员工的一封来信。
注：联想内部员工来信详见《联想员工来信：致联想集团全体同仁的一封信》。
尽管这两封信来自两个不同的公司，但是反映的却是同一件事情，那就是联想和IBM之间的结盟。有趣的是，这两封信的附件内容也都是各自公司的全球CEO给内部员工的打气信原文。
下面，就让我们一起来看看IBM 全球 CEO Sam Palmisano 致全体IBM员工的内部邮件。鉴于水平有限，为了最大程度的保持邮件的原始风格，我们决定不翻成中文。
当然，我们也希望精通中英文的业界读者可以将其翻译成地道的中文，谢谢！！
IBM全球CEO致全体员工的一封邮件
Dear IBMer：
I have important news to share with you.
Today we announced a definitive agreement with the Lenovo Group, China's largest manufacturer and distributor of personal computers. Lenovo will acquire IBM's Personal Computing Division, creating the third-largest PC business in the world. Headquartered in New York, Lenovo's new PC business will be our preferred supplier of IBM- and Think-branded PCs. This will allow us to continue to provide our clients with end-to-end integrated solutions -- but with the advantages of a PC business with unique and powerful capabilities: significant economies of scale, global distribution channels, strong brand recognition, an experienced and expert management team and workforce, and number one market position in the world's fastest growing IT market. In addition, IBM will be Lenovo's preferred services and financing provider. IBM will hold an 18.9 percent equity stake in Lenovo.
Today's announcement is the latest action we have taken in recent years to reposition IBM for leadership in a rapidly changing industry. For some time we have said that there are two ways to create long-term value for clients and shareholders in the IT industry: Invest heavily in R&D and be the high-value innovation provider for enterprises, or differentiate by leveraging vast economies of scale, high volumes and price.
IBM is an innovation company. We are committed to being the premier IT solutions partner for enterprises of all sizes, in all industries. This business model requires that we continuously create intellectual capital and that we reinvent everything we do -- our technologies, products and services, our culture and our portfolio of businesses. This has been the hallmark of our company and has enabled IBM to grow and to lead countless product and technology cycles over many decades.
Today, computing and its uses are again changing radically -- to what we've been describing as on demand business. This is opening up tremendous opportunities for IBM, and it's why we have invested billions of dollars in recent years to strengthen our capabilities in hardware, software, services and core technologies focused on transforming the enterprise. At the same time, the PC business is rapidly taking on characteristics of the home and consumer electronics industry, which favors economies of scale, pricing power and a focus on individual users and buyers. These are very different business and economic models, and they will diverge even further in the years ahead.
By combining our personal computing division with its own, highly complementary business, Lenovo will be much better positioned to capture the opportunities in the PC industry. Lenovo is committed to investing in, growing and winning in PCs. Lenovo will be a formidable competitor, and our alliance gives IBM an even stronger position in China, while strengthening our brand presence there.
Of course, IBM will continue to play a significant role in creating innovations for individuals -- and not only through the broad PC alliance we are announcing today. As you know, our company is investing heavily to create the computing platform of the future. Our microprocessors and open software technologies underpin the next-generation on demand infrastructure, which will extend from the enterprise to the home to the mobile product to an expanding array of connected devices. In just the past couple of weeks, we've made significant announcements about advanced microprocessors we are developing in partnership with some of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, as well as initiatives to broaden adoption and support for these open platforms.
We are excited by today's announcement and how it further positions IBM for leadership in the days and years ahead.
Sam Palmisano
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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