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Lenovo results support IBM unit buy

By Mure Dickie in Beijing and Robin Kwong in Hong Kong

Published: November 1 2007 09:21 | Last updated: November 1 2007 19:47

Lenovo on Thursday put forward further proof that it is making a success of its 2005 purchase of IBM‘s PC unit as it reported a sharp increase in quarterly profits and sales.

The Chinese computer maker said that second-quarter sales climbed 20 per cent while profits soared a surprising 178 per cent. Reven­ues expanded at double-digit rates in all regional markets, with global PC shipments jumping 23 per cent compared with an industry average of 16 per cent.

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