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Originally founded in 1985 as LAN Systems, LANDesk® software was acquired by Intel Corporation in 1991. In 2002, LANDesk® Software was established as a standalone company. With decades of continuous innovation, award-winning products and consistent industry leadership, LANDesk® is positioned for exceptional growth.

By exploiting the natural connectivity of company LANs, WANs and the Internet, LANDesk® Software’s innovative technologies enable IT professionals to work more efficiently and accomplish much more in less time. LANDesk® Software enables fast, easy, automated:

Hardware and software inventory and asset management
OS and application deployment and migration
Help desk problem-resolution and remote-control tools
Software license metering and monitoring

A partnership flourished between NetworkD Corporation and LANDesk® Software in 1998. LANDesk® recognized NetworkD as a Platinum Partner in (1999) and has awarded NetworkD with 'ESP of the Year' over five times. NetworkD is the largest global reseller of LANDesk® Management Suite products worldwide.

Since defining the market over a decade ago, LANDesk® Software’s products have been repeatedly recognized with numerous awards, demonstrating innovation and capabilities for effectiveness, comprehensiveness, simple deployment and ease-of-use. LANDesk® Software’s technological innovations enable companies to securely manage their systems wherever they are physically located. Companies in regulated industries, such as healthcare and finance, benefit from reduced PC life-cycle costs through the efficiencies offered by LANDesk® Software’s products. LANDesk® has a history of innovating both technologies and products with more than 20 patents and 60 patents pending.

LANDesk® Software has a strong presence in North America, Western Europe and Japan. The company is expanding its presence in Latin America, Australia, China and Eastern Europe. The company’s worldwide reach is enabled through a solid network of specialized Expert Solution Providers (ESPs) that sell LANDesk® ’s comprehensive solutions. LANDesk® ESPs provide unequaled information and training on the most effective practices for product implementation and use – helping maximize IT’s return on their technology investment.

LANDesk® Software is deployed to leading enterprises around the globe, with over 250 million managed nodes worldwide.

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Lenovo was originally founded in 1981 as a new unit of IBM titled the Personal Computing Division, which virtually invented personal computing. In 1984, not long after PCD was founded, 11 computer scientists in Beijing, China also created a company called Legend, which opened a new era of consumer PCs in China.

Legend first introduced PCs to households, then promoted PC usage in China by establishing retail shops nationwide. It also developed the pioneering Legend Chinese Character Card that translated English operating software into Chinese characters, and achieved breakthroughs like PCs with one-button access to the Internet.

In 2003, Legend changed its brand name to Lenovo, taking the "Le" from Legend, a nod to its heritage, and adding "novo," the Latin word for "new," to reflect the spirit of innovation at the core of the company. The company name changed from Legend to Lenovo a year later.

Today, these two companies are united under the Lenovo name. With Lenovo's landmark acquisition of IBM's Personal Computing Division in May 2005, the new Lenovo is a leader in the global PC market, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenue, and products serving enterprises and consumers the world over.

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Microsoft was founded as a partnership on April 4, 1975, by William H. Gates III and Paul G. Allen, and incorporated on June 25, 1981. Headquartered in Redmond, Wash., the company operates subsidiary offices in more than 60 foreign countries and employs nearly 49,000 people worldwide.

Yet, in 1975, Bill Gates and Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen saw the potential to turn a hobbyist's toy into something more. They sold the first software language program, called BASIC, for the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) Altair 8800, the first "personal computer." BASIC, and the many software programs that followed from Microsoft developers and partners, helped spark a technology revolution that has transformed how we do business, how we live, and how we learn.

Microsoft creates software; the instructions that help electronic devices like computers, cars, and digital cameras work. Millions of people around the world use Microsoft technology every day. From multinational corporations that do business in many currencies and languages to small companies that count on just-in-time inventory systems to keep orders flowing. Educators and students use Microsoft software for lesson plans, homework, and collaborating on projects. In the home, families manage their personal finances, share photographs, and communicate online.

Microsoft believes that the true measure of their success is not reflective in the power of their software, but in the power it unleashes on the world.

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