Lenovo gets big Australian netbook order

Published: 09 Apr 2009 00:05:22 PST

Apr. 9, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Lenovo<992>, the world's fourth-largest computer manufacturer, was awarded a contract along with Microsoft to supply 267,000 IdeaPad S10e netbooks running Windows XP to students and teachers in New South Wales, Australia, sources reported.

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training paid A$150 million to Lenovo and Microsoft.

Nathan Rees, premier of New South Wales, said the companies should supply the laptops as soon as possible.

Lenovo's Morrisville plant in North Carolina and Microsoft were chosen to provide laptop products after a competitive tender process in December.

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