Leading Computer Industry Journalists and Consultants Vote ThinkPads Best Notebook PCs

Business Wire, Feb 25, 1999

SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1999--

IBM microdrive Garners

"Technology Achievement of the Year" Award

IBM's ThinkPad family of notebook PCs and Systems Storage Division products have swept the fifth annual Mobility Awards at the Mobile Insights 99 Conference, held in Palm Springs, California.

The awards, which were announced at a ceremony on February 23, recognize the highest achievements in mobile computing and data communications during the past year. Forty top analysts and computer and business journalists comprised the judging committee that voted for this year's best products.

Winning four times as many awards as its nearest competitor, the IBM Mobile Computing division won top honors in the following categories:

-- Thin and Light (2-spindle) -- ThinkPad 600

-- Ultraportable (1-spindle) -- ThinkPad 560

-- Entry Level Notebook (Low price) -- ThinkPad i Series 1411

-- Consumer/Small Business Portable -- ThinkPad i Series 1451

-- Management Team of the Year -- IBM Mobile Computing/ThinkPad

Accolades also went to IBM's Storage Division, whose products seized first place and received honorable mention in the Mobile Storage, Notebook Storage and Technology Achievement categories:

-- Technology Achievement -- IBM microdrive

-- Honorable Mention: IBM Travelstar 14GS

-- Mobile Storage -- -- IBM microdrive

-- Notebook Storage -- -- IBM Travelstar 14GS

IBM's industry-leading Service and Support also received an honorable mention at the conference.

"These awards confirm that IBM innovation is unrivaled when it comes to helping people work better in the real world," said Adalio Sanchez, General Manager, IBM Mobile Computing. "Every ThinkPad we build for mobile professionals today will be ready for the challenges they?ll face tomorrow."

InfoWorld Names ThinkPad 600 "Product of the Year"

In related news, the editors of InfoWorld magazine recently awarded the ThinkPad 600 "1998 Product of the Year, Client/server category." InfoWorld cited the ThinkPad 600 as the notebook that comes closest to its ideal for balancing power and functionality with portability and comfort.

Published in the February 15 issue, the award was presented by InfoWorld's Test Center, which combined input from InfoWorld editors and other industry experts to determine which enterprise technologies and solutions were the year's finest. More information is available at http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/98poy/98poy.csh.htm

ThinkPads are continuously recognized for their superior performance, leading technology and business-smart designs. During the past year, the ThinkPad family has garnered over 90 awards from the industry's top publications and authorities -- amassing an incredible 600 awards since the first ThinkPad was introduced in 1992. For a complete list of recent ThinkPad awards and other news, visit the IBM Mobile Computing Web site at http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/news/thinkpad/index.html

For more information on IBM ThinkPads visit http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/thinkpad or call 1-800-772-2227.

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