IBM ThinkVantage Technologies

Sometimes, you have to spend a lot to earn a lot. ThinkPad

notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops come equipped with an array of outstanding technologies like

the Embedded Security Subsystem to help save time and money and keep you focused on your

business—not your PCs. This is not one of those times.

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Take the lead with ThinkVantage Technologies. Leave unnecessary costs and headaches behind.

Employ ThinkVantage Technologies. You’ll reap the benefits.

With ThinkVantageTM Technologies on staff, you’re bound for

success—whatever your industry. Together with ThinkPad® notebooks

and ThinkCentreTM desktops, ThinkVantage Technologies give you the

edge over competition caught up in endless computer problems.

Most analysts agree: purchase price accounts for less than 20% of

the total cost of owning a PC. Most ThinkVantage Technologies are

included with the purchase of select ThinkPad and ThinkCentre models

and address the other 80% to provide savings throughout the entire

life of your systems. They help free up resources, slash expenses

and send confidence soaring so you can focus on what’s really

important—growing your business.

“ The time and efficiency savings we have experienced have been dramatic and we have already experienced strong

improvements in manageability and return on our initial investment.”

– Ian Ross, IT Manager, Glasgow City Council

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“Not again!”—No, really, not again.

Rescue lost data in minutes. Stay up and running, even if a virus or software conflict occurs.

Just press the blue anti-panic button and a “tool kit” with system information, diagnostics and recovery options

comes to the rescue. Then, sit back let IBM Rescue and RecoveryTM do the work. You’ll be back to business, often

in as little as 20 minutes. Restore your sanity in an instant.

When it comes to help, we think

you’ll never ask.

With the blue anti-panic button,

you’ve got your own personal

help desk built right in to your

PC. Just press a button for

easy access to on-system and

online1 information, resources

and help.

Keep track without ever leaving

your desk.

The System Information Center

makes tracking and managing

hardware and software PC

assets simple whether you’re

tracking

five PCs, or 500.

The software you need, on

demand.

Tired of buying, installing and

supporting software for your

systems over and over and

over again? The Software

Delivery Centre streamlines

this process with on-demand

Web delivery of software,

upgrades and updates.

The blue anti-panic button

Users can get the information they need—like feature and

capability details, important tools and more. They can even link

to select software updates, online support and automated help.

System Information Centre

This inventory management solution automatically collects system

information including hardware, software, client security levels,

operating system, and network settings2.

Software Delivery Centre

Web-based software distribution helps keep your users up to date

by supporting both push and pull installation and updates2.

Rescue and Recovery

A mirror image of the hard disk drive—including the operating

system, applications and all previously saved data—is restored

at the touch of a button should the main software image become

corrupted. Emergency diagnostics and recovery are available

in a simple graphic interface with key system information and

browser access1. Rescue and Recovery also includes Antidote

Delivery Manager for quick deployment of critical updates—

even if the user’s operating system won’t boot.

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Simplify connectivity almost anywhere without wires. Or hassles.

Access Connections

Set location profiles with the settings for almost any network.

Access Connections automatically reconfigures settings for

you. Profiles can be set to choose wireless or wired connections

based on speed. Access Connections even helps manage

wireless security.

“ Access Connections has allowed Kichler [Lighting] to cut the time that its IT staff typically spends in setting up user profiles

in half while providing its users with a better customer experience.”

– “Generating Real Customer Savings Through Every PC Lifecycle Stage,” Technology Business Research, October 2004

If there’s a network out there, you’ve got it on speed dial.

Access Connections makes finding, connecting to and switching between wired and wireless networks easy

so you can easily manage connectivity wherever work takes you—without wasting time on the phone with

your help desk.

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Protect your systems from hackers and thieves. Oh, yeah—clumsy people, too.

“ We can break into just about anything, but that [embedded security] chip is still a

challenge to us.” “…the hardware and software giant’s new [embedded] security

chip in its ThinkPad laptops gets high marks…”

– Constable Al LaFontaine, Technology Crime Investigator, RCMP commercial crime section, Alberta North, The Edmonton Journal, February 2003

Put a solid barrier between hackers and your data.

The encryption hardware and security software (available

preloaded on select models or via download) that comprise

the IBM Embedded Security Subsystem together provide

an added layer of protection to keep unauthorised users

out of your systems. You can’t get a higher level of security

as a standard feature from any other manufacturer. Plus,

Client Security Password Manager makes it simpler than

ever. It remembers multiple passwords for you to provide

outstanding protection with just one logon.

For those sudden, unexpected trips. Like to the floor.

The Active Protection System uses airbag-like technology

to help prevent damage from accidental drops and falls.

For the occasional clumsy user, it provides up to four

times greater impact protection than systems without it.

Active Protection System*

An integrated motion sensor monitors your ThinkPad notebook and

can detect an impending fall and park the hard disk drive within

500 milliseconds to prevent data loss caused by the drops and falls

common to mobile usage.

*select models

Embedded Security Subsystem*

This unparalleled solution protects data from unauthorised

viewing with automatic file and folder encryption and supports

many major security solutions. The included Client Security

Password Manager replaces multiple passwords with a single

password. The software can even be deployed remotely. And

now, select ThinkPad T Series notebooks feature an integrated

fingerprint reader that works together with the Embedded Security

Subsystem for the ultimate in convenience.

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New systems, old systems. Our PCs are professional movers.

System Migration Assistant

System Migration Assistant migrates end-user specific data

and settings including applications, personal settings, network

settings and even printer selections automatically to save time

and improve productivity during transition periods.

Secure Data Disposal

You don’t need to destroy a used hard disk drive when you can use

Secure Data Disposal to securely delete all data stored on it.

“ Migrating data from old PCs to new ones is a commonplace, everyday task

that can create delays and deplete resources. A tool like the System Migration

Assistant helps our team to focus on creative IT solutions that require our

expertise, rather than everyday chores that just occupy our time”

– Cynthia Perry, Associate Chief Information Officer, University of Virginia Health System3

Like a shredder for old hard disk drives.

Whether you’re recycling, donating or reassigning

used PCs, you don’t want to give new users access to

confidential business data. Enter ThinkPad Secure Data

Disposal. “Using Secure Data Disposal technology, users

can scrub the existing disk so prior data is absolutely

unrecoverable,” according to Technology Business

Research (TBR). “This technology is so secure, it

meets U.S. Department of Defense and German secure

disposal standards.”

Personalisation is good. Unless it takes a full business day.

Save support time and keep users productive during

new-system rollouts by automatically migrating their

personal settings and data. The System Migration

Assistant keeps users productive by eliminating the need

to rebuild their familiar, comfortable old desktop and

settings when they get a new system.

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Looking for technology savings? Spend wisely.

Choose ThinkVantage Technologies.

Most ThinkVantage Technologies are

preloaded or downloadable with your

purchase of an ThinkCentre and ThinkPad ,

so you can speed through computing tasks

without any additional cost. They deliver real

solutions that can help you get ahead with

time and money to spare. Expect to win.

Sigh of relief included.

When you reach a certain size, you need special care. Meet your enterprise specialists.

Of course, the ThinkVantage Technologies described in these pages can save large enterprise businesses

huge amounts over the life of your PCs. But when you’re dealing with such a large quantity of systems spread

across multiple locations or even continents, you need a little extra help. That’s why we’ve developed two

optional ThinkVantage Technologies just for you. The ImageUltraTM Builder* custom image-creation software lets

you combine multiple languages, applications, operating systems and platforms into a single image so your IT

department has fewer software images to deploy and support. According to TBR, ImageUltra Builder can save up

to 50% on the time and expense of deploying new systems3. Once your master image is created, use the Remote

Deployment Manager* to automate deployment throughout your entire network.

*sold separately; software available on CD

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Footnotes: [1] Internet access not included.

[2] System Information Centre and Software Delivery Centre client licenses are included in the purchase price of an Lenovo PC. The server component is sold separately. In special circumstances, Lenovo may make client licenses available for use with non-Lenovo PCs via special bid.

[3] Technology Business Research, Optimising Lifecycle Ownership Costs: A Guide to Immediate Hard Dollar Savings Utilising Lenovo’s Management Tools Suite, March 2003.

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