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MUMBAI:
– Lenovo, the dwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, launched
the second phase of its global philanthropic auction in India. The
site will be closed for auctioning at midnight of 23 May, 2008
The
product for auction is the Lenovo 3000 V200 notebook with the special
Olympic torch-themed cover and signed by Bollywood star Saif Ali
Khan.
The
auction will be conducted on Lenovo’s own site www.lenovohopefundauctions.com.
Theme for the Olympic auction is the “cloud of promise”.
The first phase of the auction was held in February this year and
it recorded over a dozen bids and over 1000 page views. The first
notebook, Lenovo 3000 V200 was auctioned at $825.99.
Globally,
besides India, the auction is being conducted in Japan, Australia,
UK, France, Russia, USA, Hong Kong, Argentina, China, Brazil and
Canada. 34 limited edition Lenovo notebook PCs are being auctioned
around the world. In the final week of the Beijing 2008 Olympic
games, one notebook PC (Personal Computer) from each country participating
in the auction will be auctioned to conclude the course.
Lenovo,
SVP and CMO Deepak Advani said, "We are thrilled to offer fans
the unique opportunity to own these one-of-a-kind Olympic torch
themed notebook PCs. Just as our technology helps bridge the physical
gaps among different parts of the world, Lenovo's goal is to do
the same through social investments. In the Olympic spirit of internationalism
and cooperation, it is fitting that these Olympic torch-themed notebook
PCs should benefit worthy causes."
The
third and final phase of auction in India will begin on July 29th,
2008.
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