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Assignment 6:

Chosen Article: Lenovo

Adding to Partnerships: No Info on recent partnership with SentinelOne.

SentinelOne

'''In early 2020, Lenovo announced a partnership with endpoint security software company SentinelOne. SentinelOne's protection platform will be integrated with Lenovo's own ThinkShield to provide real time cloud protection in devices with SentinelOne protection. SentinelOne chose to partner with Lenovo due to their high percentage of usage in data centers and work places, where the SentinelOne CEO said it is "needed most."'''

https://www.sentinelone.com/press/lenovo-announces-strategic-partnership-with-sentinelone-enhancing-thinkshield-with-ai-powered-endpoint-security/

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SentinelOne

'''In early 2020, Lenovo announced a partnership with endpoint security software company SentinelOne. SentinelOne's protection platform will be integrated with Lenovo's own ThinkShield to provide real time cloud protection in devices with SentinelOne protection. SentinelOne chose to partner with Lenovo due to their high percentage of usage in data centers and work places, where the SentinelOne CEO said it is "needed most."''' Bryant appeared in advertisements in China and other Asian countries. Lenovo's intended goal was to make their company seem like an American company, as they believe citizens of Asian countries trust American brands rather than domestic brands.

Impact of the 2019-20 Coronavirus Pandemic

In late April of 2020, Lenovo began to terminate contractors and put other cost saving measures in place due to financial strain from the 2019 - 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. The company cut multiple internships and froze salaries for their employees. Cuts in the company primarily took place in the data center group, which is based in Research Triangle Park. Most of the layoffs took place in the company's US headquarters, located in Morrisville, North Carolina.

The coronavirus pandemic also forced the company to close it's factories in China. The factories reopened in April of 2020.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/04/23/sources-lenovo-cutting-contractor-jobs-mulls-layoffs-freezing-pay/

Lenovo also introduced a "Partner Stimulus Package" in light of the pandemic. The package came in response to the economic strain on Lenovo and the company's partners during the pandemic.The partnership made earnings more predictable for partners, enabled faster payouts, and extended financial terms. The partnership extended terms from sixty days to ninety days. The package was intended to free up cash flows for the company's U.S. and Canadian partners. DLL worked with the company to the financial offerings for the companies in these regions. Lenovo also extended their warranty dates seventy five days through May Thirty First for all Lenovo and Motorola products.

https://www.monitordaily.com/news-posts/lenovo-launches-partner-stimulus-package-with-dll/

Lenovo had a philanthropic response valued at more than thirteen million dollars USD. This includes donating technology to support social distancing efforts, along with schooling at home and work from home efforts. The CEO of the company also donated one and a half million dollars USD to the Chinese University of Science and Technology.

https://news.lenovo.com/supporting-communities-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Lenovo also allowed their employees in their offices based in China to work from home remotely during the pandemic. Offices based in Europe and the Americas were also allowing employees to work remotely once the pandemic reached that part of the world. The company also made an effort to find roles for employees whose positions were negatively affected and or made ineffective by the ongoing pandemic. Lenovo made a pledge to follow any and all guidelines put in to place by the government's of the respective areas where their office buildings are located.

https://news.lenovo.com/lenovo-responds-to-covid-19-message-from-ceo-yuanqing-yang/

Lenovo also began to take the temperatures and screen the health of all of it's employees at it's manufacturing sites and factories. The company also required that the employees of the factories and manufacturing sites were to wear a face covering or surgical mask at all times while on site.

https://www.researchtriangle.org/news/exclusive-lenovos-new-normal-as-it-works-through-pandemic-crisis/