Showing posts with label global learning network. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global learning network. Show all posts

Thursday, August 30, 2007

“The company believes in making the best engineered products.”

Adds Rahul Aggarwal, VP, Global Marketing Hub & India Marketing, Lenovo, “The company believes in making the best engineered products.” He mentions at length the superior, innovative additions in Lenovo desktops, “The thinklight for reading in the dark, the face recognition system, the hard disc protection system, the jog dial for quickly moving from music to movies to photos, the roll cage for protecting the screen…” The IBM effect is still visible here.

Then, one wonders, what gives Lenovo a better chance than IBM, which was always famed for these technologies, but failed to convert them into market gains. Here, Rahul clarifies, “IBM’s focus was slowly shifting towards large enterprises, services and soft ware. In client PC segment, on the other hand, the rules of the game had changed...” This, according to him, is where the Chinese edge is helping now.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Sun in Taro with $454 million

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has entered into final Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreements with its subsidiaries for acquiring Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The deal (worth $454 million) will be funded with interior accumulation and proceeds from its FCCB. This multinational has its footprints in U.S., Israel and Canada, of which North America begets more than 90% of Taro’s sales. Dilip Shanghvi, Sun CMD, stated that the company looks forward to working with Taro and its employees further ahead. It’s the apt opportunity for the duo to create increasing value and add a complimentary multinational organization to Sun’s business. More so to the deal, there are bright chances to build on Taro’s expertise in dermatology and paediatrics, along with its speciality and generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative