OREANDA-NEWS. Lenovo unveiled New Business Development (NBD), a new internet-centric business platform in China aimed at startups. The first wave of three innovative smart devices under NBD has also been launched, namely the new glass smart glasses, the new air smart air cleaner and the newifi smart router.

The NBD platform provides a vehicle where partner startups can leverage Lenovo's resources such as software, hardware, sales channels and services utilizing their own innovative technologies and leading-edge concepts in product development. This collaboration is an example of a win-win outcome from sharing resources and can drive the development of more powerful smart devices for customers.    

"We have always said innovation will differentiate Lenovo.  We continue to drive innovation both in terms of our own product development and in terms of sparking it with interesting partners.  We think we bring something unique to the table - a proven track record in innovation, a strong presence in the China market, great relationships with channels there.  It is natural for us to try to leverage these advantages to bring new technologies to market.  This will drive growth.  NBD represents our approach to attacking this opportunity," said Peter Hortensius, Chief Technology Officer of Lenovo."

"We also think that the transformation in the marketplace to an internet centric business model creates interesting new opportunities for larger companies like Lenovo to partner with smaller companies focused on unique, innovative concepts.  And we can use the internet to get better insights, target hot new opportunities, and meet customer demands incredibly quickly.  We will continue to develop and unleash our own innovative products across a wide range of categories.  At the same we want to be a company that helps fuel innovation in the industry and bring new ideas and interesting products to customers," he continued.