Lenovo plans research and development centre in India

Lenovo Group, world's leading computer manufacturer, Thursday said it is
exploring opportunities for setting up its own research and development
(R&D) centre in India.

"We are constantly evaluating opportunities of
setting up an R&D centre here," Amar Babu, managing director of Lenovo
India, told reporters here.

The Chinese personal computer maker, which bought
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.'s PC unit in 2005, is planning
overseas investments and large-scale acquisitions in the emerging markets of
India, Brazil, Mexico, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

In February,
the company had acquired Mexico's Sanmina-SCI that makes computers for IBM sold
in the US and Europe.