14/06/2009

Netop and Lenovo Partner

Copenhagen – June 16th, 2009 – Netop, the world’s largest provider of classroom management software, and Lenovo, one of the largest manufacturers of hardware in the world, announced today that they are partnering to provide schools in China with the world''s leading classroom management software. As a result of this strategic relationship, Netop School will be a premier choice for Classroom Management Software on Lenovo PCs sold to schools, colleges and universities.

Netop School offers education institutions a complete solution for teaching with technology in a networked classroom with powerful tools for preparation, instruction and evaluation. With Netop School, educators can share their computer screen with the class, supervise student computer work, assist students when needed, control application and Internet use, distribute and collect documents, create test and evaluate student progress. Netop School offers this complete, feature-rich set of tools in an intuitive interface that is fully customizable.

"Though our partnership with Lenovo, education institutions in China will now have easy, affordable access to one of the most comprehensive classroom computing packages available worldwide," said Kurt Bager, CEO, Netop. "By combining our leadership and expertise in classroom management software with Lenovo''s innovative and top selling hardware solutions, we anticipate tremendous growth in the Chinese education market for Netop School."

Lenovo is one of the world’s largest makers of personal computers, including the renowned ThinkPad® notebook as well as products carrying the ThinkCentre®, ThinkStation® and IdeaPad® sub-brands. Formed by Lenovo Group''s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division in 2005, Lenovo today is a world leader operating in more than 60 countries and providing businesses and consumers in more than 160 countries around the world with innovative products.

“This new collaboration with Netop will allow Lenovo to offers its education customers in China the premier classroom management software while continuing to grow our Business in this important market," said Mr. Fuyao Tong, vice president of Lenovo, China. "With our innovative PCs and Netop School, educators in China will be able to take full advantage of the power of teaching with technology."

For more information, or to download a trial version of Netop School, visit www.netop.com/school.

About Netop Solutions A/S

Netop develops and sells software solutions that enable swift, secure and seamless transfer of video, screens, sounds and data between two or more computers over the Internet. The company has three business areas: Administration, Education and Communication. Netop’s unique and cost-saving Administration solutions make life easier for IT professionals with Remote Control and IT Asset Management. With the market-leading solutions for Education classroom management and corporate e-learning, Netop helps students and teachers to achieve optimum results through virtual education. Netop Communication solutions including unified communications let customers, partners and colleagues meet easily and safely in the virtual space via video conferencing, instant messaging, voice and file sharing over the Internet. Netop employs 152 people and has subsidiaries in the United States, Great Britain, Romania, China and Switzerland.  The company sells its solutions to public and private clients in more than 80 countries. Netop Solutions A/S shares are listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and are part of the SmallCap+ index. In 2008 Netop Solutions had a total revenue of DKK 92.1m. Read more at: www.netop.com.

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world''s best engineered personal computers. Lenovo''s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group''s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centres in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com .

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