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- Subject: Re: IBM Announces PC Reorganization
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- References: <1992Sep3.222255.28817@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:46:02 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep3.222255.28817@midway.uchicago.edu>
- sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
-
- >As expected, IBM today announced a reorganization of its personal
- >computer division.
- >
- >At present I do not have details on the reorganization, but apparently
- >IBM has spun off the Personal Systems Division (with distribution
- >mechanisms) into an independent subsidiary called the IBM Personal
- >Computer Company. This new subsidiary will be introducing a new, low
- >cost line of personal computers (in addition to maintaining a
- >"premium" line of current and future PS/2 models). This company also,
- >I believe, will develop, sell, and promote OS/2.
- >
- >If anyone has the official announcement (from IBMLink), feel free to
- >post.
- >
- >--
- >Timothy F. Sipples | The OS/2 FREQ. ASKED QUESTIONS LIST is avail. from
- >sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
- >Dept. of Econ., Univ. | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
- >of Chicago, 60637 | Family Values Means a Job
- >
- Freely posted.
-
- IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER COMPANY
-
- SOMERS, N.Y., September 3 . . . IBM Vice President James A. Cannavino
- today announced the IBM Personal Computer Company, a separate oper-
- ating unit formed to focus exclusively on delivering leadership PC
- products to customers around the world.
-
- The IBM Personal Computer Company will have responsibility for devel-
- opment, manufacturing, distribution and brand marketing for IBM's PCs
- worldwide. IBM Vice President Robert J. Corrigan has been named
- president of the new company. IBM Vice President Edward F. Rogers has
- been named the company's chief financial officer.
-
- "Today's announcement is part of a journey begun in December to
- increase efficiencies and focus and improve our responsiveness in a
- fast-changing PC marketplace," said Cannavino, who is general manager
- of Personal Systems.
- The new company is organized along IBM's geographic markets worldwide.
- The new structure with an increased focus on PCs will enable the
- company to deliver a wide variety of product brands, ranging from
- premium systems to mobile computing, and to better serve customer
- needs.
-
- "The right products delivered through the right channels at the right
- time with the right price--not organization--are what count to our
- customers," Corrigan said. "We will begin to demonstrate our new way
- of executing beginning with the next series of announcements."
-
- Sam M. Inman has been named president of the IBM Personal Computer
- Company - North America. This organization, made up of employees
- from IBM's former National Distribution Division and Entry Systems
- Division, will focus on manufacturing, distribution and brand
- marketing for the new company's products in North America. Organized
- by market segments that match specific customer requirements, the
- organization's brand teams are responsible and accountable for
- addressing and responding to the customer needs in their particular
- market segment.
-
- PC marketing executives in other geographies will continue to be
- responsible for responding to customer needs in their individual
- marketplace. They are William E. McCracken for Europe/Middle
- East/Africa (EMEA), Robert G. O'Malley for Asia/Pacific, Kevin R.
- Barry for Latin America and Don D. Myles for Canada.
-
- Corrigan will be responsible for IBM's PC business results worldwide,
- including profit, return on asset (ROA), unit and revenue growth, cash
- from operations, customer satisfaction, quality and human resources.
-
- The IBM sales force will continue to market IBM's PC products world-
- wide, maintaining a common, consistent and seamless interface to
- customers. Working with business partners, the sales force will
- focus on providing effective application software and world-class
- service and support.
-
- IBM Vice President Robert J. LaBant, general manager of IBM North
- America, said, "Customers often want more than the product--they want
- value-add skills that help them link systems, software and services.
- The new company will help IBM deliver more competitive PC technology
- that our sales force and business partners can transform into customer
- solutions."
-
- Also, while operating like an independent business, the new company
- will continue to fully utilize world-class technological resources of
- Personal Systems' Entry Systems Technology, Technology Products LOB
- and IBM Research.
-
- The new IBM Personal Computer Company will be based in Somers, N.Y.
-
- Mr. Cannavino also announced changes designed to make the operating
- systems software business more integrated and independent. Personal
- Systems Programming, under Lee R. Reiswig, assistant general manager,
- now has responsibility for worldwide PS software business results,
- including brand marketing. Fernand B. Sarrat who was assistant
- general manager of PS market development has been named assistant
- general manager, market development and operations for Personal
- Systems.
-
- # # #
-
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- International Business Machines Corp.
-