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Lenovo, which has headquarters in Morrisville but trades shares in Hong said net incomewas $105 million in the or $1.12 per diluted share, in the quarter ende d Sept. 30. That's up from $38 million, or 43 centss per share, in the same period last Revenue increased 20 percentto $4.4 billion. The companhy increased shipments of PCs more than 20 percentf in thethird quarter, according to data compiled by research firms and . That outpacexd growth in the PC industrg asa whole. Lenovol said notebook shipments, which providee about 55 percentof revenue, were up 42 percent year over year. Desktop shipmentss increased about12 percent.
Lenovo'ds largest sales region, China, saw sales increaswe 26.5 percent to $1.8 billion. where Lenovo was headquartered until itboughtg IBM's personal computer divisiobn in 2005, accounted for 41 percent of revenuse in the quarter. Perhaps as year over year shipments inthe Americas, the company' s No. 2 region, increased by 12 percent. Lenovoi has struggled to convince U.S. customersz in particular to purchaseits computers, but that trened has reversed in recenty quarters. U.S. losses had been largely causexd bythe company's strategy of selling more computers in retaip outlets and over the Web.
The move faltered at firstt but has proven wise as sales to consumerz outpace sales to businesses bylarge margins, accordinh to IDC and Gartner. The news isn't all rosy for The company faces increased competition with itsTaiwanese . Acer recently bought California'sd Gateway and blocked Lenovo'a efforts to acquire Dutch PC maker . Lenovpo also will face pressure on its margins as it continuew its push intoconsumer sales, a highlg competitive business.