Lenovo, which claims almost 50 per cent market share in the all-in-one category, said

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it would increase the number of retail stores to over 1,000 from the existing 400 in the coming financial year.

The company said during the fourth quarter of 2010 (October – December) it ranked No. 3 among the top 5 PC makers in India.

Lenovo, which sold 60 million Thinkpad notebooks in 2010 worldwide, has launched Z series notebooks that are powered by Intel’s Huron River platform.

The company claims the Z series notebooks have been enhanced with features like a stylish full metal brush finish, sharper images with HD backlit LED, Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 to deliver faster boot-up and shutdown times, faster application performance, smarter power and performance management, and all-day battery life, among others.

Announcing the launch of new enterprise notebooks, Rajesh Dixit, director - relational business, ThinkClassic product group and channel, Lenovo India, said, “In today’s volatile business environment, enterprises continue to grapple with market dynamics and evolving IT needs amidst stiff competition. Our new ThinkPad range will help businesses operate and perform more robustly.”

Lenovo has a relatively strong relationship business, which are regular, bulk purchases by large entities like corporations and governments. “At the end of Q4 of 2010, in terms of relational business, the company had a market share of 21.8 per cent, while in desktops its market share was 20.3 per cent,” Dixit said.