Lenovo preps from the grueling Olympic trials
More than 300 Lenovo engineers will participate in a three-day trial version of the global technology leader next month in what is described as the most grueling test in preparation for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 on 8 August.
In a statement Thursday the company, a manufacturer of computer hardware, said second test engineers from 10 June to 12 mimic the activity of three days of global sporting event, will test almost 95 percent of Lenovo computer equipment at any place.
According to Alice Lee, vice president of Lenovo Olympic marketing, BOCOG (Beijing Organizing Committee for Games of XXIX Olympiad), in the process, “success” on “switch, the implementation of all the systems and technology find everything that can go wrong.”
Lenovo reported that more than 20.000 devices have been tested during the year, Lenovo Luck Beijing test phase, which expires on June 1.
Equipment for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was seen as a complement to the various sports facilities, said Lenovo. For example, ThinkCentre M55e can work in wet conditions has been tested in accordance with the terms of up to 90 per cent humidity in Beijing National Aquatics Center.
In preparation for the Olympics, Lenovo is to train 580 engineers on operation and maintenance of laptops and desktops. First, people who work in the classroom, and then tested training exercises. BOCOG will also be more training sessions with the engineering team of several Olympic partners, the company said.
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