LG India eyes IT solutions market

From being player in the consumer electronics segment, LG electronics India Pvt Ltd is positioning itself as an IT solutions provider. The company on Thursday launched its first LG Pro Server for the small and medium businesses segment in the Indian market, making its entry into the servers market.

"The strategy behind getting into the mould of an IT solutions provider apart from being a consumer electronics player, is that the company now wants to move up the value chain," said R Manikandan, deputy general manager, sales & marketing, IT products.

The server is equipped to provide a business server solution with messaging and collaboration, security-enhanced Internet access, protected data storage and reliable printing for the SMB segment.

Since the company has already consolidated on the home computers front, it now wants to enter the business computer space, said an executive.