Foolish Trivia

Formed when China's Legend Holdings Ltd. merged with International Business Machines Corp.'s personal-computer business in 2005, I am now one of the world's largest makers of PCs, with annual revenue topping $16 billion. (The IBM division introduced its first portable PC in 1984 - it weighed 30 pounds.) I have no world headquarters and, instead, have a distributed management structure with operational hubs in Beijing; Raleigh, N.C.; Singapore; and Paris; a marketing hub in Bangalore, India; and research centers in China and the United States. My name includes the Latin word for "new." I hold more than 2,000 patents. Who am I?

Last Week's Trivia Answer:

Founded in 1623 by an Armenian in the Near East, I am the oldest continually family-owned business in America. I moved to Massachusetts in the 1900s, and I make and market musical instruments. (My secret manufacturing process involves tin, copper and silver.) Jazz kept me going in the Depression, when I worked on "hi-hat," "low-sock" and "hi-sock" versions of my flagship product. Later came "Bop-Rides," "Pings" and "Sizzles." Satisfied customers have included Gene Krupa, Max Roach, Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. I am still the top name in my field and remain a privately held company. Who am I? (Answer: Avedis Zildjian Co. Inc.)