IBM loss - at the time the biggest in American corporate history. Lou Gerstner was hired as CEO from RJR Nabisco to turn the company around. In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting, and in 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values, hosting a three-day online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. The result was three values: "Dedication to every client's success", "Innovation that matters—for our company and for the world", and "Trust and personal responsibility in all relationships". In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo and, in 2009, it acquired
Virtual Computer would manage one. Virtual Computer was founded in November 2007 by the founder of Virtual Iron, Alex Vasilevsky, and the former co-founder and General Manager of Guardent, Dan McCall. The company was backed by investors including Highland Capital Partners and Flybridge Capital Partners. Virtual Computer has received over $20 million in funding from Highland Capital Partners, Flybridge Capital, and Citrix. In March 2011, Virtual Computer announced its collaboration with Lenovo to optimize Virtual Computer’s NxTop client virtualization and management solution on Lenovo's business-oriented systems. These include select models of Lenovo's ThinkCentre A and M series desktops and ThinkPad T and