Lenovo has partnered with Avaya to add secure Voice over Internet Protocol phone call capability to its ThinkPad notebooks, which would allow users to make secure phone calls from any Wi-Fi-connected location.

Under the partnership, Avaya’s softphone technology will integrate into Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops and Lenovo’s fingerprint-based authentication and password manager technologies will augment call and address-book security.

"Today's professionals work and communicate with colleagues and family at all hours of the day and from different locations outside the office, so it is increasingly important that they have efficient and cost effective communication tools," said Peter Hortensius, senior vice president, Lenovo's notebook business unit.

The first product launch is set for the third quarter.