Dell introduces V13

At a meeting held in Delhi, Dell announced the global launch of Vostro V13,
its small-business line of laptops. Ravi Bharadwaj, GM-SMB, Dell India said,
"This combination is a rare sight. The Vostro V13 has all the features of a
notebook one would want in a netbook." "One-third of the customer base is SMBs
and the registered IT addressable market size is 7.6 million. As the market gets
organized and more people start depending on systems to enable their business,
the IT requirements are going up," he stated.

"Time, money and resource are the main requirements of an SMB to run their
business efficiently. Entrepreneurs want IT but don't want to spend to support
it. Vostro is one product that was launched for SMBs last year. It has all the
features one wants, but also fits into the budget. It offers value for money, IT
support and data protection," said Bharadwaj, explaining the thought behind
Vostro.

V13 is available at a starting price of Rs 28,000. At 1.6kg and 13.3 inch, it
is the lightest and smallest business laptop in its category. Under the Vostro
range there are eight different notebooks and three desktops. Speaking about the
challenges of operating in the SMBs space, Bhardwaj pointed out that people tend
to have long-term plans. "We have to convince them to buy technology that they
need now, that has a clear RoI. Technology is a resource and an enabler, not a
capex," he added.