'Vostro' - 'Yours' from Dell aimed at SMBs

Dell has launched a new line of PC's especially aimed at small business enterprises that have 25 or less employees. Tagged 'Vostro' - Latin for yours this line of notebooks and desktops, will join Dell's existing product lines. These include Inspiron for consumers, the Latitude and Optiplex for large companies and XPS for gamers.

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Vostro comes bundled with a variety of subscription-based services and a full-time technical support staff. Already 6,500 Dell employees have been earmarked to provide tech support for Vostro. Frank Muehleman, senior vice president of Dell's small and medium business group, confirmed this. He added that the models will be made available with either Microsoft Windows Vista or XP. Michel Dell, company's president said:

We are very proud of what Vostro represents. Today's announcement is more than just products, it's also about service. We are building services that address some of the biggest headaches that our customers face.

Desktops are priced at $319 for mini tower and $349 for a slim tower. Three notebooks with size ranging between 14 to 17 inches would cost between $449 and $799. For models and specifications click here. Colors available are limited to black and grey.

These systems will be made available with a 30-day money-back guarantee. The attached services of technical support would make sure that the business is able to concentrate only on usage without worrying about the technical issues. The support services would include an online backup system, network assistant to find a shared printer, and an automatic feature for disk defragmenting.

Small businesses that buy Vostro will be offered these services free of cost the first year, thereafter they'll have to subscribe for continuation.

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