Dell expects revenues to touch $1 bn by 2009

Global systems and services firm Dell Inc today said it expects its revenue from India to touch $1 billion by the end of next fiscal.     

Dell's revenue from India will be $800 million in 2008, a senior company executive said, adding in the last quarter the company achieved a 75 per cent growth in revenue in from the country.     

"On an average Dell's revenue grew 50 per cent year-on- year in every quarter. On a current rate, we should be able to achieve $1 billion (in revenue) by 2009," Dell Asia Pacific Vice President Marketing Sam Burd said.    

Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell, who was here to launch new devices, said the sales of notebooks has not been not affected by the economic downturn in the US.    

"When companies are under cost pressure people look for ways for becomoing more productive...I do think the industry growth will be healthy. But I expect Dell to grow faster than the industry," he added.     

Dell's personal computer sales in India grew 99 per cent (units) from a year earlier in the first quarter.     

The US-based firm which sells computers, servers, and computer peripherals has announced the launch of a series of Latitude laptops, including its lightest ultramobile commercial laptop.

The Dell E6400 with a starting price of Rs 54,990 has a battery life of 19 hours on a single charge.

It has also added the Latitude E6400 ATG, a semi-rugged laptop that starts at Rs 69,990.     
It also announced the launch of ultraportable laptops, including the Latitude E4200, which  comes with a 12.1-inch screen and weighs just under 1 kg.    

Coinciding with the launch of new laptops, Dell also launched a community site called Digital Nomads.

Community members could read about other digital nomads and share ideas.