Dive Brief:

• Dell is revamping the Google Chromebook for the business market.

• The new Chromebook 13, set to ship starting in September, has a larger screen, offers 12 hours of battery life, and can boot up in less than six seconds

• Gartner expects sales of Chromebooks to rise by 27% this year, as business users are one factor driving growth.

Dive Insight:

Google also offers a cloud-based management console to manage and update corporate Chromeboooks.

Chromebooks appear to be gaining traction with businesses — especially SMBs or startups that lack the resources to invest in large IT infrastructure, Gartner said last month.  

CIOs often like the low cost, easy manageability and solid security Chromebooks offer, while employees enjoy the processing power, screen size and flexibility. Organizations with many mobile workers may find the new Chromebooks especially appealing, according to Dell.