Using iPads In Your Workplace

By Mike Alston


The Apple iPad has been phenomenally successful at integrating into the daily lives of Americans. Companies such as Citrix have developed apps for the iPad which give their employees the abilities to access their work computer's desktop regardless of their location, provided that they have access to wireless Internet.

As more and more tablets such as the iPad are being produced, employers are taking advantage of the chance to increase workplace efficiency by utilizing this new technology.

The increasing demand and utilization of tablet PCs in the workplace can be attributed to changes made with the iPhone. Originally, the Apple-made phone did not include a method to connect corporate e-mail systems to its operating system software. After the implementation of such a feature, the iPhone quickly became a favorite of corporate executives over its competition, the Blackberry.

The iPad quickly moved into the workplace arena and became the go-to device for businesses. A plethora of apps are available through iTunes and the Apple store now provides workplace solutions previously only available via desktop PCs.

Even members of the government depend on the iPad; several are known to have used the tablet to review sensitive documents. Offices are comfortable with the level of security the device provides as well as the expenses eliminated by reducing paper consumption. While the iPad continues to lead the field in the business world, at least as far as tablets are concerned, the market is getting more competitive each day.

Asus is one of those competitors. Asus executives announced plans for four brand new tablet devices launching in 2012, aimed directly at taking a chunk of the tablet market that Apple corners.

The newest version of the Android OS, dubbed the Ice Cream Sandwich, will be featured in two of said tablets, and will be introduced early next year. The other two are to be released in the summer or in 2012; they will be Windows-based.

Nokia is allegedly testing the market also, in preparation for release of two new tablets in the latter half of 2013. In the next few years, the number of tablet brands may rival the number of apps available for iPad: the same apps that are helping businesses gain an edge over their competitors.




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