"By 2013, 80% of businesses will support a workforce" (Leslie Fiering and Ken Dulaney)

"By 2013, 80% of businesses will support a workforce" (Leslie Fiering and Ken Dulaney)

The Apple iPad is the first of what promises to be a huge wave of media tablets focused largely on content consumption (and to some extent communications) rather than content creation, with fewer features and processing power than traditional PCs and notebooks or pen-centric tablet PCs. However, eye-catching graphics and multitouch are improving application usability and enabling new usage scenarios. Although targeted toward consumers, the iPad is already having an impact on business usage and IT support models.