How a Tablet Can Transform Business

Jeroen BarendseNick BlockRene HernandezEric MorenoAlan Orther

CSUSMMIS 304

Prof. Fang FangDec. 1st 2011

Overview

• Background on Tablets• Potential For Businesses• Which industries stand to benefit

from the implementation of tablets?

Unleashing the Potential• Portability• Instant Connectivity• Ease of use• Multitude of uses• Competitive Advantage

Industries Standing to Benefit

• Educational Industry• Medical Industry• Automobile Industry• Information Technology• NFL, believe it or not

Educational Uses• New age of the textbook: eBooks

• Portability and Instant Connectivity

Educational Uses• Already Cloud Integrated

• More Affordable Choices Emerging

Medical Uses   

• Organizer, and more…

• Instant access to patient medical records, and wealth of information on the Internet.

• Stores medical encyclopedias.

Automobile Industry

Car salesmen are using tablets to help customers.• Demonstrate features• Show packages• Educate the consumer• Sign the contracts

Other uses in the automotive industry:• Owners manual• Mountable rear-seat movie or game player• Repair guide

Information Systems

• Portable and Powerful for IT uses.• 3G tablets can work almost anywhere.

Most Common Uses:- Note Taking- Company Planning- Email/Messaging- SSH’ing- White boarding

National Football League• Fans have a new way to connect• Players have a new playbook• NFL going green

Top 5 Tablets

Prices

• Apple Ipad2 $499-$829• Samsung Galaxy Tab $500-$600• Motorola Xoom $588-$799• Toshiba Thrive $430-$630• Sony Tablet S $499-$599

Specifications

Disk Size(GB ) Display Size(in.) Weight(lb)

• Apple iPad 2 16, 32, 64 9.7 1.33

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 16,32 10.1 1.25• Motorola Xoom 32 10.1

1.61• Toshiba Thrive 8, 16, 32 10.1 1.6• Sony Tablet S 16, 32 9.4 1.0

Specs Continued..

Battery life(AVG.) Operating System

• Apple iPad 2 10 H iOS 4• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 H Android 3.1• Motorola Xoom 10 H Android 3.0• Toshiba Thrive 7 H Android 3.1• Sony Tablet S 8 H Android 3.1

Ratings

Design Features Performance Overall Rating

• Apple Ipad2 9 8 8 4• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8 6 8

3.5• Motorola Xoom 7 7 8 3.5• Toshiba Thrive 7 8 7 3.5• Sony Tablet S 8 7 7 3.5

Source: reviews.cnet.com

Conclusion

• Latest Business Trend

• Ease of Use

• Increase in Productivity

Questions?