Although tablets are still considered primarily as media consumption devices, they are steadily getting traction among the businesses. According to NPD In-Stat’s latest report, the most common business uses of tablets are email and calendar management, note taking, and presentations, with 77% reporting email as a common workplace use.
When business tablet users are asked to list ALL the applications they use, note taking is listed as the second most popular application. However, when survey respondents are asked to only select their most important uses, the same activity [note taking] is at the bottom of that list, which is topped by email, customer relationship management and IT network intelligence.
Some other NPD findings include:
- Less than half of respondents felt they were allowed to connect to the corporate network.
- In most cases, users are bringing their own tablets into the workplace, with just 22% of respondents saying their tablets were paid for by their companies.
- There is a high correlation between the usage of 3G on tablets and the frequency of business travel.
And as usual you can get additional details from NPD’s full report.