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How a Tablet Can Transform Business. CSUSM MIS 304 Prof. Fang Fang Dec. 1st 2011. Jeroen Barendse Nick Block Rene Hernandez Eric Moreno Alan Orther. Overview. Background on Tablets Potential For Businesses Which industries stand to benefit from the implementation of tablets?.
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How a Tablet Can Transform Business CSUSM MIS 304 Prof. Fang Fang Dec. 1st 2011 Jeroen Barendse Nick Block Rene Hernandez Eric Moreno Alan Orther
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