As an enterprise tablet, though, perhaps it isn't really meant to.
For a device marketed
as an enterprise tablet built for productivity, it's amazing it has taken RIM a year to unveil the official tablet and Bluetooth keyboard combo in the -LSB-...] Read full article
Not exact matches
Monga says that there's a clear market opportunity for an
enterprise - oriented
tablet, not just for e-mail and the reading and editing of documents, but
as a key presentation device with the advent of pico projectors.
Cisco will compete with
enterprise tablet makers such
as Hewlett - Packard, which offers the US$ 799 Slate 500
tablet to customers.
This shouldn't come
as a surprise since HP's intention to make a
tablet for the
enterprise segment is already well known.
«IT departments will see Windows 8
as the opportunity to deploy
tablets on an OS that is familiar to them and with devices offered by many
enterprise - class suppliers,» Ms. Milanesi said.
Gartner's Special Report, «iPad and Beyond: The Future of the
Tablet Market,» provides insight into what consumers,
enterprises and vendors can expect
as the market continues to unfold.
Along with Samsung's usual business features, such
as its
Enterprise grade security and BYOD management layer, Knox, the Pro
tablets come with Samsung's Remote PC access application, a 6 - month WebEx free trial and a full copy of
Along with Samsung's usual business features, such
as its
Enterprise grade security and BYOD management layer, Knox, the Pro
tablets come with Samsung's Remote PC access application, a 6 - month WebEx free trial and a full copy of Hancom Office for working with Microsoft Office docs.
As Research In Motion positions its new BlackBerry PlayBook
tablet for the
enterprise, it may focus some of its marketing efforts on the health care field.
The PC industry may be shaken up by the rapid encroachment of
tablets into consumer and
enterprise spending habits — a trend that's seeing lighter devices like the iPad,
as well
as cheaper
tablets like Amazon's Kindle Fire and more, eat into the market share of bigger and more expensive computers.
Strategy Analytics believes that
enterprise purchases (
as well
as consumer purchases of two - in - one
tablets to replaces PCs) will continue to fuel sales of large
tablets over the next four years, with shipments almost doubling to 19.3 million units, or a seven percent share of the total
tablet market, in 2019.
While the iPad Pro, an anticipated larger version of the iPad Air with a 12.9 inch screen, would mark Apple's entrance into the
enterprise tablet market, it faces competition from Surface Pro 3, the most successful
tablet in Microsoft's Surface line so far, and other two - in - one
tablets, which have a detachable keyboard, from PC makers such
as Lenovo, Acer, and Asus.
The analyst believes
tablets are likely to expand their usefulness beyond the living room / bedroom in the near future, with usage patterns being shaken up by a variety of factors including
enterprise / workplace adoption of
tablets; the diversification of form factors (such
as smaller
tablets and phablets, touchscreen laptops and «netvertibles», hybrid devices and other new forms);
as well
as the roll out of 4G cellular services and more cellular data bundles.
«
As employees increasingly bring their own devices to work, the new Kindle Fire
tablets can be easily integrated into the workplace with the new
enterprise features, including encryption, secure Wi - Fi, a native VPN client, integration with leading MDM solutions, and Kerberos support for Intranet access.»
With the Surface Pro not proving good enough both
as a
tablet or a laptop, analysts believe Microsoft might soon have to make way for its competitors (read Apple) into its most lucrative segment so far, the
enterprise segment.
Some of the newer
enterprise tablets to launch such
as the Cisco Cius seek to change it, and of course RIM who is well known for its business class of users.
However, the Galaxy Tab will have to ward off the challenge posed by Research in Motion's just launched PlayBook
tablet as well
as the
tablet to be launched by Cisco, both of whom are the traditional players in
enterprise.
Other companies are also about to enter the
enterprise area of
tablets, such
as Samsung in partnership with Pyxis,
as well
as the upcoming Windows 7 slate by HP.
As for the
tablet itself, the ThinkPad is aimed at the
enterprise segment with prices starting at $ 429.
HP Pro Slate 12 release will start in November, but only in a few markets, where it is marketed
as a business
tablet due to some additional
enterprise security features installed.
For
enterprise tablet users, Fire OS 3.1 offers several new features, including the ability to securely connect to
enterprise Wi - Fi networks to access corporate apps, documents and other resources on Microsoft SharePoint, and support for Kerberos authentication which enables secure intranet browsing from the Amazon Silk browser,
as well
as a native VPN client and native SCEP (Simple Certificate Exchange Protocol) client that lets users retrieve digital certificates for secure resources.
The seven - inch
tablet is being seen by many
as the perfect
enterprise tablet for those wanting a good deal of processing power (it has a 1 GHz dual core processor and a gig of RAM
as
But
as an
enterprise and industrial
tablet it still has the features those
tablets needs to and that consumer
tablets usually doesn't have or don't use much if they have it, such
as NFC, 4G LTE from Huawei, a SmartCard shell, or palm vein biometric sensor.
HP had earlier confirmed they will be making a Windows 7 powered
tablet as well, but that one would only be targeted at the
enterprise sector.
Also, having Windows 7
as the OS, the
tablet would seem to be more inclined for
enterprise or industrial use than anywhere else.
An
Enterprise Ready
Tablet - RIM has christened the BlackBerry PlayBook
as The First Professional Grade
Tablet.
Cisco has been positioning its upcoming Cius
tablet as an
enterprise device, but if a new TV spot from the company is anything to go by, it may soon be available to the general public
as well.
Tim Cook believes that
tablet growth will recover
as enterprise adoption accelerates and CIOs become convinced of the merits of the platform.
A Windows 7 based
tablet for the masses had been ruled out
as the company stated they would be making the
tablet primarily for the
enterprise sector.
Stout and gray - haired, glasses perched on his nose, and wearing a grey BlackBerry polo shirt, Lazaridis pitched the
tablet as delivering «an uncompromised experience in
enterprise.»
The
tablet is aimed at the
enterprise market, with features such
as manageability capabilities, encryption, authentication, malware prevention,
as well
as system deployment, monitoring and... more...
Dell used CES 2016
as an opportunity to unveil the new Dell Latitude 12 7000 Windows 10 2 - in - 1
tablet, a 12.5 - inch
tablet with a choice of Intel Core m processors and display resolution up to 4K: http://www.amazon.com/LATITUDE-7275-M5-VPRO-256GB/dp/B01CZ1BWXK/ And like the smaller 10.8 - inch Dell Latitude 11 5000, this
tablet is also made for the
enterprise market first of all.
The HP Pro x2 612 have a different design though,
as a 2 - in - 1
tablet with keyboard, and also have a certain level of
enterprise security.
As Research In Motion launched its PlayBook on Thursday evening, Cisco Systems was already accepting orders for its Cius
enterprise tablet and shipping it to some customers.
The market will segment into
tablets for specific markets, such
as Fujitsu's secure
enterprise tablet or the engineering
tablet with the Waco digitizer from Asus.
The Toughbook also has an active stylus which is important for an
enterprise tablet as it allows for signatures and hand writing — the only other device we've seen of this sort so far has been the HTC Flyer.
Users will also find a fingerprint reader, which makes us wonder if this
tablet is going to be targeted at the
enterprise market
as most people don't care so much about this for a personal device.
The preview SDK features a new user interface framework for scaling of apps to
tablet displays
as well
as native
tablet app development, new graphics framework for improved graphics and performance, new 3D rendering engine, improved support for single - core and multi-core processors, HTTP Live streaming support (championed by Apple), new DRM framework for consistent DRM across devices, improved
enterprise support such
as policy control for encrypted storage and password expiration
as well
as improved management.
These innovative
tablets will each provide users with an ultra-portable design featuring industry leading performance with real - time multitasking and symmetrical multiprocessing, uncompromised high - fidelity web browsing including support for Adobe ® Flash and stunning HD multimedia,
as well
as advanced security features and out - of - the - box
enterprise support.
Both
tablets offer robust Business Ready features, including
enterprise - grade security and apps such
as Quickoffice HD ® for document editing and creation, Citrix ® GoToMeeting ™ for productivity and collaboration and Google Talk ™ for video conferencing.
Today, BlackBerry has announced that 1O1O is now offering its
enterprise customers BES12 Cloud that provides easy management of iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 smartphones and
tablets,
as well
as a wide range of Samsung KNOX and Android for Work smartphones and
tablets.
While the consumer market is crowding up, though, a dedicated
enterprise market for
tablets - aside from the ones already in use by very specific segments such
as engineering - remains relatively untapped.
BlackBerry - maker Research In Motion introduced the PlayBook, an
enterprise - ready
tablet device, at its DevCon conference Sept. 27, and several puzzle pieces quickly clicked into place,
as RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie promised they would, during a June 24 conference call on the company's 2011 first - quarter earnings.
HP's plans for the
tablet space could be fairly elaborate, or at least bifurcated: During July's Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Bradley was quoted
as saying, «Our focus is working with still our largest software partner, Microsoft, to create a
tablet for
enterprise business.»
Get solid protection: ThinkPad
Tablet customers will have access to Lenovo's full portfolio of enterprise - level services, such as ThinkPlus Support, which provides business customers direct access to advanced technicians with tablet and Android specific experience, and Tablet Protection, which gives business customers coverage for non-warranted damage from operational and structural damage due to drops, minor spills, electrical surges and other accidental damage incurred under normal operating condi
Tablet customers will have access to Lenovo's full portfolio of
enterprise - level services, such
as ThinkPlus Support, which provides business customers direct access to advanced technicians with
tablet and Android specific experience, and Tablet Protection, which gives business customers coverage for non-warranted damage from operational and structural damage due to drops, minor spills, electrical surges and other accidental damage incurred under normal operating condi
tablet and Android specific experience, and
Tablet Protection, which gives business customers coverage for non-warranted damage from operational and structural damage due to drops, minor spills, electrical surges and other accidental damage incurred under normal operating condi
Tablet Protection, which gives business customers coverage for non-warranted damage from operational and structural damage due to drops, minor spills, electrical surges and other accidental damage incurred under normal operating conditions.
The lid is off the Lenovo ThinkPad, touted
as the first
tablet for
enterprise - level business.
Yet at the same time, Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis introduced the
tablet on Monday
as «
enterprise - ready,» partly for its ability to function readily with the 250,000 BES servers now used by IT shops globally to manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones.
That's how RIM is framing the PlayBook, first
as an «
enterprise - ready professional
tablet.»
Although the iPad is a runaway success in the
tablet market — the point where critics and executives have just acknowledged it simply «an iPad market» — Apple's
tablet has made considerable headway in the
enterprise world
as well.