CIOs see strong future for iPad as business device

Apple's iPad tablet will have a strong future as a device for business users — so long as the right applications are developed for it, according to chief information officers.

CIOs are already optimistic about the outlook for the new device. When asked: 'Do you think the iPad has a future as a business device?', silicon.com's exclusive panel of CIOs and IT directors voted yes by a margin of 10 to two.

Madhushan Gokool, IT manager at Storm Model Management, said: "As with the iPhone, when it first came out, businesses were very 'scared' of it, and thought there was no future benefits for the business. The iPhone has not been out for a long period, and it has already revolutionised some businesses. The same will happen with the iPad."

For more on this story, see Apple iPad for business? Yes please, say CIOs on silicon.com.