We asked Simon Morris, VP Global Marketing, of ClickSoftware, the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions, his thoughts. “For business users with representatives that work in the field, the camera on the iPad 2 offers a new dimension that could bring significant business benefit. For instance in an emergency situation a gas [...]

Mervyn Kelly, EMEA marketing director of Ciena comments on how the preponderance of tablet devices will mean that operators will need to rethink their network strategies to support greater bandwidth growth. “With 2011 set to be the year of tablets, the launch of the iPad II marks the start of the high season for this [...]

In light of the iPad2 launch and especially its video calling capabilities, Cable&Wireless Worldwide expects that this will trigger more interest around video conferencing. Matt Key, Managing Director, Enterprise at Cable&Wireless Worldwide predicts that growing consumer demand for video calling will help increase interest from businesses, but in order to deliver on the potential of [...]

Covering the business angle of the launch, Mark Heraghty of Virgin Media Business had this to say: “With the launch of the iPad 2, the boundaries between what is a ‘work’ gadget and what isn’t have blurred even further. With the consumerisation of IT, there are two key concerns for business. Firstly, that this is [...]

Greg Taylor, design director at personal media company, TigerSpike comments on what the launch means for consumers, businesses, brands and publishers: For consumers: “This leap forward in terms of device portability and software advancement essentially offers consumers more for less. The utility aspect of the iPad has increased tenfold, with web browsing becoming faster, games [...]

We asked Steve Dobson, Head of Design and Innovation at mobile technology strategists, Answer. Over the last 20 years Steve has been involved in the design of systems and software for applications including medical, military and commercial – he has seen plenty of technology ‘development’. Bringing his experience in media, mobile and internet technology gained [...]

What do the team at Greenwich Consulting make of the iPad 2 announcement? Before we get to that, a bit of context: Greenwich are a simply massive and thoroughly well respected telecoms & media management consulting firm. They’re operational in over 30 countries in four continents. And their Managing Director is Frederic Huet. Let’s hear [...]