The document discusses the popularity and business uses of the iPad. It was introduced in 2010 and has since sold over 30 million units. The document then lists and briefly describes various apps that are useful for business purposes on the iPad, including productivity apps like iWork, Dropbox, Dragon Dictation; communication apps like Skype, GoToMeeting; organization apps like Evernote, Springpad; financial apps like QuickBooks, Mint; and social media marketing apps like Facebook and Twitter. It concludes by listing additional resources on useful iPad apps for business.

1. September 18, 2012
Shannon Scanlan
Business Services Librarian
sscanlan@ahml.info

2. The Amazing iPad
 Introduced January 27, 2010  5.7 million iPads sold in US in last quarter
 Over 30 billion apps have been
downloaded since 2008 for the
iPhone, iTouch and iPad
 The average user has downloaded 60 apps
 37 percent of all apps are free with the
average price $3.64
 Within the first 90 days of its release it
was being used in 50% of the Fortune 500
companies
 “A survey by Frost & Sullivan shows that
iPad usage in office workplaces is linked
to the goals of increased employee
productivity, reduced paperwork, and
increased revenue. The research firm
estimates that "The mobile-office
application market in North America may
reach $6.85 billion in 2015, up from an
estimated $1.76 billion (in 2010)."

3. Business Uses for iPad
 Mobile office
 Digital sign highlighting products and services
 Point of sale
 Product or service videos
 Customer service
 Place in stores for customers to leave feedback or ask
questions
 Personal assistant
 For customers looking for local
attractions, directions, referrals

4. iWork
 Suite of programs including
 Keynote-presentations
 Pages-word processing
 Numbers-spreadsheets
 Keynote is comparable to PP
 Pages includes 140 templates for creating
documents, newsletters, resumes, invitations and
more
 Can open, edit and export DOC, XML, PDF and ePUB
 Numbers is similar to Excel

5. Dropbox
 Web based hosting service
 Files and folders synch using the Internet
 Free account allows up to 2GB of storage
 Users “drop” files into a Dropbox icon on their
computer, the files are synced via the Internet to the
user’s other computers and devices via the Dropbox
client
 Users can also manually upload files via the Internet to
their Dropbox account

6. Dragon Dictation
 Speech recognition software
 The #1 business productivity app in the Apple store
according to developer Nuance Communications
 The program transcribes spoken words into text for
documents, email and social media (Facebook and
Twitter)

7. Go To Meeting
 Web conferencing software
 Users are able to conduct remote meetings and share
documents via the Internet
 2 editions: Personal and Corporate
 Meetings for 15 users, 25 with corporate account
 Features include:
 Meeting recording
 Drawing tools
 Desktop sharing

8. Springpad
 Productivity app that synchs from your
computer, phone and iPad
 Add lists, places, movies, products, notes, alerts, flag
items, photos, record audio, scan a barcode and search
nearby
 Share with your friends
 Items can be shared on Facebook and Twitter

9. Skype
 Voice, video and instant messaging over the Internet
 Skype to Skype user calls are free
 Calls to land and mobiles lines have fees
 As of September 2011 there were over 663 million
registered users
 Used by businesses to conduct
meetings, interviews, contact international
clients, demos and more

10. Evernote
 Digital notetaking app
 Users can create text, voice recordings, add photos and
more
 Organized by folders
 Can be shared with friends and colleagues

11. CalcMoolator
 Financial calculator
 Calculate mortgage payments, financing, salary
 Compare renting to buying
 Equipment buy vs. lease
 Inventory analysis
 Profit margin
 Debt payoff
 Business debt consolidation
 Insurance, investments and more

12. White Pages
 Search an area by GPS
 People
 Businesses
 Stores
 Reverse phone number search
 Reverse address search

13. Apps for Social Media Marketing
 Facebook
 Twitter
 LinkedIn
 Wordpress
 Pinterest
 Instagram

14. Apps for Finance
 Quickbooks Mobile
 InTuit’s Go Payment
 Square
 Mint-personal finance mobile
 Pageonce

15. Apps for Travel
 TripIt: Travel Organizer
 FlightTracker
 Groupon
 Google Earth
 Kayak
 Weather

16. Other Apps
 Analytics HD
 Idea Boards
 iMeeting Pad
 iPassword
 Sales Force
 Scanner Pro
 Bento 4-Personal Database
 Google Docs

17. Additional Information
 30 Useful iPad Apps for Business and Presentation
 iPad in Business: Apps for Business
 50 Essential iPad Apps for Small Business-2012 edition