Apple Configuration tool for managing various Apple iOS

NEW Apple's inc (usa) company iPad arrived on monday and will almost certainly start showing up in the work place this month. While this month's buzz has been mainly focused on New Apple's iPad tablet, New Apple's iPad release was just one of several moves the company has made in the last fifteen day. Consider that before the Apple's inc iPad even hit store shelves, Apple inc company had pushed out iOS 5.1; unveiled an updated version of the iWork suite in the market; rolled out a slick Apple iOS version of Apple iPhoto; and released the new Apple Configuration tool for managing various Apple iOS devices in various business and education settings. With the Apple iPad now the de facto tablet for business and the Apple iPhone increasingly being seen as the business choice in a post BlackBerry mobile world, these new offerings from Apple inc will affect companies of all shapes and sizes. Here's a look at some of the cross currents likely to play out for InformationTechnology shops as new Apple iPads show up in the hands of workers.

New Apple iPad's features and specs are arguably more in line with consumer use than technology business. The retina device display and graphics performance are notable improvements, but their biggest device impact will be on uses like gamming and video. That isn't to say that business users won't see benefits. Reduced eye strain, greater readability of text and an overall improvement in graphics capabilities will benefit every Apple company iPad user in some way. But they don't offer direct business or productivity gains compared to the previous generation of Apple iPads -- except for a handful of professionals, including those in creative, innovative design and other media jobs. The improved graphics and video capabilities may make the Apple iPad more suited to on-the-go media work. That very point -- that the Apple iPad is indeed useful for content creation -- was highlighted at last week's Apple iPad unveiling. The improved graphics capabilities may also bolster the use of Apple iPads in healthcare sector. Although the new Apple model's display can't yet compete with top-end radiology and medical imaging workstations, the higher resolution -- 2048 by 1536 pixels display-- may make it even more attractive to the industry. Though the display resolution may be lower than a dedicated work station, it's still more advanced than any other company tablet on the market and higher than that of most notebooks, PC or Apple Mac.

Similar advantages will play out in device architecture and design. While the Apple iPad isn't a full-fledged PC (or Mac) replacement in these fields, the improved display will be useful as a presentation device and will further the existing Apple iPad's capabilities of instant collaboration during planning or design meetings. Although the Apple iPad isn't a dedicated videoconferencing appliance, the improved 5 mega pixel rear-facing camera could be useful for those workplaces that rely on either Apple's Face Time or multi platform online video-chat solutions. (The front-facing camera doesn't appear to have changed from the previous model.) If there's a single feature in the Apple new iPad that makes it a better business tool in the market, it's the dictation capabilities Apple added to the virtual keyboard. These are the same capabilities (sans Siri) available on the Apple iPhone 4S, and, for many users, they may prove to be a better option than using the Apple iPad's keyboard on-screen, particularly when entering a lot of text.

With Apple still selling the Apple iPad 2 for Price dollar 399, businesses now have more flexibility when purchasing Apple iPads in quantity. In the absence of any further discounts from Apple inc, the dollar 100 price difference between a new Apple 16 GB model and the Apple 16 G B iPad 2 means that a company buying five of the older models is essentially getting a sixth free (compared to buying the new Apple iPad).

Source: Computer World

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