| The iPad is an innovative device. It can be used as | | | | and want to have apps useful for your business you |
| web browser, e-book reader, movie player, photo | | | | can have it. If your fleet drivers are equipped with |
| album, photo frame, jukebox, gaming machine and so | | | | iPhone or the iPad you will have exact location on the |
| many others. Its functionality and use-abilities are due | | | | world map. You will have data related to their trucks |
| to its hardware components as well as software | | | | or fleet in your palm. For instance, you can know |
| made for it. We can not make differences in | | | | how many mileages run your fleet? What is the duty |
| hardware parts but we certainly enhance its | | | | status of your fleet? What much you are earning |
| performance by applying right set of software for it. | | | | with this trip? You will have all data related to your |
| Internet Connectivity | | | | vehicles like status of fuel, breaks, air compressor, |
| Internet connectivity is a biggest plus point for the | | | | battery etc. This way you can not only save your |
| iPad. E-mailing is one of the most sought after | | | | business from the theft but also from the losses due |
| activity for an internet connected device. Emailing is | | | | to ignorance of important mechanical aspects. |
| quite different experience for the iPad then desktop | | | | Sales tracking is an important activity for many like |
| or even with iPhone. With iPhone you have fixed | | | | commercials, communicators, entrepreneurs and self |
| layout content like in a book and they are set in one | | | | employed. The iPad can be effectively used for this |
| column space where as in the iPad you have extra | | | | purpose. You can track product sale, marketing |
| space you can set your mail in two column view as | | | | campaign or media relation by creating indicators on it. |
| possible in desktop views. One column will show list | | | | You can see the product distribution on pie slice. Your |
| of all emails and another one will show content of | | | | sales evolutions measures on charts over a period of |
| your selected email. Content are flowing freely and | | | | time. You can check history of events related to |
| flexible so you can read your mail in detail after | | | | your products for instance versions, price change, |
| zooming in its main content o the selected mail. If | | | | etc. You can compare performance of different |
| you choose right email apps you can get custom | | | | versions of marketing campaign. You can measure |
| features for it. | | | | the gap between number of your surveys and the |
| The 3G compatible iPad has an additional advantage in | | | | number of project that eventually succeed. Media |
| form of assisted GPS. You can get advantages from | | | | relationship can be evaluated through evaluating the |
| this feature and device apps working based on | | | | impact of an article publication on the number of |
| geo-location. Suppose an insurance company wants | | | | sales. Confront the numbers of articles written on |
| to locate their nearby centers to get its services | | | | websites compare to those submitted to the press. |
| then it can offer its customers to their especially | | | | Calculate the efficiency of different language versions |
| developed apps. Car company can offer locations of | | | | of press releases. |
| the fuel centers or repairing service centers for their | | | | Such examples of business apps are numerous and |
| customers. Food chain store can help their patrons by | | | | unimaginable so choose better one that suits your |
| exactly locating nearby food chain restaurant. | | | | personal or professional needs. Some more examples |
| Business Apps | | | | of various categories of apps would be available in |
| The iPad is not only fun device it can contributes | | | | next part, part 2. |
| your business too. Suppose you are a fleet owner | | | | |