The spread of smartphones and the emergence of iPad, the client terminal used by diverse business users. Tablet terminal vendors now are actively calling for the introduction of corporate users. Tablet devices and smartphones really are, or how to penetrate the enterprise -. To examine the current status and future potential to diversify the client terminal.

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Smartphones continue march
Direction 2011.

The most notable products in 2010 これから求められるホテル・・・予約◆の口コミ , with Google's Android OS iOS Apple's U.S. and the U.S. was a new generation of smartphones.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile and RIM U.S., Canada's BlackBerry smartphone and has a strong platform for specialized applications that use color in commercial and corporate e-mail exchange, which is basically designed for business users.

IOS for the iPhone and with it "Android phone" is targeting the consumer first, which focuses on providing an Internet experience and media experience. I expect that there is movement in 2011 as follows.

The OS was developed for the new generation smartphones begin to penetrate the business sector is the new generation consumer smartphones, the competition aims to begin the third position followed by the OS and Android iOS full-scale deployment to other devices

But different definitions of smart phones, is one of the basic requirements, API (Application Programming Interface) has been published, is that anyone can develop applications. "Feature phones (Garake so-called)" in, but was measured to standardize the platform, but not everyone can develop applications that did not.

In contrast, the API is basically a smartphone has been published, but can also develop applications on their own. What's more, in an online application store, and even to sell their applications.

Popularity of smart phones are also connected to the presence of these applications has created a virtuous circle.

Applications and enterprise customers, "Sumaho" Relationship

Today, the mainstream applications for smartphones is a personal thing. However, given the open development environment and eventually in the company as well as specialized applications, which is considered to be ported to the new generation of smartphones.

Also, waiting for the porting of applications, and should spread the use of business environment that is encapsulated by virtualization and cloud. Citrix Systems is already on any device, including the iPad, the client software to allow access to virtual desktops and applications "Citrix Receiver" (Japanese version) is provided. These developments will continue to accelerate more and more.

Essential in order to expand their business, expand into non-smartphone devices - to expand, particularly large-screen tablet device - it. Functionally without a large margin, with about 4-inch screen smartphone, and business use for the presentation as well as using the device is not suitable workability.

7 for it? Around 10-inch tablet device, visibility may be utilized by multiple users and high operability, balanced form factor as a portable carry anywhere, smartphones, "Horizon" Furthering that are considered exist. In addition to the iPad that already sold 15 million, would be welcome to stage full-scale adoption of Android-based tablet devices.

"Sumaho" limits and possibilities of the tablet device

Of course, a similar form factor tablet device, which also exist before the advent of smart phone OS, as the vertical device mainly for business, had acquired a niche market.

But "Tablet PC" is because it is mass storage PC (HDD in most cases) and high-performance processors is essential, a disadvantage in terms of weight and cost. And why was it had kept this a niche device, the Tablet PC. Niche and was still getting a Tablet PC market for the company said is "the same desktop PC available to applications familiar" what if there was the advantage.