Enterprise tablet shipments set to reach 96 million units

DECATUR, USA: Infinite Research is pleased to announce the publication of our Worldwide Enterprise Tablet Market Forecast Report. The report presents the most comprehensive analysis available of the global market for business tablets.

This publication, the first study of its kind, provides detailed tablet shipment forecasts and adoption analyses across all of the key enterprise vertical markets purchasing and deploying tablets. Over the next five years, total shipments of tablet computers to enterprises around the world are expected to increase at a CAGR of 48 percent, with shipments rising from 13.6 million units in 2011 to 96.3 million units in 2016.

Enterprise and business tablet adoption is occurring in numerous market verticals such as the Education, Healthcare, Retail, Industrial, Government, Financial Services, Hospitality, Technology, Legal, and Energy sectors. In 2011, the Financial Services sector was the leading enterprise market adopter, purchasing 3.37 million tablets.

Mark Ritorto, president of Infinite Research, said: "Demand in the enterprise tablet space is being driven by the desire to improve employee (or member) productivity. Mobile applications are allowing enterprises to realize huge productivity gains. Additionally, enterprise members are increasingly seeking real-time access to computing & communications tools, content, and the internet regardless of their physical location. The tablet has emerged as the perfect solution to give employees access to the computing tools necessary to succeed in today’s hyper-competitive business environment."