While most expect the addressable Tablet PC market to be limited to consumers, at least initially, enterprise adoption of Apple’s iPad has been one of the biggest surprises in the early days of the tablet market and the growth is going strong. It is estimated that in next five years the demand for Tablet PC’s will increase five fold in Enterprise segment as most of Fortune 500 companies had either deployed or are piloting the device.

According to recently published report by TechSci Research “United States Tablet PC Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2016” the global Tablet PC market is expected to reach USD 77.5 Billion by 2016 with a CAGR of around 35% where most of the demand would be driven by consumer market. However, U.S. Tablet PC market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 25.4% till 2016 and at least 30% demand would be driven by enterprise segment in next five years. Initially, the device is expected to be used majorly by top management followed by sales & marketing staff in the enterprise segment.

According to Karan Chechi, Research Director with TechSci Research, “In 2011, 90% enterprises preferred deploying Apple’s iPad or iPad2 which clearly shows the lead Apple has generated in the enterprise segment as well. The other Tablet PC’s based on operating systems such Android, Windows and QNX commanded merely 10% share. In U.S. Tablet PC’s are fast becoming a must have gadget for the Executives as most of them tend to be using it multiple times a day which is a positive sign towards enterprise adoption. The device is currently being used for checking emails, surfing web, presentations, create content and taking notes.”

The developers are continuously developing applications suitable for the enterprise usage, which would make the device much more workplace friendly. However, the major concern for the enterprise segment remains the integration of multiple operating systems based devices. It is being anticipated that in next two years enterprises usage on Tablet PC’s for business software’s like business intelligence, reporting dashboard, CRM, etc would increase considerably.

“United States Tablet PC Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2016” gives a detailed and unprejudiced overview on the Tablet PC’s market in United States. The report has critically evaluated all the aspects related to computing devices market and helps the reader to get a complete overview on the latest trends and the market potential of Tablet PC’s in United States. This study should be helpful for PC Vendors, Channel Partners, Application Developers, Processor Manufacturers and other stakeholders of Tablet PC industry.