It's still too early for touch-screen computers like the ipad to enter the enterprise market

Although Apple's ipad and rival touch-screen PCs will be popular among consumers, the proportion of mainstream knowledge-based employees using touch-screen PCs is expected to be less than 10% per cent in 2015, according to Gartner, an international reporting market analyst at CNET Technology Information Network April 8. A Gartner analyst said April 7 that the popularity of tablets in businesses is expected to be slow as companies demand more typing and text input.　　First of all, it is difficult to change the use of knowledge workers, in addition, most of the enterprise applications do not support touch screen technology, will make the PC hardware standards to add touch technology does not pay attention. Gartner predicts that consumer and education sectors will be the first users of touch-screen PCs. "We expect that by 2015, more than 50% PC users under the age of 15 will be using touch-screen PCs, well above their 2% per cent in 2009," said Raillis Fierling, Gartner analyst at Leslie Fiering. "The ipad has been on the market for less than a week, but Apple has sold more than 300,000 parts." The ipad will spark a new round of gold rush for hardware makers and software developers.　　Essentially, the ipad is actually an iphone replica, with a larger user interface and more touch-enabled. Fierling points out that newspapers, e-books and games will be targeted applications for the ipad and other tablet computers.　　The success of such applications also demonstrates the diversity of content distribution patterns, paving the way for multi-touch applications in other areas. Of course, employees will also bring the ipad into the enterprise. Because people don't leave their smartphones at home.　　Once used the tablet computer, also will carry. Fierling said: "Consumers will guide the application of touch technology trends, enterprises will gradually accept the technology." Touch technology will take the lead in the field of education large-scale popularization. The next generation graduating in 10-15 years will be accustomed to touch input. ”