It is a device that is no more cumbersome than a netbook, but has close to the portability a pad of paper. Whereas taking a folding electronic device into the boardroom is seen in some circles as taboo, the pad bridges the gap between hand-held device and the laptop. The Ipad is small enough not to obscure a person’s face, yet is larger than a cell phone.

As workplaces encourage employees to formalize corporate knowledge and contribute ideas for the enterprise (breaking down silos), organizational culture is changing. The Ipad can make e-collaboration platforms ubiquitous.

In turn, this can help management realize that employees need not be tied to cubicle workstations to be productive.

Also, that device will facilitate organizations like mine to reduce the use of printed decks for presentations. Will we be paperless, no. Does the Ipad give us an alternative, yes.