iPads Storm the Boardroom

iPads Storm the Boardroom PR Newswire LONDON, Oct. 30, 2012 - 33% of FTSE100 use the Diligent Boardbooks secure iPad app LONDON, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- You could say that 2012 was the year that the iPad got serious. Originally intended as a fun device for consumers, the iPad has grown up and entered the highest echelons of business, including the boardroom. UK tablet sales to corporate buyers outstripped those to consumers in 2012, climbing from 35% of all purchases in Q2 last year to 64% in the same period this year. And iPad sales accounted for 72% of those tablets, up from 56% a year earlier. Capital Shopping Centres Group signed as Diligent Boardbooks Ltd.'s 33rd FTSE 100 client, bringing the growth rate in the use of Diligent's secure board portal and iPad app to 72% amongst FTSE 100 companies since the start of 2012. Independent surveys show that three-quarters of directors favour getting their critical board papers in electronic format instead of receiving board packs as printed papers. Based on our experience, these estimates are proving true. "Diligent Boardbooks® offers an effective way to securely modernise internal communications due to its concierge- level service, intuitive interface and compatibility with the latest devices," said Charlie Horrell, European Managing Director, Diligent Boardbooks Ltd.