6 Must-Have iPad Business Apps

Here are our votes for some of the latest and greatest productivity-enhancing apps.

By Ericka Chickowski Jul 19, 2010

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The ascent of Apple’s iPad has introduced a bevy of opportunities for road warriors hungry for productivity-enhancing apps. Here are our votes for some of the latest and greatest.

WebEx for iPad
Features:Webcast and teleconferencing brought to an iPad near you
What it’s good for:Conferencing on the go
Price:Free

LogMeIn Ignition
Features:Gain remote control of your office desktop directly from your iPad
What it’s good for:Remote logins to other systems
Price:$29.99

Salesforce Mobile
Features:Taps you into your Salesforce database when you need it most–while on site with customers
What it’s good for:Customer management for road warriors
Price:Free for Salesforce.com customers

Instapaper Pro
Features:Records web articles and sites for easy offline reading
What it’s good for:Catching up on web reading on planes and trains
Price:$4.99

Bento
Features:Database app lets you track mileage, expenses and billable hours
What it’s good for:Keep track of details in the field without Post-its or paper
Price:$4.99

OmniGraph- Sketcher
Features:Plot data and draw graphs for presentations or informal meetings
What it’s good for:Replacing drink napkins to sketch out business graphs
Price:$14.99


17:Average number of applications downloaded per iPad sold, said Apple CEO Steve Jobs during his June keynote address at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The ascent of Apple’s iPad has introduced a bevy of opportunities for road warriors hungry for productivity-enhancing apps. Here are our votes for some of the latest and greatest.

WebEx for iPad
Features:Webcast and teleconferencing brought to an iPad near you
What it’s good for:Conferencing on the go
Price:Free

LogMeIn Ignition
Features:Gain remote control of your office desktop directly from your iPad
What it’s good for:Remote logins to other systems
Price:$29.99

Salesforce Mobile
Features:Taps you into your Salesforce database when you need it most–while on site with customers
What it’s good for:Customer management for road warriors
Price:Free for Salesforce.com customers

Instapaper Pro
Features:Records web articles and sites for easy offline reading
What it’s good for:Catching up on web reading on planes and trains
Price:$4.99

Bento
Features:Database app lets you track mileage, expenses and billable hours
What it’s good for:Keep track of details in the field without Post-its or paper
Price:$4.99

OmniGraph- Sketcher
Features:Plot data and draw graphs for presentations or informal meetings
What it’s good for:Replacing drink napkins to sketch out business graphs
Price:$14.99


17:Average number of applications downloaded per iPad sold, said Apple CEO Steve Jobs during his June keynote address at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

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Self-described tech geek Ericka Chickowski also writes for Consumers Digest, the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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