While John Hancock Is Gripped By iPad Mania, Does Anyone Really Believe A Tablet Will Increase His Productivity? Hot

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"We are basically saving wholesalers' backs since they won't have to lug those books around,” said Keith Hartstein, president of John Hancock Funds LLC told Investment News. “So far, they are a huge hit.”

 

It's a great morale booster, but I don't know if it's a great way for a company to spend its technology budget.

If you ran insurer and had a couple hundred thousand dollars to burn, would you order a round of iPads for everyone? Not me.

 

While the iPad has the cool factor,  a smartphone and computer can do just about everything an iPad can do.

 

Can a wealth management firm find better ways to spend tech money?

 

Would it better better off directly giving its wholesalers $750 to spend as they please on technology? Or negotiating discounts with vendors on software aimed at productivity? Or flying people in for a training session on using core software systems?

 

Put another way: Can any tablet user tell me that the device is contiributing to his productivity?  

 

While I love gadgets as much as anyone, is tablet-mania going too far?

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