iOrder & The Commercial World

There once was a time when paper and blackberries dominated the commercial world. Now, it's turning into iPads and iPhones. With more and more businesses seeking not only paperless solutions but also backup solutions, the iPad's role as a paper replacement is becoming more and more popular, most evident from yesterday's financial data, released by Apple, announcing that some 4.19 million iPads were sold in Q4 alone.

Of course, the commercial world requires commercial applications. And that's where iOrder comes in. The application, created by moveinCloud, "can collect orders from your customers in no time at all. iOrder keep archives of your customers and your products on your device, this means that you do not need to be connected to the Internet for work." The official blurb continues "through an account moveinCloud.com, if you want you can also synchronize your data with the platform and access it from your web browser wherever you are."

In essence, iOrder is an all-in-one customer utility tool for salesmen and marketers, allowing customer order information to be visible within just a few taps. The application goes further still, with order placement and an entire catalogue of available products right there on screen. It all works through moveinCloud, a web-based online data storage service that removes the need to install applications.

But how far will the iPad branch into the commercial world in the near future with regards to sales? iOrder is certainly a step in the right direction, but I've yet to see a salesman bring out an iPad for an order. Even the Apple staff stick to macs when it comes to ordering in-store.