The inevitable move of communications technology from consumer to enterprise is under way for tablets. Of course, it has been for a while: Research In Motion’s PlayBook and Cisco’s Cius both are aimed at business. The move is gelling, however, according to recent research.

Indeed, four pieces of research were recently released that put the drive to give tablets to workers — as well as the ongoing growth in popularity of the devices in general — into context. The bottom line is that tablets are growing more popular in both venues and that Apple is king. While it clearly won’t lose its crown in the enterprise, its days of overwhelming dominance seem likely to fade.

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