iPad

A short yet significant news on the recent purchase (or budget allocation) by the Health Ministry of Victoria (most densely populated Australian state – second largest state in terms of population – ~5.5M People) – it demonstrates that the iPad, as a business platform, has some significant room to grow. Now imagine the state of California (or New York) making a similar move – Redmond truly has a huge problem to reckon with…

Here is a short note on the planned purchase:

Health Minister Daniel Andrews today announced $500,000 for a pilot program that will deliver 500 iPads for graduate doctors in medicine, nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses to use while treating patients in hospital.

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Apple is spreading into axillary markets with the iPad: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore users will soon be able to acquire the iPad domestcally – here is a quote from Apple’s press release.

All iPad models will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23.

iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for 16GB, $599 (US) for 32GB, and $699 (US) for 64GB for iPad Wi-Fi models and $629 (US) for 16GB, $729 (US) for 32GB and $829 (US) for 64GB for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date.