CIO Rob Rennie of Florida State College at Jacksonville, an early adopter of the iPad, has witnessed first-hand . In a budget meeting, for instance, department executives with iPads now answer questions about the cost of impromptu items on the spot. Money is allocated or denied based on the real-time information during the meeting, rather than the issue being tabled to another meeting weeks later.

Apple has made the iPad 2 pretty darn secure, says Forrester. Many companies with strict security requirements have jumped on the iPad bandwagon, such as Lloyd's of London, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.

Forrester also expects the upcoming RIM PlayBook to have top-notch security, perhaps besting the iPad. Forrester's take: iPads and PlayBooks are safe enough for most business scenarios.

What about Android tablets? Not so much. Forrester says Android lags about 18 months behind Apple. When it comes to security, it'll be a two-horse race between iPad and PlayBook, with Android far behind, Schadler says. Does this mean Android tablets aren't ready for enterprise primetime?