Tablets bring seafood in line with new technology

Move over, laptops. Tablets are rapidly taking over. In 2010, there were 13 million tablet users in…

Move over, laptops. Tablets are rapidly taking over. In 2010, there were 13 million tablet users in the United States, and that number rose to 70 million at the end of last year, according to eMarketer. In 2015 the number of tablet users is expected to reach 134 million, which means more than half of U.S. Internet users will be using a tablet to access the web.

Even in the seafood world, which may not be as quick to adapt to new technologies as other industries, tablets are pushing laptops out the door.

“We’re finding a lot of companies are abandoning the laptops and going with the iPad,” said Chris Anatra, president of NECS in Madison, Conn.

NECS produces Entrée, a computer system for wholesale foodservice distributors. The company is planning to launch version 4 of Entrée this spring, and one of the biggest updates is adding new features for tablets.

“Our tablet applications are really stealing the show for us,” said Anatra.

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