Here Come Tablets. Here Come Problems.

Companies everywhere are adopting tablets. Forrester Research Inc. estimates that about 25 percent of computers used for work globally are tablets and smartphones, not PCs.

But in the process, companies are making a lot of the same mistakes — from not researching ahead of time how workers can best use the devices, to underestimating the costs and the additional challenges tablets present for IT networks.

Here’s a rundown of five of the biggest mistakes, and what companies have learned from them.

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