At three of his biggest customers, he says, these kind of decision-making mobile BI packages have been created, and quickly ended up used by top managers and board members.

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Overall, mobile sales were up 96% compared to those in 2011 with the iPad taking the top spot as it drove more than 7% of online shopping.

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