In Pictures: 15 tablet apps for ditching dead trees

No more paperwork

Most companies have yet to adopt the paperless office. Thanks, however, to powerful PCs, tablets and smartphones, we're getting much closer to reaching that dream. And in many ways, this is just a matter of modern businesses embracing tools that already exist. Carting around important papers in a briefcase is downright retro when you can now find pretty much every document-handling tool you need on a tablet.

These tablet-optimized apps bring your business one step closer to going tree-free and totally mobile. With them, you can store critical documents in the cloud; get them signed, sealed, and delivered; and get rid of every loose leaf in your carry-on.