Whoever claimed that business software costs a bundle never heard of the free iPad app.Indeed, the iPad is showing that you don’t need a speedy notebook full of programs to run your company on the go; all you need is a tablet with free iPad apps.<>We’ve culled through the thousands of apps in the iTunes Store to bring you this list of the 50 free business iPad apps that are worth your time. Let the downloading begin.

1) DejaOffice 2010 Get business-class contacts, calendar, tasks, and notepad apps, all for free.

2) DaVinci for iPad This field app for appraisers lets you fill out inspection reports and create floor plans.

3) Documents Free The iPad’s only lightweight mobile office app is free. Don’t spend a fortune to create documents, when this app can sync files with Google Documents.

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