Will a new IPAD work out of the box without syncing it to a computer?

While I understand the reason for syncing an IPAD to your computer via ITUNES, I was wondering if the IPAD will work out of the box without syncing? I bought an IPAD for my wife for Christmas and she wants to sync it to her work computer (her own small business). She's new to Apple and she doesn't have an ITUNES account yet. By the way, she knows she's getting an IPAD for Christmas. We don't want to go to her work on Christmas day to get her IPAD "going."
Question: Can she open the IPAD on Christmas day and have it work or will we have to get her an ITUNES account and have her sync it to her work computer prior to Christmas for it to work on Christmas day?
I would prefer to keep it boxed up until Christmas but I'd like her to be able to use it on Christmas day and then after Christmas go to her work to download ITUNES and sync it to her computer.

I purchased an iPad with 3G for a family member without a computer with Internet connection who lives in a rural area where 3G is available. I shipped the iPad however upon receipt the only thing he could do with it was charge it. Due to physical limitations related to a medical condition he rarely leaves his residence. The marketing for the iPad implies a stand alone capable device, however, until I was able to visit several months after shipping the iPad the family member was not able to use it. During my visit I took the iPad to an AT&T store and they were able to set it so it showed the icons and allowed setup of Interner access. I can understand the Wi-Fi version likely being purchased by someone that already has a computer with Internet access, but the 3G should be able to funciton out of the box as a stand alone unit and it does not.

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