E-tools of the trade. (News Digest).

Frequent business travelers rely on mobile office equipment to stay in touch with staff and clients. A recent poll asked CFOs which devices they preferred.

Cell phone             46%
Laptop computer        33%
Handheld digital
  organizer             7%
Desktop computer        4%
Pager and telephone     4%
Other/don't know/no
  answer                6%

Source: Survey 1,400 CFOs, RHI Management Resources, Menlo Park,
California, www.rhimr.com, 2002.

Note: Table made from bar graph.