Survey: CFOs rank cell phone most useful portable tool; laptops a close second

Sept. 1, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Most people have one technology tool they can't live without. For financial executives, it's the cell phone. In a survey of chief financial officers (CFOs), cell phones topped the list as the most indispensable portable technology device, with 32 per cent of the responses. Laptop computers came in close second, cited by 29 per cent of executives polled.

The survey was developed by accounting and finance management outsourcing agency Robert Half Management Resources. It was conducted by an independent research firm and includes responses from 271 CFOs from a stratified random sample of Canadian companies with more than 20 employees.

CFOs were asked, "Which of the following portable technology devices do you consider most indispensable in your life?" Their responses:

Cell phone....................... 32%
Laptop computer..............29%
Wireless handheld.............20%
Mini hard drive..................11%
iPod................................... 1%
Other................................. 3%
Don't know/no answer........ 4%
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