THE INQUIRER Classifieds recently launched its Spot One, Win One promotion in cooperation with Alcatel Philippines and Mindgate Systems Inc.

Eight raffle winners will be taking home the One Touch Com, Alcatel's first compact smart phone aimed at busy corporate executives and entrepreneurs.

Readers can join the promotion even without purchasing anything. All they need to do is look for the "#1nquirer" logo hidden somewhere in Classified Assets, Job Market or the National Classifieds every Sunday from June 20 to August 8. Readers can cut out and send the logo with a raffle entry form to the Inquirer.

Readers can also join the online version of the promotion on the World Wide Web by going to the Classified Assets or Job Market Web sites AT www.inquirer.net. Similarly, a "#1nquirer" icon is hidden within the two Web sites and the readers must search for at least one of the said icons.

Entries can then be sent electronically.

The Alcatel One Touch Com is a technological breakthrough that integrates the functions of a mobile phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and Internet e-mail access into a single lightweight and user-friendly handset.

Today's highly mobile business executives require regularly updated information to make vital business decisions. This has spawned a slew of high-technology gadgets such as electronic organizers, notebook PCs, mobile phones and palm-sized computers, all considered essential tools of the trade. As the need for these devices grow, there is also an increasing demand for the convergence of functions among these various tools to form one lightweight and handy device.

"Until recently, users of PDAs who needed to access e-mail have always had to bother with an optional modem and cable just to connect to a separate mobile phone," explains Bien Garcia, Alcatel Professional and Consumer Division sales and marketing manager. "Now, the One Touch Com eliminates this tedious procedure by seamlessly integrating the functions of e-mail access and personal information management into the mobile phone. It makes business communications even more convenient and productive, because the executive uses only one device to handle the business essentials."

The One Touch Com has a sleek design and weighs only 230 grams. It has a large full graphic touch-screen display for excellent readability and icon-driven menus for easy point-and-click operation a stylus pen. Aimed to help mobile executives keep up with the demands of business life, it is a revolutionary all-in-one product that offers direct and instant access to e-mail, text messages, full directory listings and complete agenda visualization.

As an advanced PDA, it boasts of a comprehensive planner with daily, weekly and monthly views, as well as other critical business tools like a calendar, business cards list, calculator, currency converter, alarm clock and world timer.