A Couple of Items - Microsoft and Coca Cola

Microsoft

Microsoft launched a technology program called FlexGo that works similarly to a prepaid phone card. The program would allow people in emerging markets, who normally would not have access to computers, to purchase a PC up-front for about half the normal cost and then purchase pre-paid cards to pay off the rest of it.

Microsoft's partners in this endeavor include Lenovo, who will supply the PCs, Intel, AMD, Infineon, and Transmeta.

Coca Cola

98% of all new refrigeration and marketing equipment purchases made by The Coca Cola company will be free of HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons). HFCs are considered global warming pollutants. The new equipment will emit 75% less greenhouse gases.

The Coca Cola company also placed a total of over 2,000 HFC-free refrigerated beverage machines in all 12 stadiums to be used in the upcoming FIFA World Cup.