More tech companies spend

Yesterday, I wrote about a couble of companies donating to assist the Tsunami victims and cleanups.

Today, more companies join:

• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged US$3 million to the relief effort, while another $US3.5 million will come directly from Microsoft.
• Dell chairman Michael Dell has pledged US$3 million through the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
• Networking vendor Cisco and its employees have raised a total of US$2.5 million
• Software vendor Computer Associates has pledged US$200,000 in addition to matching employee donations two-for-one.
• Canadian networking vendor Nortel will donate US$700,000
• Symbol Technologies has agreed to donate US$150,000. Its Indian employees will donate a day's pay to relief efforts.
• Telstra has donated AUD$100,000 as said yesterday, as well as providing some credits on phone calls to the affected areas.
• Optus will provide a similar credit, and parent company Singapore Telecom has made a S$200,000 donation.
• India's largest software company, Infosys, announced that it would donate 50 million rupees to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

These are companies that give back to society, so to speak, and it is great.

(By Asia Business Consulting)