Philip Morris is an international company that has had to grow and deal with all of the technological advances in the world. Philip Morris is best known for their production and distribution of cigarettes. One of their most interesting technological advances is that they are known for accommodating customers with fire-safe cigarettes. Also, they are known with introducing "Light" and "low-tar" cigarettes. Another technological advance that has helped Philip Morris evolve is the integration of the computer management system, called SAP. The last technological advance has not been one in their favor, which is counterfeit cigarettes, and illegal distribution of their cigarettes on the Internet.
             When Philip Morris originally started their cigarette production and distribution, there was no knowledge of technology or expertise in cancer or things like "fire-safe cigarettes." Cigarette-ignited fires are one of the leading causes of fire deaths in the United States. In 2000, two groundbreaking events occurred in New York State. They passed the nations first law requiring the establishment of a fire safety standard for cigarettes sod in the state, and Philip Morris began mass production of a commercial cigarette (Merit), that is less likely than conventional cigarettes to ignite a fire. Philip Morris' PaperSelect technology uses "speed bumps" in the cigarette's paper, which causes an unattended cigarette to go out. The cigarette's reduced ignition propensity was confirmed in testing by the National Institute on Standards and Technology.
             Hundreds of years ago, when smoking was originally introduced, no one thought of the long-term effects it could do to a person's health and environment. After the U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 1964 that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, tobacco companies recognized that health issues concerned millions of American smok
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