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Don’t worry, roam happy

As reported in IVC: Onavo crunches your data so you can download more for less, no matter where you’re using your cellular phone. The story goes that a little old lady from Pasadena went traveling in Europe. She used her cell phone and, upon her return, was walloped with a $60,000 bill for roaming charges. […]

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An answer to diabetes?

As reported in IVC: A peptide developed in Israel offers a promising potential treatment for the Type 1 form of this very common serious condition It used to be called “juvenile” diabetes. Today, it’s called Type 1 diabetes. And though it acbuy cheap kamagracounts for only a fraction of the estimated 220 million worldwide cases […]

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Smart Grid has trouble attracting smart money

As reported in IVC: As the Israel Smart Grid consortium gets underway, venture capital isn’t rushing in. Cleantech is a new and ill-defined field. It covers several areas of technology, with most of the companies labeled as cleantech being identified with developments in environmental protection and energy efficiency. One cleantech sub-sector that is the province […]

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GM’s engines rev up on Israeli ingenuity

As reported in Israel21c: What’s good for General Motors is good for America – and good for Israel, as it turns out. The American auto giant has built a significant presence in Israel – both in research and development, and as a corporate organization. “We have been building a global network for the past decade, […]

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Professional Convene Together at EnergyTech 2011, Tel-Aviv

As reported in IVC: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Professional Convene Together at EnergyTech 2011, Tel-Aviv The International Exhibition and Conference for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency – EnergyTech, will open its doors at Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center (Ganei Taaruha) for professional audience and end customers on 21st and 22nd of September 2011, […]

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Algotec adds value for Gerald Schwartz’s Onex

As reported in IVC: The medical IT field is hot as President Obama’s healthcare act requires clinics to computerize. In 2003, medical imaging systems developer Algotec Systems was acquired by Eastman Kodak Inc. (NYSE: EK) for $42.5 million. It was one of the two medical imaging companies Kodak acquired in Israel, the other being Orex […]

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Keep batteries humming with help from the sun

As reported in Israel21c: Batteries are everywhere – not just in iPods and smart phones. They power billions of devices, but they are expensive and aren’t always easy to change. Israeli startup Sol Chip has a cure for the battery blues – an eco-friendly renewable battery power technology that integrates photovoltaic energy sources (PV) with […]

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Ariel to bring Israelis into Moscow high-tech

As reported in IVC: The Ariel University Center is slated to sign a partnership with Moscow’s Skolkovo high-tech center tomorrow that would give Israeli start-ups access to billions in Russian funding. The agreement, with Ariel University’s technology transfer company, will create a center called Skolkovo Gateway Israel, and is intended to serve as a gateway […]

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Israel to focus more on exports to India, China and less on US, EU

As reported in Port 2 Port: The figures show that Israeli manufacturers have been increasingly targeting the fast-growing markets of Asia, partly at the expense of the United States Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said at last week Cabinet meeting that Israel is working to safeguard its economy by focusing less on the United States and […]

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Barclays Bank plc granted green light to expand in Israel

As reported in Port2Port: Barclays will provide services to business customers and target large and mid-sized export-oriented companies Barclays Bank plc has become the fifth foreign bank with branches in Israel, joining Citibank , HSBC , BNP Paribas and State Bank of India. Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer has awarded Barclays Bank plc a […]