As reported in Invest In Israel, “Ajami” was nominated for an Oscar as one of the 5 best Foreign-Language films for 2010. “Ajami”, produced by Arab-Israeli Scandar Copti and Jewish-Israeli Yaron Shani, explores five different stories set in the Christian-and-Muslim Arab neighborhood “Ajami” of the mixed Jewish-Arab Mediterranean city of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. […]
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As reported in Invest In Israel, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffet, who bought an 80% majority stake in Iscar for $4 billion in 2006, told shareholders Iscar was poised to set new records, noting that the Israeli company’s “incredible managerial team would see to that.” “Nothing stops Israel-based Iscar – not wars, recessions or competitors,” […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, DVTel, Inc., a pioneer and dominant market player in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, is buying ioimage, a leader in intelligent video appliances. ioimage provides high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in, self sustaining video analytics. ioimage, founded in 2000, uses edge and […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, Leading technology provider Dell acquired Israeli start-up Exanet, which deals in data storage development, for $12 million. Exanet, which was founded in 2000, provides scalable network-attached storage software solutions to OEM partners. Exanet storage system solutions are hardware independent. Their clustered NAS software storage solution provides single file system […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, Oracle Corp., the world’s largest maker of proprietary database software, is acquiring Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms. Convergin’s J2EE-based Service Broker Platform enables communications service providers (CSPs) to manage services for a wide range of networks and application […]
As reported in Invest In Israel, China’s Yifang Digital, one of the world’s leading consumer elect buy cheap kamagra uk ronics manufacturers, purchased Pegasus Technologies for about $60 million. Pegasus, founded in 1991, develops handwriting input devices for entry in personal computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), cellular phones and other office equipment. Pegasus will maintain […]
Merrill Lynch analysts said Israel’s upcoming classification as a developed market by Morgan Stanley on May 31 would make the country stand out among its peers. Calling the move a natural progression, the analysts said the Israeli market’s higher commodity prices, relatively high dividend payouts and economic stability that were less attractive to emerging market […]
The Technology Center will focus on entrepreneurship of renewable energy solutions. Its objective will be to enable entrepreneurs to develop renewable energy R&D projects, and bring them to advanced stages of testing, and ultimately, to marketability and export.
The Bank said recent increases in the index indicate continued recovery in economic activity According to Bank of Israel figures released last Thursday, Israel’s economic performance index, or “S” index, rose 0.2% in January, its 11th increase in a row. In a statement accompanying the figures, the Bank said that the rise was […]
As reported in the Invest In Israel Newsletter, Israel’s central bank has raised its economic forecast for 2010, citing an improved outlook for global growth and world trade. The Bank of Israel now expects the economy to grow 3.5% this year, compared with its previous forecast last September of 2.5%. Earlier, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch […]
