As reported in CNN: Technology companies are on a shopping spree in Israel, spending billions on ever larger deals and fueling the country’s startup success story. Google, Apple, Intel, IBM and Cisco have all been involved in a spate of high-profile acquisitions over the past two years, scouring the country for the next big thing. […]
As reported in The Guardian: Deal points to functions in upcoming hardware as sensor could be used to detect gestures, faces or internal geography. Apple has bought PrimeSense, an Israeli company which provided 3D sensors for the first generation Microsoft Kinect, according to reports in Israel. PrimeSense’s systems generate a three-dimensional representation of the space […]
The Israel Trade Commission together with the AICC recently hosted the Israel Trade Awards in Sydney. The event was held at NSW Government Trade and Investment and was host to both Mr Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, Israel’s Ambassador-designate to Australia on his first formal address in Sydney and Mr Bruce Gosper, Chief Executive Officer of Austrade. […]
Around the world, some 25 to 30 per cent of global water supply worth $14 billion is wasted in the water distribution process. Setting out to solve this problem, one Israeli firm, TaKaDu, created a software solution that analyses complex raw data from utilities to detect issues such as leaks, bursts and pressure issues earlier, resulting […]
The State of Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) has just launched two exciting new portals for 2014 to help international companies search for suppliers. The MOD has launched a portal for Defense, and also for HomeLand Security companies. In the search bar, you are able to type a product or company name and then be […]
The Israel Trade Commission together with the AICC recently led a successful Sustainability Trade Mission to Israel to explore Israel’s amazing Cleantech ecosystem, and visit the Watec 2013 conference and exhibition. Delegates included government officials, senior business figures, and academia. The trade mission included group meetings around cleantech, energy efficiency, water technology and water […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: The reasons for a higher price are larger estimated natural gas reserves, greater chance of finding oil, and interest from Turkish buyers. Negotiations to sell 30% of Leviathan to Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for $1.25 billion will resume, following Monday’s High Court of Justice ruling on natural gas exports, industry sources believe. […]
The Israel Trade Commission (ITC) together with the United States Studies Centre (USSC) and the Australian Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (AISAF) recently hosted a boardroom lunch briefing by Professor Moti Herskowitz, Vice-President and Dean for R & D at Ben Gurion University – focusing on innovation and renewable fuels. The lunch was hosted […]
As reported in Globes: The acquisition will expand Amdocs’s Customer Experience Systems portfolio with geo-located network data. Amdocs Ltd. has acquired mobile network optimization software provider Actix International Ltd. for $120 million in cash. The acquisition will expand Amdocs’s CES (Customer Experience Systems) portfolio with geo-located network data that will drive a variety of optimization […]
Few aspects of Israeli society are dearer to the national identity than its high-tech sector — a class of entrepreneurs so churning with ideas and innovation that they have earned Israel the title of “startup nation.” But can this legacy last forever? Research from the last few years has shown that Israel’s startup model is […]
