A recent in depth tourism survey conducted by the Israel Ministry of Tourism for 2010, exposed a significant growth in the number of pilgrims from Australia who made their special journey to Israel -the Holy Land. According to the survey, pilgrimage accounted for 60% of the Australian visitors profile in 2010- doubling up the figures […]
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As reported on the BBC News website; When a grey-haired grandmother clutching a smartphone mounted the stage at Montreal’s Start-up Festival this summer, young Israeli entrepreneur Guy Rosen knew he had pocketed a very special award. His company, Tel Aviv-based Onavo, offers an application that shrinks mobile phone data to help users save money – and […]
Israeli startup Mobli enables users to see real-time events that others are watching. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was so impressed he invested in the company Contrary to popular belief, celebrities aren’t all “ditzy.” If you’ve heard of them — and if they’ve made a fortune in movies or TV — chances are they are sophisticated, intelligent […]
Strauss Water Products and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group are discussing a venture to manage the sales and service of Strauss water products Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE:STRS) has announced today that its subsidiary, Strauss Water Products, is holding negotiations with Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to create a venture to manage the sales and service of Strauss […]
An Israeli branch of a worldwide movement toward a sustainable economy has opened in the startup nation On the roof of a nondescript office building in Tel Aviv, an unusual organization called HUB TLV has made its home. This incubator for social and environmental entrepreneurs is part of a global network of HUB groups made […]
KKL-JNF (Jewish National Fund) announce the “Forester for Day” program, a new ecological initiative, offering visitors a unique opportunity to help maintain Israel’s forests, prevent forest fires, and guarantee a greener tomorrow for Israel. The program runs for 2-3 hours and is open Sunday-Thursday 8 am – 3pm and Friday 8 – noon. Program participants […]
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani and Israel’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simhon, signed two joint statements of intent to improve cooperation in the fields of space and tourism. The agreement paves the way for the EU’s Galileo global-navigation satellite system to establish a satellite receiving station in Israel, and it also […]
Bezeq International will earn tens of millions of shekels for system in which teachers will have to identify themselves with physical information like a fingerprint when they enter and exit schools. Bezeq International announced Sunday that it will install ‘cloud model’ biometric location transmitters in every Israeli elementary school. The company refused to reveal the […]
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Telmap wins $5m Australian deal
Telmap will power Optus’s new real-time navigation service with live-traffic for all mobile platforms Telmap today won a $5 million contract with Australian mobile carrier Optus Ltd., in the Israeli company’s first deal since it was acquired by Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) for $300 million in September. Telmap will power Optus’s new real-time navigation service […]
The average Israeli lifespan is 81.6 years, the average gross annual income is $25,849 and the education is rated at 0.907. Israel has dropped to 17th place in the UN’s Human Development (HDI) rankings, which measure nations according to income level, education, and lifespan of their populations. to read more
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