The first cybersecurity conference for “smart cities” hosted in Tel Aviv this week attracted over 7,000 people on its first day Tuesday, including members of 80 international delegations from municipalities across the world. Source: NoCamels The three-day event, initiated by Israel’s Federation of Local Authorities, focused on discussing cyber threats and challenges at the municipal […]
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NBN Co and Speedcast select Gilat for business and enterprise satellite service in Australia. The deal is valued at tens of millions of dollars. Source: Gilat.com Petah Tikva, Israel, February 5, 2018 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that NBN Co and Speedcast have selected Gilat’s […]
IvyMark, which has 17 employees in Israel, has leased a floor in the Azrieli Sarona tower with room for 130 employees, and has embarked on a recruitment drive. Source: Globes US home design platform Houzz has acquired Israeli interior design management software developer IvyMark. No financial details were disclosed but sources close to the deal believe […]
Source: Israel21C: What will be the hottest technology trends in the coming year? Some 10,000 live and online guests from over 90 countries got a look into that crystal ball at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem on February 1st. 1. Digital construction “Construction is one of the major sectors in the world economy, but […]
The Israeli company is developing devices for medical tests by telephone without a doctor’s presence. Israeli telemedicine company Tyto Care, which is developing devices making it possible to carry out common tests in family medicine at the patient’s home without visiting a doctor, has raised $25 million in a financing round intended to reach $28-31 million, […]
Israel retained the 10th spot in the 2018 Bloomberg Innovation Index published Tuesday, coming in first in two key categories in the annual survey, namely R&D intensity and research concentration. Source: NoCamels The Bloomberg Innovation Index ranks the world’s 50 most innovative countries using seven criteria including research and development expenditure as a percentage of GDP, productivity, […]
Elbit has won a 5-year defence contract to provide support services for Australia’s battle management systems. Source: Times of Israel, reporting by Shoshanna Solomon Elbit Systems Ltd., Israel’s largest non-government-owned defense company, has won a $150 million deal with the Australian Department of Defence to provide support services to the Australian Defence Force for its […]
Israeli technology leads in auto-tech, wifi-chips, AR in the biggest annual consumer tech platform – the Consumer Electronics Show in Nevada. As reported in Israel21c Israeli auto-tech tailgate party Mobileye may have been the highest-profile Israeli technology cruising the Las Vegas Strip, but it was hardly the only startup from Israel to hitch a ride at […]
Based in Herzliya, VDOO is securing the Internet of Things ecosystem. Source: Globes Israeli cybersecurity company VDOO has raised $13 million in initial funding led by 83North (formerly Greylock IL) and including participation by Dell Technology Capital and other strategic individual investors, including David Strohm, Joe Tucci, and Victor Tsao. The funding will be used to develop and […]
The Israeli startup will send drones to refuel aging communications satellites and keep them in orbit for another five years. Source: Globes Israeli startup Effective Space has signed a $100 million deal with a large communications satellite operator, which will prolong the life of two of its aging satellites. In 2020, Effective Space will send […]
