During the week of March 15, 2009, Google fully integrated adCore into Froogle offering a more complete SEO and shopper technology package. Information security companies, Imperva and Trusteer were busy rolling out new features and collaborating on a new anti-malware tool, respectively. Meanwhile, David Pogue of the New York Times wrote about Shai Agassi’s electric car vision and scientists announced the creation of a new device that enables plants to send text alerts to the mobile deviice of farmers notifying them when they need water and thus preventing excess watering. For these stories and much more, check out this week’s 14 Israel-related headlines below. 

Cleantech

1. The Orange Tree is Texting — Again

2. Electric Cars for All! (No, Really This Time)

Investments and Economy

3. Russians in Israel to talk nanotech

4. Commex Tech Raises $3.5 Million

5. Israeli business delegation visits Vietnam

6. Israel’s technology entrepreneurs switch from growth to survival

Information Technology

7. NDS at CCBN 2009: Delivering the Best Security and Enabling New Entertainment Revenues for Chinese Pay-TV Operator

8. Froogle Submission Is Now Available Within adCore

9. Apache Corporation Selects Aternity for End User Experience Management

10. Imperva upgrades database activity analysis too

11. DNSstuff Partners With Trusteer On Malware-Prevention Tool

Miscellaneous

12. Cisco Israel head resigns

13. Japanese Sea Coral Can Change Sex In Order to Survive Global Warming

14. Omek Interactive to launch 3-D camera for gesture-controlled games