Confidela and 15 Israel-related headlines from the week of May 31, 2009

June 7, 2009 by Lisa Damast
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, IT management, Industry pulse, Information Technology, SaaS, Uncategorized, VC, Web2.0

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During the week of May 31, 2009, Sunday Energy, SolarEdge and Ormat all had major announcements related to providing alternative energy in Israel, while GameGround and The Box successfully raised funds. In IT, Discretix explained the threat of bank accounts being hacked on mobile phones and Trusteer signed a contract with PSECU in England. For these stories and the rest of this week’s 15 Israel-related headlines, check below.

Cleantech
1. Sunday Energy forges new ground in Israel with Ormat

2. Israeli firm boosts performance of photovoltaic solar array

3. Exploiting Limited Resources

Investments
4. GameGround snags $4.1 million from Sequoia for gamer services

5. Investment in Green Energy Quadruples in 4 Years

6. Israel’s The Box Secures Funding from Greylock Partners to Target US and Other International Markets

Information Technology
7. PC Touch-Screen Technology Moving Beyond Curiosity

8. How much serious is the threat of hacking bank accounts via mobile phones? (Discretix)

9. PSECU Secures Web Channel with Trusteer

10. Virtualize Your Internet Connection with BufferZone

11. WatchDox Makes Document Security Simple

Miscellaneous
12. Central Park’s Tel Aviv ‘beach party’