Kampyle and 9 Israel-related Headlines, Week of February 28, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, Information Technology, Uncategorized, cloud computing, security
During the week of February 28, 2010, it was confirmed that Kampyle, a user feedback analytics platform maker, closed a round of funding in 2009 in addition to it increasing its customer base by 25,000 to 35,000. Check Point introduced a new USB stick with VPN and SolarEdge signed a partnership agreement with Flextronics. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below.
Cleantech
1. Tech lessons from Israel on how it conserves and manages its water
2. SolarEdge Signs Manufacturing Partnership Agreement with Flextronics
Information Technology
3. Microsoft OneAlbum: Fusing Facial Recognition and Social Networks – The Future of Windows Live Photos?
4. Security key to unlocking cloud potential
5. Kampyle Confirms Funding, Kicks Off Beta Test For Application Feedback Product
6. Check Point puts VPN in USB stick
Miscellaneous
7. Hello My Name is…The Case for a Jewish Meetup.com
8. Israel and France to hold conference for young scientists in Jerusalem
9. ‘Start-Up Nation’ Author: Mentor Networks Key to Luring Israeli Startups
Catch Media and 10 Israel-related Headlines, Week of February 14, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, Information Technology, Mobile Web, VC, Web2.0, cloud computing
(Catch Media interview from 2007)
During the week of February 14, 2010, the Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference took place and included the announcement of potential plans for joint solar energy projects between Israel, Egypt and Jordan. News broke that Google is in early talks to acquire Israel’s Catch Media to better compete with iTunes and Tawkon announced its solution for avoiding radiation from mobile phones. For these stories and more, check out this week’s Israel-related technology headlines below.
Cleantech
1. Israel’s Solar Industry Aims to Regain its Edge
2. Israel, Egypt Considering Joint Solar Energy Project in Sinai
Investment and M&A
3. Google Wants To Buy Catch Media To Make Android Better
4. JVP’s Erel Margalit Tells Startups: “We Do Early Stage Now!”
Information Technology
5. Augmented Reality Gets a Major Face.com Lift
6. Tawkon enables mobile users to avoid mobile phone radiation without affecting phone usage
7. Comverse enables visual voicemail services on Sony Ericsson handsets for Norway’s NetCom
Miscellaneous
8. Unleavened Media: 10 Israeli mobile companies to watch in 2010
9. IPad Launch Has Halo Effect On Apple Products, Laptops
10. Aniboom and Sesame Street Partner on Animation Contest
Covergin and 11 Israel-related Headlines, Week of February 7, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Data Storage, Environment, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized, Web2.0, cloud computing
The week of February 7, 2010, was big for investments and M&A. Social music player TuneWiki raised $7 million and among Israeli companies to be acquired were Convergin, which was picked up by Oracle, and Exanet, bought by Dell. IBM continues to grow its XIV channel and 3DV and PrimeSense continue to be big players in providing sensor technologies for consumer electronics. See below for these stories and more from the week of February 7, 2010.
Cleantech
1. Better Place Sees Electric Cars on Israeli Roads by End of 2011
2. Arava Power: Agreements for 15 Initial Solar Fields
Investments and M&A
3. Oracle Acquires Israeli Startup Convergin
4. Dell Acquires Storage Vendor Exanet
5. Social Music Player TuneWiki Raises $7M From Motorola Ventures, Others
Information Technology
6. Interview with Frederic Aknin, Sparkeo: Innovators in E-Learning Series
7. Point, click: a review of gesture control technologies
8. IBM Expands Channel Program Around XIV Storage Line
9. Opera and Perfecto Mobile Partner To Offer Remote Testing on Real Mobile Devices
Miscellaneous
10. Case Study: Students teach the CEOs
11. Emblaze Brings Patent Infringement Suit against Microsoft, Apple
Trusteer and 10 Israel-related Headlines, Week of January 31, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, IT management, Information Technology
During the week of January 31, 2010, the possibility of Israel joining the European Union was analyzed in depth. Research by Israeli information security company Trusteer found that two thirds of online banking customers reuse their login information and Continuity Software released its latest version of RecoverGuard. For these stories and more, here’s this weeks Israel-related headlines:
Cleantech
1. Israel’s top ten water technology companies that help keep the world liquid
2. Israel’s Eilat Region Could Be Middle East’s Clean Tech Beta Site
Investments and Economy
3. Is it possible that Israel will join the European Union?
4. Treasury chief: Boosting Arab and Haredi employment would make Israel rich
Information Technology
5. Too many people re-use logins, study finds
6. Close-up with Laura Howard, CMO, ECI Telecom
7. Continuity Software RecoverGuard Version 5.0 Enables Customers to Fully Ensure Business Continuity
Miscellaneous
8. ‘Ajami’ nominated for Oscar
9. Israel’s Time To Know Aims To Revolutionize The Classroom
10. Israeli Economic Engine Now Seen Humming Along
Vringo and 8 Israel-related Headlines, Week of January 24, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Data Storage, Environment, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized
During the week of January 24, 2010, electric car venture Better Place raised $350 million. Vringo, a video ringtone company, filed for an IPO and data storage company Continuity Software announced that it added service management software to its offerings. For these stories and the rest of this week’s 8 headlines, see below.
Cleantech
1. Israeli wastewater firms to benefit from new regulations
2. Better Place wins $350 m. investment
Investments
3. Analyst: Israel to benefit from new MSCI standing
4. Video Ringtone Company Vringo Files For $13.8 Million IPO
Information Technology
5. San Mateo’s Clarizen manages growth against major software competition
6. Continuity Software adds SLA management to DR software
Miscellaneous
7. Secrets of the box-office smash
8. Design Museum by Ron Arad Opening in Israel
GSM encryption and 11 Israel-related Headlines, Week of January 10, 2010
Filed under: Advertising, Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mobile Web, Web2.0
During the week of January 10, 2010, CA acquired Israel-based Service Level Management (SLM) software company Oblicore and mobile TV chip maker Siano announced that it raised $24M. Israeli researchers announced that they cracked the encryption of 3G GSM networks. Find out more about these headlines and the rest of this week’s 11 headlines below.
Cleantech
1. Arad Technologies wins lucrative water metering deal in India
2. Climate Change and Clean Tech in Israel
3. Israeli businesses seek Texas partners in green technology
Investments
4. CA Confirms Oblicore Acquisition
5. Mobile TV chip maker Siano raises $24M
6. Amobee to buy UK’s RingRing Media
Information Technology
7. Will cable and satellite TV soon be outdated?
8. Researchers use PC to crack encryption for next-gen GSM networks
Miscellaneous
9. Israel rushes to Haiti’s aid
10. The First ELSE: A Mobile Phone from The Future (Videos)
Renewable energy in Israel and the world in 2010
COP15 may be behind us, but the discussion on what the next steps should be is going strong. Members of the Israeli media and Israeli cleantech experts are are no exception and are still analyzing the conference and what Israel, both the government and its 200+ cleantech companies, should take from it in its ongoing efforts to move away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Those steps should become more clear next month when the third annual Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition takes place in Eilat. According to Green Prophet, during the conference, the Eilat Eilot Renewable Energy Authority, which is sponsoring the event, will unveil,
“a model for solving the world’s energy shortages that it hopes will be adopted by governments worldwide… The model will be composed of a number of factors, including raising renewable awareness and education, combined with research and development, commercialization of technology, energy conservation, and the production of energy from renewable resources.”
The conference, being held from February 16-18, will be keynoted by former governor George E. Pataki and New York Congressman Steve Israel. Other speakers will include Dr. Hermann Scheer of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE), and German Parliamentarian; Israel Knesset members Dr. Uzi Landau of the Minister of National Infrastructures and Prof. Daniel Herskovitz of the Minister of Science and Technology, as well as Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Robert J. Aumann.
In December Eilat-Eilot was selected for inclusion in the European Commission’s ECO4B initiative, led by the Enterprise Europe Network. Over 2,000 people are expected to attend this year’s conference.
Storage and 9 Israel-related Headlines, Week of January 3, 2010
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Data Storage, Environment, Information Technology, Internet Security, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized, VC
During the week of January 3, 2010, Dot Hill bought storage company Cloverleaf for $12.5 million. China’s Sanhua invested in Israeli solar firm, HelioFocus and new vulnerabilities were discovered in Twitter and Google Calendar. For these stories and more, check below for this week’s 9 Israel-related headlines.
Cleantech
1. Are Energy Advances in Israel in Parallel With Those Abroad?
2. China’s Sanhua invests in Israeli solar firm
Investments
3. Dot Hill confirms storage virtualization acquisition
4. Clean tech gets big piece of venture-capital funding
Information Technology
5. 3D sensor co PrimeSense attracts Vegas attention
6. Vulnerabilities Discovered In Twitter, Google Calendar
Miscellaneous
7. Researcher: Computers in schools do not improve students’ results
8. One third of high-tech incubator companies succeeded
9. Animating the Na’vi with an Israeli swagger
5 min and 8 Israel-related Headlines, Week of December 27, 2009
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, Industry pulse, Uncategorized, VC, Web2.0
During the week of December 27, 2009, Israel’s airport security method was looked upon as a better solution to the current system used at airports in the States. Viewfinity announced that it had raised $8.6 million in funding and 5min was selected Best Startup at the TechAviv Peer Awards. For these stories and more, see this week’s 8 headlines below.
Cleantech
1. Shimon Tal: Facts and Personal Opinions on Water from Israel’s Former Water Commissioner
2. Sunshine year for cleantech
Investment
3. Viewfinity raises $8.6 million in Series B round of funding
4. Can Public-Funded Entrepreneurship Work? A Q&A With the Author of Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Information Technology
5. 5min Wins Top Spot in TechAviv’s Peer Awards
6. Web content under the microscope
Miscellaneous
7. What Israel can teach us about security
8. Israel set to become major golf destination
Jajah and 13 Israel-related Headlines, Week of December 20, 2009
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, IT management, Industry pulse, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized
During the week of December 20, 2009, O2 confirmed that it is buying Israel-based Internet phone company, Jajah. Facial recognition security company C-True announced that Brinks is its latest customer and oil was found in Israel. For these stories and more, check out this week’s headlines below.
Cleantech
1. Michigan Looks to Israel to Rev Up Automotive Battery Business
2. SunPower and SolarPower Ltd. Dedicate 50-Kilowatt Solar Power System for HP in Israel
Investments and Economy
3. O2: Yes, we’re acquiring Internet phone company Jajah
4. Israel May Beat Growth and Deficit Estimates, Steinitz Says
Information Technology
5. Israeli company to beta cost-reducing content delivery technology
6. C-TRUE Provide Face Recognition Security Solutions to Brinks
7. All Quiet in the Data Center
8. Israel’s fastest growing software companies of 2009
9. Web Host Datapipe Teams with Applicure for Website Security
10. 2009: Sarah Lacy and the Israeli Web Revisited
Miscellaneous
11. Tourism Ministry presents three-year plan
12. Amazon’s Kindle has copyright protection hacked
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