http://www.israelinnovation20.com Inside Israeli Technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:24:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the week of June 21, 2009, Microsoft confirmed acquiring the motion sensing technology company, 3DV and its connection to Project Natal. Ad optimization platform, TodaCell raised $1 million and networking and business continued at TheMarker conference in New York. For these stories and more, check out this week's 11 ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/28/project-natal-and-11-israel-related-headlines-week-of-june-21-2009/ During the week of June 14, 2009, Israel was named a developed market which will be effective in 2010 and its economy was hit less hard due to the high tech industry. While the protests, demonstrations and online activity heated up in Iran, Israel's Fring announced that its software was ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/21/iphone-and-10-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-june-14-2009/ During the week of June 7, 2009, research showed that the recession has impacted VC plans, which was long suspected and that cleantech investments faired the best of the different sectors. It was revealed that Intel's recent acquisition of Wind River Systems includes an R&D center in Israel while the ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/14/vc-funding-and-10-israel-related-headlines-week-of-june-7-2009/ In the first post of this series, I wrote about The Israel Conference which took place in LA last week and how its purpose was "to showcase Israeli excellence in technology and products and to expand business and investment opportunities between Israel and California." The conference had more than $20 billion ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/12/israeli-startups-funding-economic-crisis-answers-com-raises-7-million/ 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 ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/07/confidela-and-15-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-may-31-2009/ Despite the economic downturn, Israel's startup scene is as strong and vibrant as ever. Just as the innovation hasn't stopped, neither has the need for outside funding to develop these exciting technologies. Several conferences and forums have been organized in the past few weeks to maximize the access of Israeli ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/06/03/funding-israeli-startups-during-the-economic-crisis-california-the-israel-conference/ During the week of May 24, 2009, investments picked up with Tigo Solar, GreenRoad and Peer39 all receiving funding in the eight digits. Aladdin Knowledge Systems, under new ownership, received a nomination for its innovative information security technology, while 3DV - recently purchased by Microsoft - isn't the only Israeli ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/05/31/8-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-may-24-2009/ During the week of May 17, 2009, news focused on a California cleantech investors mission to Israel that was deemed successful and Israeli companies trying to build a global profile for themselves. In mobile and video technology, Waze announced its technology, which offers real-time traffic reports based on user input, ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/05/24/12-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-may-17-2009/ During the week of May 10, 2009, solar power received significant attention between Aora's solar panel technology and BrightSource striking the largest ever solar power deal in the United States. Better Place demonstrated its battery swap technology and Hacktics, an applications security company, raised 2.2 million Euro. OpTier, Correlix, and ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/05/17/14-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-may-10-2009/ During the week of May 3, 2009, BusinessWeek highlighted Israel's cleantech sector and investors while Globes published an article that venture funds are looking for computing companies to invest in in Israel. Despite these promising stories, the worldwide venture industry continued to be hit by the slowdown in the first ... http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/05/10/13-israel-related-headlines-from-the-week-of-may-3-2009/