Israel Innovation 2.0

TechCrunch and Globes are reporting that user-driven data management company, BeInSync has been acquired by core systems firmware provider, Phoenix Technologies for $25 million. BeInSync was first featured on Israel Innovation 2.0 earlier this month after it was announced that the company was a finalist in the 2008 Webware 100′ Awards in the Utility & Security field.

According to the news release from Phoenix Technologies,

“The
integration of breakthrough synchronization technology from BeInSync
will allow Phoenix and its customers to help end-users alleviate
concerns about the loss of important files and to give them complete
mobile freedom to access their data from any Internet-connected
computer.”

BeInSync founder and VP R&D Sharon Carmel will continue to work for Phoenix and its Tel Aviv operations will be maintained. Regarding whether or not BeInSync wins a Webware 100 award, its management team and investors are certainly already taking home a better prize.

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BeInSync Ltd., a user-driven data management company based in Israel, has announced that it was “selected by the
editors of Webware, a CNET site, as a finalist in this year’s ‘Webware 100′ Awards
for Utility & Security.”

According to the BeInSync website, BeInSync Business (Professional) management software boosts the productivity of mobile workforce, small teams and telecommuters by deploying a,

reliable online backup, synchronization,
access and sharing services to 5-1,000 users within minutes and with
virtually no IT investment.

The software provides security through encryption and is “transferred directly between the different user computers.” It is easy to activate as it is wizard-based and “synchronization works automatically in the background and does not require any user intervention.”

IT professionals looking to cut spending costs and for freedom from relying on different applications to manage data collaboration can find an all-in-one solution in BeInSync Business. 

 
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Company Facts
Founded in 2002.

Motti Vaknin, CEO.

Sharon Carmel, Founder & Vice President of R&D.

Products: BeInSync Professional and Business Editions.

Website: www.beinsync.com.

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Manager of ebizQ.net and currently resides in Israel. Any questions or
inquiries regarding this blog or ebizQ membership services can be
directed to her via email at ldamast (at) ebizq (dot) net. She can also be followed on Twitter, where she covers additional Israeli technology companies and Israel-related headlines and topics.