Peer39 and 8 Israel-related headlines from the week of May 24, 2009
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Environment, Information Technology, Uncategorized, VC, Web2.0
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 motion sensor company the software giant is looking to for improvements to its gaming technology. For more on these stories and the rest of this week’s 8 Israel-related headlines from the week of May 24, 2009, check below.
Cleantech
1. Tigo Solar Energy Secures A $10 Million Investment
2. GreenRoad raises $15m from DAG Ventures and existing investors
Investments
3. Peer39 Raises $10.5 Million
Information Technology
4. Finalists Selected for 2009 CompTIA SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards (Aladdin Knowledge Systems)
5. More for less (SoftXpand)
6. New Email Technology Boosts US Businesses
Miscellaneous
7. Peeling back another layer of detail on Microsoft’s secret gesture-control system for games
Companies in brief: 20 Israel-related technology headlines from the week of January 6, 2008
Can this week’s edition of Israeli technology news top the excitement over the news of IBM’s acquisition of XIV in last week’s edition? Well, let’s see. This past week a ‘green tax’ was presented to the Israeli government and the Israeli companies chosen to participate in the 2008 Israel Web Tour 2.0 were announced. Reports on the employment in Israel’s Hi-Tech sector last year showed that it continues to grow and the trend of Israeli investments in Poland is becoming ever-more common. You can find the links to these stories and this week’s full 20 Israel-related technology headlines below.
Cleantech:
Bar-On presents ‘green tax’ to gov’t
2007 energy tech VC totals: First look (Project Better Place)
Investments and M&A:
Ampal signs MoU to invest millions of dollars in sugarcane ethanol production
Israeli investors, businesses are flocking to Poland
IBM to more than double Israeli investments
Telecom:
Ericsson to supply mobile TV solution to Cellcom Israel
WiMax Networks Draw International Interest
International:
Will Foreign Stocks Start to Disappoint?
Internet to outperform broader market in 2008: Piper Jaffray, Needham
Israel Web Tour 2.0 – The Companies
Storage Projects Rise in Importance
Information Technology:
RIT Technologies to Demonstrate Full Suite of Intelligent Infrastructure Management & Structured Cabling Solutions at BICSI 2008
Spam at 96 percent peak level of all email, Commtouch announces
LIVE BLOGGING – IDC Press Conference Media and IT Trends 2007 – 2008
Miscellaneous:
Israeli expert in P2P Oversi wins important contract with True Internet
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