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 Will cable and satellite TV soon be outdated?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)
19 Israel-related headlines from the week of January 25, 2009 (HYPick Bonus)
Filed under: Advertising, Cleantech, Company Briefs, Data Storage, Environment, IT management, Information Technology, Israeli Websites, Mobile Web, Telecomunications, VC, Video, Web2.0, cloud computing, data security
Cleantech and Environment
1. ‘Israel has no plan for water economy past 2010′
2. Better Place Raises Financing for Denmark Electric Car Project
3. BrightView Secures $6 Million From Israel Cleantech Ventures and Hasso Plattner Ventures
Investments, M&A and Economy
4. Number of laid-off Israelis set new high in December
5. SAP cuts likely to reach Israel
6. MyThings Acquires ViewScore
Information Technology
8. Waterfall Security Solutions to Attend the 2009 DistribuTECH Conference
9. Cordys Award-Winning Process Factory(TM) Now Available as Community Platform Free of Charge
10. IBM to expand Israeli XIV production facilities
11. How flash is changing storage (Axxana)
Web 2.0
13. Peer39 matches online content to advertiser’s message
14. Time to Headup
15. Interview : HYPick – hype a topic
16. Email: 2Pad Grabs Media Attachments from Your Webmail Accounts
17. MocoSpace a Global Top 10 Social Network on Mobile
Miscellaneous
18. Mobile TV chip co Siano wins major Chinese deal
19. Free Internet-Calling Services for Cellphones (Fring)
Bonus: HYPick.com
If you want to know what the hype is– the real hype and not just what people vote on by clicking–check out HYPick.com. Founded by Oren Todoros, HYPick is the anti-Digg-type site that determines the top content based on user comments and views and not ranking, like Digg. Todoros recently sat down with Ezra Butler of LuckyStartups to discuss HYPick. See what the hype is for yourself with this video.
You can add to Israel’s technology hype, by joining in on Israel Innovation 2.0 HYPick.com discussions, such as this one.
14 Israel-related technology headlines from the week of August 10, 2008
Filed under: Cleantech, Company Briefs, Information Technology, Telecomunications, VC
During the week of August 10, 2008 investors and professionals from Massachusetts received attention for their interest in using their current relationships with Israeli technology companies to enter cleantech. Israeli air-conditioning company, Agam Energy Systems Ltd., announced plans to expand its operations to include developing fuel-efficience technology for car engines. Siano Mobile, a mobile TV chip maker raised $17.5 million and there was a call for more international conferences. VoIP companies, Spikko and Skuku, and several other companies also make up this week’s 14 Israel-related technology headlines. See the complete list below.
Cleantech
Mass. looks to strengthen clean-tech ties with Israel
Agam to develop fuel-efficient car engines
M&A and Investments
Mobile TV Chipmaker Siano Mobile Silicon Lands $17.5 Million
Hi-tech companies raise $291 million in second quarter
Information Technology
IBM’s XIV storage lacks high-end features, analyst says
Numonyx may close California Technology Center
Haier to recruit over 100 for Israeli development center
Mon: Aladdin leads technology sector to gains
Miscellaneous
Combined Technologies From Continental and Mobileye Support the New Speed Limit Information of the New BMW 7 Series
Wanted: More International Conferences in Israel
Tired Of Mobile Phone Bills: Check Out This Israeli Start-up
Skuku – where mobile phones meets VoIP
Bonus
Also during the week of August 10, 2008, Israel Innovation 2.0 was included in Jacob Share’s JobMob blog entry featuring a visual list of Digital Eve Israel members who blog. Digital Eve Israel is a listserv for hi-tech professionals in Israel and is widely considered to be the best resource for English speakers looking for work and advice in the field. JobMob is the top blog with advice on getting a job in Israel in any field.
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*About the Weekly Headlines image: The Star of David in the image was found on Flickr and is used under the Creative Commons license. It was originally uploaded by Flickr member, zeevveez. The overall Weekly Headlines image was designed by Lisa Damast.
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