This past week didn’t see any new Israel-related IBM announcements. It did, however, see questions raised about the real potential of Project Better Place’s electric cars and the release of the latest version of Unisfair’s Virtual Events. Along the way, Red Bend Software raised $10 million and SanDisk announced a new 4-gigabyte USB flash drive that uses user-driven data management company, BeInSync. Check Point and Tel-Aviv University announced their plans to establish a new academic research institute for the study of information security. To find out more about these stories and what the rest of this week’s
17 Israel-related technology headlines are, check out the list
below.
Cleantech
SunHopes – Balloon Based Solar Energy
Who’s Driving the Hydrogen Highway?
Tel Aviv University displays its cleantech potential [VIDEO]
M&A and Investments
Mobile software management provider Red Bend secured $10 million
The Golden Age of Israeli Startups: Mergers and Acquisitions (Part III)
VC survey: Money still flowing to green and biotech
Israel venture capital is nervous about US trends
Web Hosting and Management Services Group, TriZetto, to be Acquired by Apax
Information Technology
A Four-Gigabyte Thumb Drive With Two Safety Nets
Gizmox widens Microsoft collaboration
Unisfair Releases Version 2.0 of Virtual Events
Miscellaneous
Startup aims to replace NOR flash in mobile devices
SanDisk R&D boss discusses memory card business
Israel Venture Association’s Annual Hi-Tech
Conference 2008 Hits the Road
PineApp Named ‘Product of the Year’
Finalist for AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards
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