WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013 08:49–The TechCrunch Disrupt Show in New York is a famed annual showcase for the introduction of the newest young startups in the hi-tech arena. Created by TechCrunch magazine it pools together under one roof the talents of hundreds of cutting edge companies who compete for...
May 22, 2013–Results from Given Imaging Ltd. (GIVN)’s latest clinical study of a pill-sized camera used to identify colon cancer probably will help the Israeli manufacturer secure U.S. regulatory approval this year, Chief Executive Officer Homi Shamir said.
“The PillCam Colon’s potential...
21 May 13 18:58–Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs, currently in Israel, spoke about the chipmaker’s strategy at a press conference today at Qualcomm Israel’s R&D center in Haifa. The message around the visit was the upgrading of importance of Qualcomm Israel’s...
21 May 13–Israel’s Facebook community numbers four million real users, who enter the social networking site at least once a month, and are not fake profiles. 60% of the Israeli users, 2.4 million people, enter Facebook daily, according to the company’s official figures.
52% of Israeli...
05/19/2013 18:44–RIsrael is the largest exporter of drones in the world, a leading industry consultancy firm announced Sunday.
In the past eight years, sales of Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles have totalled $4.62 billion, according to figures.
The company said that in its calculations, it included...
19 May 13 15:38-”It is especially important these days to remember that gas exports alone will generate $100 billion for the treasury and the Israeli economy over the next 20 years,” said Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) controlling shareholder Yitzhak Tshuva at Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF)...
May 18th 2013 | NAZARETH–ON A biblical outcrop overlooking the Jezreel valley near Nazareth, Israel’s largest Arab town, a state-of-the-art complex has opened its doors to high-tech companies. “We’ll be famed for computing as well as Jesus,” quips Ramez Jaraisi, mayor of the city where...
16 May 13 16:16–Engineered quartz surfaces maker Caesarstone Sdot Yam Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSTE) has signed a contract with IKEA US to be its exclusive supplier of non-laminate countertops. Caesarstone said that the contract would have no material effect on its results in 2013, and was taken into account...
16 May 13 09:37-Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) and Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) have announced that significant signs of natural gas have been found in the target strata of the Karish 1 well in the Alon C license. The target strata are at a depth of 4,790 meters, including the depth of the water.
“The...
05.14.13, 09:10–Israel-based software provider Nice Systems expects an increase in demand for its video analysis systems in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, where suspects were tracked down from security camera footage.
Nice has benefited from growing demand for tools to delve into large...
