Apple boss Tim Cook is coming to Israel to formally open Apple Israel’s new headquarters in Herzliya Pituach. Apple’s Israeli development center will house 800 Israeli employees, mainly from Apple’s purchases of Anobit, PrimeSense and from hiring ex-Texas Instruments staff. … Continue reading →

UK readers will soon be able to use Israeli taxi app GetTaxi in seven UK cities.  GetTaxi has been operating in London for 3 years and is expanding to Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester immediately. It will also launch in Birmingham, … Continue reading →

Multinational software giant Microsoft has bought Israel’s N-trig for an estimated $200 million.  N-trig has developed a chip for a digital pen and computer screen interface. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-microsoft-buys-digital-pen-co-n-trig-for-200m-1001009295

Tel Aviv has 1,515 high tech companies that employ 43,000 workers.  Now, Tel Aviv municipality subsidiary Global City is giving incentive packages to entrepreneurs from abroad in order to add knowledge, diversity, and become global – thus strengthening the economy. … Continue reading →

The Israel Dealmakers Summit 24-25 Mar 2015 in New York City promises thousands of global entrepreneurs, innovators, dealmakers and investors. It features world-class speakers and networking in the areas of Digital Media, Mobile & Wireless, CyberSecurity, Life Sciences and much … Continue reading →

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) has won two cyber-security contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.  IAI develops advanced cyber solutions for intelligence, protection, monitoring identification and accessibility. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-aerospace-industries-wins-cyber-security-deals-1000999272

Intel Israel’s exports totaled $4.25 billion in 2014 (up 10% on 2013) accounting for about 4% of Israel’s total exports of goods and services in 2014.  Intel is spending around $800 million upgrading its factories in Kiryat Gat and $1.87 … Continue reading →

2014 earnings for Israel’s NICE Systems reached $1.0124 billion, up from $950 million for the previous year.  NICE specializes in data and voice security and analysis. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-nice-systems-2014-revenue-breaks-1b-barrier-1001007353

Impressive success in Israel’s high-tech industry boosted demand for employees by 12% in 2014, compared with 2013.  Salaries of mobile developers rose by 10-30%. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-high-tech-employee-demand-up-12-1001007387

A delegation of 11 Israeli water companies visited Spain, presenting technology such as filtering and purification to infrastructure companies.  They impressed one Spanish multinational, Abengoa, which employs 26,000 employees in 80 countries. http://israelnewtech.com/2015/02/israeli-water-technologies-spanish-infrastructure-companies-promising-combination/