Monthly Archives: July 2016

Accenture grows in Israel

US consultancy giant Accenture has just bought Israeli cybersecurity company, Maglan, in order to increase its ability to provide clients with cyber defense services using Israeli innovation. It has also set up a new research and development lab in Herzliya, … Continue reading

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More funds for interactive stories

I featured Israeli startup Interlude’s amazing video technology previously. (see here) Interlude is the developer of the Eko interactive storytelling platform and has just received “tens of millions of dollars” of new funding from Sony Pictures Entertainment. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startup-interlude-raises-50-100m-from-sony-1001133375

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A bio-fungicide from tea tree oil

Israeli-managed Stockton Group has signed a major agreement with Syngenta as the exclusive global distributor of Stockton’s new bio-fungicide technology based on tea tree oil for the control of several diseases in ornamental crops. http://www.stockton-ag.com/the-stockton-group-and-syngenta-have-entered-into-a-global-development-and-distribution-agreement-for-a-new-biofungicide-technology/

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Israeli solar tech for South African power plant

Israel’s Brenmiller Energy has teamed up with Spanish company Isolux in a tender for construction of a 150-megawatt solar power station in South Africa.  Brenmiller’s energy storage systems will account for half of the project’s estimated $500 million overall cost. … Continue reading

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Power from Gallium Nitride

Israel’s VisIC Technologies develops and markets high power transistors and modules based upon the semiconductor compound Gallium Nitride (GaN). VisIC’s mission is to replace most of the less efficient Silicon products used in power conversion systems. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visic-technologies-ltd—new-product-generation-industrys-record—gallium-nitride-device-with-highest-efficiency-at-highest-frequency-300279825.html  

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Accelerating the world’s fastest computer

The world’s new fastest supercomputer is Sunway TaihuLight in Wuxi, China.  But its 93 petaflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second) are accelerated by its use of the interconnect InfiniBand solutions of Israel’s Mellanox Technologies.  InfiniBand connects 41.2 percent of the … Continue reading

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Interpol and NATO attend Cyber Week

Cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs and academics, including some from INTERPOL and NATO, attended Tel Aviv’s 6th Annual International Cybersecurity Conference (also known as Cyber Week). They discussed threats facing the international community and the latest advances in cyber technology. … Continue reading

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The firewall that fights back

At cybersecurity startup Preempt’s Israeli R&D center it has developed a firewall that not only detects suspicious behavior, but responds to neutralize any threat in real time.  It will decide whether to block the attacker, notify management or challenge the … Continue reading

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Green globes for World Environment Day

To mark World Environment Day, the Israeli Union of Environmental NGOs – Life and Environment, presented a Green Globe to Yosef Abramowitz – the Israeli CEO of solar energy company Energiya Global.  Other winners included Greeneye in the Business category. … Continue reading

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The optical engine to AR glasses

Israel’s Lumus produces optical engines – a critical part of Augmented Reality (AR) products.  Its customers build AR glasses, visors, goggles, and headsets including Thales, Atheer and DAQRI.  Lumus has just raised $15 million in new funding.  (see also May … Continue reading

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