Israel’s Elbit Systems is to provide a Safe District project for the Maldonado District Administration in Uruguay. It includes a command and control system, plus over 1000 cameras and sensors, including vehicle traffic control, spanning 2000 sq. km across six … Continue reading →

The State of Israel is paying $63 million over five years to Israel’s Spacecom Satellite Communications for communications services on its Amos satellites.  Israel has an option to extend the contract for another eight years at a cost of an … Continue reading →

Movir is Israel’s first and only moving app.  Need to move one or multiple items from one location to another? Use Movir – it’s as easy as ordering a taxi. http://movir.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1RuTvk66f4

Joseph Sokol’s startup, OlehPay, is a payments website that enables users to inexpensively transfer dollars to Israeli shekel bank accounts.  It is free for debit cards and makes no charge to the recipient.  It claims to beat the rate consumers … Continue reading →

Italy’s Enel, a multinational energy producer, has opened the first and the largest innovation hub to be launched by an Italian company in Israel.  The hub will foster up to 20 startups in technologies from cyber security to big data, … Continue reading →

Ebay has made another Israeli investment, (see also here) acquiring SalesPredict, maker of technology that is able to track consumer behavior and preferences when shopping online.  Some of SalesPredict’s employees will move to eBay’s Israeli Development Center in Netanya. http://www.timesofisrael.com/ebay-to-buy-israels-salespredict-to-track-buyer-tastes/

Israel’s Sorek desalination plant will produce cheaper water thanks to a new local ($200 million, 140MW) power plant fueled by natural gas from Israel’s Tamar gas fields.  The power plant will additionally fuel local factories. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-sorek-power-plant-starts-operating-1001139055