Israel Active

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Tel Aviv-based Fireblade protects websites with page-hits in the billions. Fireblade announced that it is partnering with Los Angeles’ EdgeCast Networks, one of the world’s top content delivery networks, to provide next-generation website security.

Israeli scientists are to use the new Agriculture Technology Center to develop the “Facebook or Wikipedia of agricultural technologies”. They will build a model to incorporate information technology into modern farming and assist farmers in implementing the model.

Israel’s LycoRed has developed Lyc-O-Pro, a science-based formulation targeting prostate and bladder health. Lyc-O-Pro combines curcumin, omega 3 fatty acids, zinc, and a proprietary tomato extract optimized for men’s health.

The presidents were Professor Menachem Ben Sasson, President of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Professor Habibollah Habib, President of Kabul University in Afghanistan. The two met at a conference for 2000 educators from 110 countries at the Confucius Institute in Beijing and discussed bilateral relations and possible collaborations.

Israel’s Tower Semiconductor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai ICC Technology & Industry Promotion Center to expand the distribution of Israeli complementary metal–oxide–semiconductors into the Chinese market. (Originally in Globes)

Please watch this excellent video featuring venture capitalist Jon Medved of OurCrowd. Here he is publicizing the funding of Israeli startups on Bloomberg TV Asia.

When US-based LivePerson bought Israeli start-ups HumanClick, Kasamba and NuConomy it acquired 400 Israeli staff – about half the company. LivePerson also listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. So when an on-line sales site asks you if you want to chat, Israeli software is responsible.

Tel Aviv University Professor Shay Zucker and Dr Yifat Dzigan will be searching for new planets in our Galaxy as part of the European Space Agency’s Gaia project, which launched last week. Gaia contains a camera with a billion pixels to measure the movements of the stars.

The Israeli cabinet has approved the "Digital Israel" project, designed to improve public access to the education, health and welfare systems. It will also encourage e-trading and reduce bureaucracy. The optical fiber grid will allow Internet speeds up to 1,000 megabits per second.

Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to build a pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The initiative will produce millions of cubic meters of drinking water for the region, hydroelectric power and replenish the critically dwindling Dead Sea.