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Microsoft Israel chief is now a teacher

Posted on September 8, 2019

Avi Nathan retired as general manager of Microsoft Israel in 2007. Now he is teaching math at Kiryat Tivon middle school in Northern Israel, using his technical skills to benefit the next generation. After retiring from Microsoft, he took a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Israeli virtual healthcare system

Posted on February 23, 2019

Microsoft’s Israeli R&D team, supported by several US medical partners, have launched the Microsoft Healthcare Bot. This innovative AI-powered virtual health assistant service aims to empower healthcare organizations to build and deploy virtual health assistants. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-developers-behind-Microsofts-AI-powered-healthcare-bot-580249 https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3756073,00.html

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Microsoft’s Reactor hub

Posted on February 10, 2019

Microsoft is to officially launch its event hub in Tel Aviv, one of a network of spaces the company refers to as “reactors”. Startups working on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science can network and host events for up … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s new Israel campus

Posted on December 24, 2017

Microsoft has completed a lease for its new campus in Herzliya Pituach. The company will rent the 10-story 44,000 square meter Sea Tower building currently under construction. On completion, Microsoft Israel will relocate its staff from several Herzliya Pituach locations … Continue reading →

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Microsoft buys Israeli cybersecurity firm

Posted on June 4, 2017

Microsoft has acquired Israeli cyber security company Hexadite for $100 million. Hexadite’s solution rates the urgency of alerts identified by the anti-virus and firewall system, helping staff to investigate the most serious cyberattacks first. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-microsoft-acquires-cyber-security-co-hexadite-for-100m-1001189927

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Microsoft use Israelis to find security weaknesses

Posted on March 5, 2017

Cyber professionals, hackers and other proud geeks convened in Tel Aviv at Microsoft’s first BlueHat cybersecurity conference in Israel to tackle cybercrime. In addition to presentations, there was a competition to break the security of a nuclear reactor plant. http://www.timesofisrael.com/at-microsofts-bluehat-event-geeks-gather-to-tackle-cybercrime/

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Microsoft catches up with Illusive Networks

Posted on February 26, 2017

I’ve reported previously (twice) about Israeli cybersecurity startup Illusive Networks that deceives hackers by laying traps of false data. Illusive has just received a strategic investment by Microsoft Ventures to help development, marketing and global expansion. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-illusive-nabs-microsoft-ventures-backing/

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Microsoft’s latest accelerator graduates

Posted on July 15, 2016

Ten Israeli startups have just completed Microsoft Israel’s latest “Scalerator” program, bringing a total of 83 that have graduated from the eight programs to date.  Six of the ten have already raised investments or received investment offers for a total … Continue reading →

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Microsoft health analytics conference

Posted on June 19, 2016

Microsoft’s Israeli Research & Development Center in Herzliya is the venue for the company’s first ever health analytics conference on Jun 22.  Subjects include Internet data, wearables, big data and IBM Watson. http://microsoftrnd.co.il/Pages/healthanalytics2016.aspx  http://microsoftrnd.co.il/Pages/HealthAbstracts.aspx

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Microsoft opens R&D center in Nazareth

Posted on June 13, 2016

Software giant Microsoft has inaugurated a research and development center in Nazareth, a city comprising mostly Christian and Muslim Arab-Israelis.  It is Microsoft’s third R&D center in Israel, joining Herzliya and Haifa, where already more than 1,000 people are employed. … Continue reading →

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