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Sprint Nexel Inc. to Support an LTE Lab

Sprint Nexel Inc. to Support an LTE Lab

Announced by Sprint CTO Stephen Bye at IMA’s 4G Israel Conference in Tel Aviv, Sprint will support an LTE lab. Sprint Nexel Inc., the global Internet access service provider headquartered in the

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“A big day for Israeli hi-tech” – Intucell acquired by Cisco for $475M

“A big day for Israeli hi-tech” – Intucell acquired by Cisco for $475M

“Today is also a big day for the Israeli startup scene, which will gain even more respect for developing cutting edge technologies applicable to companies around the world,” reported Josh Constine in TechCrunch. Israel Trade & Economic Office, Embassy of Israel

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Microsoft to Sign Cooperative Deal with Israel for Internet Cloud Tech

Microsoft to Sign Cooperative Deal with Israel for Internet Cloud Tech

According to The Jerusalem Post,  Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz met with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in Jerusalem to discuss strategic partnership to promote technology, namely Internet Cloud Technology. Microsoft has been busy with its

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New Bill Opens the Doors to Israeli Investment

Bill Opens doors for Israeli Investment

The United States government recently signed a bill allowing Israeli citizens non-immigrant investor visas. These visas allow investors from Israel to visit the United States to develop or direct operations of a

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BIRD Foundation Invests $7.15 Million for US-Israel Projects

BIRD Foundation Invests $7.15 Million for US-Israel Projects

The Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) announced recently that it had approved $7.15 million in funding for projects by American and Israeli Companies. Companies awarded this money

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Intel Plant shows benefit of Investing in Israel

Intel Invets in Israel

Intel’s president Shimon Peres, former finance minister of Israel, toured Intel’s plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel recently. His visit to Intel’s plant highlighted the benefits of investing in Israel. The plant has been profitable enough

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Why Israel is a hotbed for flash storage innovation

ComputerWorld recently covered Israel’s world leading technologies for flash storage.  International conglomerates are scouting Israeli companies for the next breakthrough technology, as evidenced by EMC’s recent acquisition of XtremeIO. According to

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Israel’s Startup Culture Explored in TV Feature

There is a higher concentration of startup companies in Israel than in any other place in the world outside of Silicon Valley.  Watch as Channel 4 from the UK showcases the Israel hi-tech

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Investments in Israeli Startups Highest of Millennium

The final numbers are in, and 2011 was a record setting year for investments in Israeli companies.  In 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies attracted $2.14 billion from local and foreign venture investors, the highest amount

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