In this edition we mark the sad birthday of 5-year-old Ariel Bibas, the little redhead being held by Hamas with his baby brother and parents. We also want you to know about the courageous stand taken by Ayelet Samerano against the UNWRA secretary-general in Lausanne.
Read about how long can a hostage survive in captivity, about Turkey in NATO, the threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah and what the IDF says might happen.
In the recent article by Viva Sarah Press, explains how Fringfy's new travel app that lets "Aim your phone at a landmark to learn all about it". In her article, Viva describes how a small group of retired Israel Air Force officers who developed an app in Yokneam that is already starting to change the face of tourism in Tel-Aviv and San Francisco, are now looking to both expand into other cities and to start changing the real estate market.
According to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 30th International Conference of Mayors Oct. 18-22 will include a visit to the Yokneam as part of the attempt to give the mayors "a taste of the "Start-Up Nation".
John Cramer of DC Progressive reports that trading volume on Lumenis stock was unusually heavy this Wednesday (Oct. 7), with an increase of 65% over the previous session.
Mellanox Technologies cash purchase of EZchip shares at $25.5 per share gives it technological leadership in all 7 communication layers by adding EZchip’s leading layer 3 – 7 processing solutions to Mellanox's layer 1 - 3 InfiniBand, which is a high speed, low latency networking technology widely used in High Performance Computing (HPC).
The Jerusalem Post reported that Yokneam's E2C won the Tel Aviv round of the #30in30in30 competition that was organized by Tech For Good’s Rally accelerator. The competition involves 30 pitch events in 30 cities around the world within a 30-day timeframe. If E2C succeeds in the virtual semi-finals round it will present at the Aging 2.0 Expo in San Francisco in November.
According to Business Wire, Mellanox CloudX Solution provides healthcare organizations with the most efficient cloud infrastructure for cancer and genomics research and improved patient care. Mellanox InfiniBand networking solutions were selected by the HPC4Health Consortium to improve patient care and help researchers to optimize treatment with the ultimate goal of finding a cure for cancer.
CNN Money reported that Lumenis Ltd. and XIO Group jointly announced today that the merger transaction under which XIO Group will acquire Lumenis for $14.00 per share in cash, is expected to close by October 18, 2015.
The IoT era - 'Smart Connected Products' impacts future Product
When - October 11th 18:00 in Terralab Ventures 4 Hamada st. 2nd floor, Yokneam
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For our second meetup we'll give a warm welcome to Ziv Belfer, PTC Israel General Manager SVP, Creo Product Development .
Ziv will review major trends influencing Future 'Product Design' processes and tools, Focusing on the evolution of Smart Connected Products (SCP) & IoT IT which is revolutionizing products, the convergence of the digital and physical worlds and how manufacturers are now creating, connecting, analyzing, operating and services their products.
Ziv Belfer is the General Manager of PTC Israel R&D center, the largest PTC R&D center in Europe and one the three main R&D centers worldwide. Mr. Belfer is also a Senior Vice President of Creo product development at PTC, leading a worldwide development organization developing most of PTC Creo applications. In the past 20 years, Mr. Belfer has lead the development of many advanced CAD/CAM/PLM technologies, starting with the early days of Pro/Engineer until today with a broad suit of Creo applications, these design and manufacturing applications are used by tens of thousands of customers to create and service products. Mr. Belfer received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master degree in CAD/CAM, from the Technion.
About PTC
PTC is one of the world's leading independent Software companies publically traded on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: PTC), with a revenue of $1,358 million (FY14) and more than 6000 employees.
PTC delivers Software Solutions that transform the way companies create, operate and service their products. PTC solutions enable manufacturers to achieve Product and Service Advantage in a smart, connected world.
We're at the early stages of a fundamental transformation, marking what could be one of the most significant disruptions to the manufacturing industry since the Industrial Revolution.
As one of the world's largest and fastest-growing technology companies, PTC helps manufacturing leaders address these transformative forces to achieve and sustain product and service advantage.
PTC solutions for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Service Lifecycle Management (SLM), and Internet of Things (IoT) enable process transformation and deliver closed-loop lifecycle management for products and services that are increasingly smart and connected.
Today, PTC works with more than 28,000 businesses around the world to help them create, operate, and service products in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing industries, including industrial equipment, automotive, high tech and electronics, aerospace and defense, retail, consumer, and medical devices.
We'll bring some Beers and Pizzas -
Expecting a very interesting evening!!!
RSVP required - http://www.meetup.com/EmekTech/events/225176050/
Orna Barak-Yehezkely
Executive Assistant & Project Manager
Terralab Ventures
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