Inbal Orpaz

Google, Apple and Microsoft had also been sniffing at the navigation app maker; Waze R&D to stay in Israel.

The main sticking point is the navigation company's demand to remain in Israel; Facebook has yet to open a development center in Israel.

Just like in Silicon Valley, the vibrant entrepreneurial scene in Israel is also driven by the desire to get companies off the ground quickly and cheaply and sell them, preferably for top price.

The Israeli company uses psychology and behavioral science to get surfers to whip out their credit cards.

This startup provides a secure file-sharing platform that works on any device and is designed specifically for businesses.

Recent research shows that tough U.S. immigration laws are prompting some high-techies to return home, but the talents are still wanted in California. What does this mean for Israeli workers?

Six years after it was founded in 1999, CyOptics moved it operations to the United States, where it finally became profitable. Last week it was sold.

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Originally founded by Elbit Systems and Rafael, CyOptics sold its Israeli plant to Vishay and moved to Philadelphia.

Israeli startup Everything.me played a major role in developing Firefox OS, a new system that offers a new approach to mobile searches on the go.

R&D centers operated in Israel by multinationals are a boon to the local economy in many ways, but selling out has its detractors.

It took 18 months to construct, filled an entire hall and – once functional – became the site of pilgrimage.

Terra Venture Partners turns to cleantech; Vasona picks up some extra cash; Lexifone brushes up on its Chinese.

No more griping. Here are six reasons Israel should welcome the global high-tech giants among us.

Entrepreneurs plan to bring Bedouin into industry by training them as software inspectors.

English has become a global language and Israeli startup SpeakingPal is helping the world pronounce it correctly.

Allscripts will pay for the Hod Hasharon-based company, which provides doctors with integrated online medical records, in a combination of cash and shares.

Think of your cellular network as a multi-lane highway with a variety of vehicles. Israeli start-up Vasona keeps the traffic flowing.

The website-creation software start-up, which is expected to be worth up to half a billion dollars after the offering, is the fourth Israeli company to head for Wall Street this year.

Expert says attack is part of the #OpIsrael campaign targeting Israeli websites; email provider 'Walla!' confirms that an attack took place but says information taken was useless.

The Sky Rider, a 7-kilogram, UAV system that cost NIS 200 million to develop, is intended to aid a battalion on the ground by providing aerial intelligence images in real time.

The head of Tel Aviv University's undergraduate business program suggests that undecided undergrads focus on a different academic discipline, echoing comments by the vice-dean of the graduate program.

A new television show, 'Silicon Wadi,' airing in Israel at the end of February, follows four start-ups as they eye the holy grail: an exit.

Forget fruitless channel surfing: the Israeli start-up Jinni serves up a list of film and TV recommendations to match your mood.