Archive for August, 2009

neustar is closing it’s israeli branch

Written by admin on August 27, 2009 – 11:05 am

  • Neustar Inc. is increasing the number of layoffs related to the reorganization of its instant messaging division.
  • JaJah,  qualified to provide SIP trunking services to enterprises using  Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 R2. Enterprises using OCS 2007 R2 can now easily make high-quality low-cost voice calls over JAJAH’s IP platform without the hassle of hardware upgrade.
  • US telecommunications giant AT&T Inc has been simultaneously the largest customer of Amdocs Ltd. and one of the largest investors in the Israeli company. However, AT&T has reduced its holding to less than 5% of Amdocs’ share capital.
  • Jazz Semiconductor Inc. will supply Chinese fabless integrated circuit designer Southwest Integrated Circuit Design Co. Ltd. (SWID) 0.35-micron SiGe BiCMOS process (SBC35) and models for the development of satellite tuners for digital satellite receiver systems.
  • Mo’Minis, builder of a unique platform for the fast production of mobile games, allows developers to earn money from creating original mobile games. The winners of the GameCast #1 contest have already earned significant revenue with a minimal amount of development effort, thanks to Mo’Minis technology.
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DroidSecurity - protecting mobile devices

Written by admin on August 23, 2009 – 9:06 am

  • DroidSecurity™, an innovative new start-up dedicated to protecting mobile devices, smartphones and netbooks,  launched DroidSecurity Internet Security Suite, the first full-featured consumer anti-malware and physical security app for Google’s Android operating system.
  • The new york times covers waze - the traffic app from israel.
  • jumptap, the leading provider of mobile advertising and targeting solutions,  announced that it was awarded Patent No. 7,577,665 by the United States Patent Office on August 18, 2009.
  • Leading full service mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3*, powered by Microgaming, the world’s largest online gaming software provider, announced the launch of its latest mobile instant win card game, Dragon’s Fortune, exclusively as a web-application for users of web-enabled smartphones.
  • Amdocs, the leading provider of customer experience systems,  announced that Rogers Communications Inc., a diversified Canadian communications and media company, has upgraded its Amdocs customer management system to Amdocs CES 7.5. This deployment is the first step in a multi-year transformation project to support Rogers’ quadruple-play offering with integrated Amdocs CES 7.5 products.
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Cellcom profits up in second quarter

Written by admin on August 19, 2009 – 10:11 am

  • Telephone operator Cellcom Israel Ltd said it posted a forecast-beating rise in second-quarter net profit as an increase in content and value-added services offset a decline in roaming revenue from tourism.
  • Jumptap, the leading provider of mobile advertising and targeting solutions,  announced that it was awarded Patent No. 7,577,665 by the United States Patent Office on August 18, 2009.
  • DroidSecurity™, an innovative new start-up dedicated to protecting mobile devices, smartphones and netbooks, launched DroidSecurity Internet Security Suite, the first full-featured consumer anti-malware and physical security app for Google’s Android operating system.
  • Comverse is considering undertaking another round of layoffs following the High Holidays. The company currently employs some 4,000 employees throughout the world, 2,000 of which work in their Israel offices. The company is currently considering cutting back by 5% to 10% in their workforce.
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Ilan Ben Dov buys Partner

Written by admin on August 16, 2009 – 12:30 am

  • It’s one of the biggest transactions Israel has seen for years: Ilan Ben-Dov has sealed the deal winning him control of Partner Communications, Israel’s largest cellular service provider
  • Israeli and French project AppsFire has submitted a new app that will allow anyone to select from the list of apps they have on their phone and send links to those apps to anyone else by email.
  • AudioCodes , a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies and Voice Network products, and MailVision, a leading provider of SIP Mobile Platform for Wireless and NGN Service Providers, announced that iPico, a mobile SIP client solution developed by MailVision, is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch.
  • Logia Group  announced the launch of Mo-Tip, a smart personal mobile alert service that matches publishers with end consumers.
  • obile content technology vendor, m-Wise announced its consolidated financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

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O2 will preload telemap navigataion app

Written by admin on August 11, 2009 – 1:14 pm

  • O2 UK has announced that it is to embed Telmap’s navigation and mapping software into the majority of its GPS-enabled phones. The operator will also be providing first level customer support and billing support for the service.
  • Two of Israel’s mobile network operators have submitted non-binding offers to buy rival network, MIRS, which is currently owned by Motorola.
  • Partner Communications, Israel’s second largest mobile operator, on Monday posted a 2.1 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by lower operating expenses and a larger customer base.
  • Israel’s Ministry of Communications has ruled that customers who buy their mobile phone from a 3rd party supplier should be entailed to the same operator benefits as customers who buy their handsets from approved suppliers.
  • Chip developer Zoran Corporation is laying off several dozen employees from its mobile division. This follows the firing of 40 employees 18 months ago.
  • First Israel Mezzanine Investors CEO Ishay Davidi has been disqualified from the race to buy Partner Communications, ostensibly because of noncompliance with the terms laid down by the Israeli mobile service provider’s parent company.
  • Allot Communications Ltd , a leader in IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on deep packet inspection (DPI), announced a framework agreement with a global tier-1 mobile operator group.
  • New York-based Didiom, the “award-winning” mobile media service provider, has this week announced that its Didiom application for on-the-go streaming of computer media to mobile phones is finally making the leap to Research In Motion’s (RIM’s) BlackBerry smartphone.
  • Israeli cellular operators have apparently opted for collaboration to deal with Apple Inc’s content model for iPhone. On Friday, Partner Communications Ltd. announced that it would collaborate with leading Israeli websites to create special web applications for iPhone.
  • Cellcom Israel Ltd. launched the first Googlephone in Israel. Cellcom will launch the Samsung Electronics  i7500 Galaxy Googlephone, which in addition to Google Inc.  Android operating system.

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Waze is now on the Appstore

Written by admin on August 9, 2009 – 2:53 am

  • Real-time crowd-sourcing navigation app Waze has cleared Apple’s App Store approval team and appeared for download, promising not only free turn-by-turn directions but peer-based traffic and road-condition updates
  • Telefonica, Spain’s leading mobile operator, has selected Olista’s mobile user-experience platform to improve its customers’ experience when using Telefonica’s data services.
  • Scailex Corp said on Thursday it had submitted a binding bid for Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd’s majority stake in Partner, Israel’s second-largest mobile phone operator.
  • Israel’s Pelephone is planning a bid to buy fellow mobile phone operator MIRS, parent company Bezeq Israel Telecom said on Thursday.
  • Pelephon has reportedly announced its financial reports for Q2′09. The mobile operator posted a 13.3% growth in its profits to NIS 1.35 billion in Q2, as compared to NIS 1.19 billion in Q2′08. Operating profit increased to NIS 321 million while net profit rose to NIS 233 million, up 29.4% in comparison to Q2′08.
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wefi raises more money

Written by admin on August 5, 2009 – 4:25 am

  • Lightspeed Venture Partners and Pitango Venture Capital are pouring more capital into WeFi, operator of a global, community-based network of WiFi hotspots, in an undisclosed Series B round of funding and following an earlier round by both investors secured back in May 2007.
  • Bezeq Israel Telecom, the country’s dominant phone company, reported a 19 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday and raised its outlook for the rest of 2009.
  • Fring announced today that the Fring 3.40 is now available for Samsung (Symbian) handsets.
  • The iGO My Way 2009 turn-by-turn navigation app is now available in the App Store, offering editions for North America, Europe, and Western Europe.
  • IDB Holding Corp. Ltd. mobile telecommunications unit Cellcom Israel Ltd. said that it is considering a bid to buy 100 percent of Mirs, the smallest cellular company in Israel.
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Amdocs buyes newact

Written by admin on August 3, 2009 – 7:38 am

  • Sources inform ”Globes” that Amdocs Ltd is in talks to acquire Yokne’am-based start-up NewACT Ltd., which develops applications for managing personal information on cellular telephones.
  • My6Sense, which launched the first beta of its web-based mobile feed reader last December, is now finally ready to release its native iPhone app.
  • Telecom Argentina has decided to expand its base of Radcom Omni-Q services. Radcom is an Israel-based provider of network test and service monitoring solutions.
  • jumptap, the leading provider of mobile targeting and advertising solutions, announced its continued market leading growth and major milestones. The Jumptap Premium Mobile Ad Network now reaches a unique audience of over 22 million — 42% of all US Mobile Web Users according to a recent Nielsen report(1).
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