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Microsoft Appoints Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk to Head of Israel R&D

12.02.20|Adi Pick
Braverman-Blumenstyk joined Microsoft in 2013, founding the cybersecurity center within the Microsoft Israel Development Center
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Former Microsoft Exec Assaf Rappaport’s New Startup Raises $21 Million

09.02.20|Meir Orbach
Less than two months after stepping down as Microsoft's head of research and development in Israel, Rappaport and his three co-founders raised $21 million for Beyond, the new cybersecurity startup they recently founded
מיקרוסופט ישראל רונית אטד

Microsoft Announces Plans for Cloud Datacenter Region in Israel

22.01.20|Adi Pick
The new cloud region in Israel, set to launch in 2021, will be the company’s 56th region in the world
מוסף שבועי 26.12.19 חיים כהן

Israeli MasterChef Judge to Feed Hungry Microsoft Employees

12.01.20|CTech
The multinational software company has hired celebrity television chef Haim Cohen to oversee six dining areas in Microsoft’s new Herzliya campus, Ynet reported Sunday
אדם מחופש ל גלקסי נוט 7

10 Biggest Tech Fails of the Decade

29.12.19|Raphael Kahan
From anonymous social networks, through failed IPOs, to combustible smartphones, Calcalist reporter Raphael Kahan gathered the 10 most cringe-worthy tech flops of the past decade
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Intel Most Active Multinational in Israel, Google Leads on Acquisitions, Report Says

26.12.19|Lilach Baumer
362 multinational companies operated in Israel in 2019, making $983 million in foreign corporate investments across 196 deals
אסף רפפורט מיקרוסופט

Assaf Rappaport Steps Down as Head of Microsoft Israel's R&D

18.12.19|Hagar Ravet
Rappaport first joined the company in 2015 with the $320 million acquisition of his cloud security startup Adallom; he is leaving the tech giant to launch a new startup
BlueVine מימין ניר קלר ו אייל ליפשיץ

Microsoft, Citi Back Online Lender BlueVine Again in $102.5 Million Round

19.11.19|Meir Orbach and Adi Pick
Redwood City, California-based BlueVine offers capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses
מימין דימה פוטחין ו רוב גור-זאב CyCognito

Microsoft Chairman Backs Network Security Startup CyCognito in $18 Million Round

19.11.19|Meir Orbach
CyCognito develops a cloud-based network security analysis service that acts as a sophisticated attacker simulator, designed to uncover an organizational security weaknesses
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Microsoft Announces Probe Into Israeli Facial Recognition Startup’s West Bank Activity

17.11.19|Omer Kabir
Microsoft has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to look into the operations of Tel Aviv-based AnyVision, to see if the use of its technology by Israeli forces in the West Bank violates Microsoft’s ethical principles
ועידת HR עדי מור בירן

AI Won’t Replace Employees, It Will Assist Them, Says Microsoft Azure Exec

05.11.19|Meir Orbach
Artificial intelligence is the future of the tech ecosystem, said Ady Mor-Biran, who oversees the Middle East and Africa marketing operation for Microsoft Azure
מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק

Security Was Perfect—They Just Forgot About the Smart Aquarium

04.10.19|Meir Orbach
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, the chief technology officer of the cloud and AI division of Microsoft, spoke with Calcalist about the public concern over security breaches of IoT devices
אבי נתן

From Head of Microsoft Israel to Middle School Math Teacher in Five Years

04.09.19|Adi Pick
Avi Nathan served as general manager of Microsoft Israel from 2001 until late 2007. Now, the retired software engineer is teaching middle school math for the sixth year in a row
משרדי ברודקום ב קליפורניה

Israeli Tax Authority Wants Broadcom to Shell Out $62.3 Million More for BroadLight Assets Acquisition

01.09.19|Tomer Ganon and Omri Milman
Three months after paying some $200 million for BroadLight in 2012, Broadcom paid $59.5 million for its intellectual property and other assets—a sum the authority is now saying severally undervalued their true value
דוד גל מיקרוסופט

Microsoft Israel Appoints New Chief Marketing and Operating Officer

22.07.19|CTech
David Gal has previously served as general manager at pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, where he worked for ten years
מיקרוסופט ישראל רונית אטד

Ronit Atad Appointed Head of Microsoft Israel

01.07.19|Meir Orbach
Shelly Landsmann, the current general manager of Microsoft Israel, will be stepping down in early July after a four-year tenure
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Microsoft, DFJ Growth Back Tel Aviv-Based Computer Vision Startup AnyVision

18.06.19|Meir Orbach
AnyVision develops software capable of real-time face and object recognition within large crowds
אסף רפפורט מיקרוסופט

Microsoft Israel to Integrate Contract Employees as General Staff

17.06.19|Meir Orbach
Israeli law restricts contract employment to a nine-month period, but many companies use a loophole to fire employees after said period only to rehire them under the same terms
מיקרוסופט ישראל הרצליה

Microsoft Backs Open Source API Marketplace Startup RapidAPI

11.06.19|Adi Pick
RapidAPI develops an online system that allows programmers to connect their software to another developer’s software
שלי לנצמן מנכלית מייקרוסופט ישראל

Shelly Landsmann to Step Down as General Manager of Microsoft Israel

28.05.19|Meir Orbach
In a letter, Landsmann said that after 22 years with the company, she had decided to "hit refresh and move on to the next chapter"