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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

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Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures says: “I feel that the ability to spin up and then successfully operate remote engineering locations is a skill that technology companies need to develop earlier in their development than used to be the case.”. In many places, mobile data and hardwired internet were still billed based upon usage.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – August 2012 Edition

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Wired Magazine has crowned Tel Aviv the world’s second largest center for technology start-ups after Silicon Valley. In its September issue, the science and technology magazine created a list of 10 European cities that constitute significant centers for high-tech activity. See the headlines below. .

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

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The company currently has only one technology development center, which is at their headquarters in Cupertino, California. Leading computing company Apple is acquiring Anobit, a developer of flash controllers and smartphone memory enhancement technology. Akamai Technologies Inc., AKAMAI BUYS ISRAELI COTENDO FOR $268 MLN.