X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from jaowa.jafi.org.il ([194.90.175.36]) by JAFIMAIL.jamain.jafi.org.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:13:35 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_009_01C94652.6ACF4180" Received: from p03c11m003.symantecmail.net ([208.65.144.243]) by jaowa.jafi.org.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:13:33 +0200 Received: from unknown [194.90.9.21] (EHLO mxout2.netvision.net.il) by p03c11m003.symantecmail.net (mxl_mta-5.7.0-3) with ESMTP id a6b6d194.2728377264.3832.00-001.p03c11m003.symantecmail.net (envelope-from ); Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:13:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from BerniceS-WS-XP ([212.143.234.21]) by mxout2.netvision.net.il (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0KAB006NFOKIBZ00@mxout2.netvision.net.il> for SaralynG@wzo.org.il; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:12:39 +0200 (IST) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: GN Israel Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:13:03 +0200 Message-ID: <3868-22008115141213315@BerniceS-WS-XP> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: GN Israel Thread-Index: AclGUmrxqStlPdttSFCTq0VTMM+mHA== From: "Mark Cohen" To: "Greenblatt, Saralyn" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_009_01C94652.6ACF4180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GN ISRAEL 14 11 08 http://www.angloraanana.com Quote for the Week =93Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how = insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a = goal... It is the most perpetual people on earth...=94=20 (Goethe Poet and playwright.) Certainly applies to the Israelis. See = below While we try to avoid giving our readers the big yawn by not quoting a = bunch of figures even if those figures add up to a lot of money in a = fair number of pockets, we felt that we had to make an exception this = week and bring you some really GN from Israel at a time when the = developed countries are awash with the tears shed by Ministers of = Finance, Investment bankers, and a whole raft of others in a world that = seems to be experiencing an economic squeeze worse than most of us can = remember. So here it is. Some of the monetary miracles recorded this = week. Yes, one week=92s wonders. So with a triumphant cry of; crisis = shmisis, let=92s read on. =20 =B7 Foreign direct investment in Israel increased sharply during = the third quarter of 2008; the banks collected $2 billion of it, a lot = more than the second quarter and topping Q1 by $0.37 billion. So, the = =93crisis=94 heralded in the largest amount quarter on quarter that = foreigners decided to place with us. There are three reasons for this. = Confidence, confidence and confidence. =20 =B7 Given Imaging yesterday reported that revenues jumped 12% = year on year to $31.1 million in Q3. In the parallel quarter in 2007, = revenues from its camera-in-a-capsule and we all know what that is had = come to $27.7 million. Net profits rose 24% to $2.1 million. =20 =B7 A record quarter record net profit of $26.7 million was = announced by NICE Systems Ltd. on the same day that it signed a $20 = million security sector contract with an unnamed agency, the largest = contract that the company has ever won. Gives a new meaning to the = greeting; Have a NICE day.=20 =20 =B7 Starling Advanced Communications Ltd. has won an initial NIS = 2.5 million order from Jason Wireless (Shanghai) Communications Company = Ltd. for the supply of antennas for emergency and rescue services.=20 =20 =B7 Reportedly investing $100 million in a Chinese company, = Runcom Technologies Ltd. will receive sole rights, as a quid pro quo, to = supply equipment for the setting up of a wireless communications network = by ChinaTel in China.=20 =20 =B7 On his Web site's page on healthcare, President Elect (of the = US that is) Obama writes: "Lower =96 the verb not the adjective - drug = costs by allowing the importation of safe medicines from other developed = countries and increasing the use of generic drugs in public programs.=94 = Are you listening up Teva? GN if you=92ve got shares in the Company, = still the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world. =20 =B7 Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. today published its financial = report for the third quarter of 2008. The Mazda and Ford importer posted = a net profit of NIS 193.4 million compared to NIS 102.4 million for the = corresponding quarter of 2007.=20 =20 =B7 Teva is the largest generic drug manufacturer in Israel but = it=92s not the only one Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported = that they estimate $90.4 million in sales in Q3, 10.2% more than the $82 = million for the corresponding quarter of 2007. And that=92s not all. Its = net profit is $12.5 million this quarter, 73.6% more than the = corresponding quarter in 2007. Melt-down and all.=20 =20 =B7 Let=92s talk Venture Capital funds. $600 million was raised = in the Q3, by 124 companies, an increase of 29% over the second quarter, = and up 45% on the same quarter in 2007. In the first nine months of = 2008, Israeli high-tech companies garnered $1.68 billion, 34% more than = the corresponding period in 2007. What does it all mean? It all means = that 2008 looks to be the best year since the technology bubble in 2000, = that=92s what!=20 =20 =B7 Alvarion Ltd. announced the expansion of its contract with = French WiMAX operator Altitude Infrastructure SA to deploy its Mobile = WiMAX 4Motion solution to users in the in the Alps. (In the Alps? Well = why not?) The new contract is worth in the millions of dollars.=20 =20 =B7 Renewable power supplies are in and wave power company SDE = Energy and Desalination Ltd. has obtained a 25-year franchise from a = Muslim country-unnamed - in Africa to build a 100-megawatt ocean = wave-driven power station at an investment of $100 million. The company = expects $1 billion in revenue from the installation (and that=92s a lot = of revenue even if it takes them a while to collect it over the = franchise period). =20 =20 =B7 Now for the company that never disappoints; Elbit Systems was = awarded a contract by Embraer for the supply of avionics for their = Brazilian AMX jet airplane upgrade project. The entire contract, = including the subsequent production phase, is valued at approximately = $187 million. =20 =20 =B7 And that=92s not all; Israel Aircraft Industries have won two = contracts from a country =96 unnamed - in the Far East for installing = all-weather surface imaging technology on their satellites and Unmanned = Aerial Vehicles (UAV=92s). Total value - $40m. =20 =20 =B7 Cellcom Israel Ltd. published its financial report for the = third quarter of 2008. The cellular operator posted NIS 1.65 billion in = revenue ($482 million), up 5% on the NIS 1.57 billion for the = corresponding quarter of 2007. The Company beat the analysts' consensus = of $439.9 million. We=92ve said it before, Israelis are great doers but = they=92re really champion talkers. =20 =20 =B7 IT integrator Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. published its = financial report for the third quarter of 2008. Operating profit rose = eight-fold to $1.6 million for the third quarter from $200,000 for the = corresponding quarter in 2007with net profit more than doubling to $1.7 = million. =20 =20 =B7 The online translator, Babylon's net profit more than tripled = to NIS 3.7 million, from NIS 1 million in the corresponding quarter in = 2007. Revenue rose 43% to NIS 17 million from NIS 11.9 million in the = corresponding quarter. =20 =B7 A purchase and a sale to end with; Perrigo an Israeli = pharmaceutical concern announced today =96Thursday - that it has = acquired Unico Holdings, a Florida-based operation for approximately $49 = million in cash. The acquisition is expected to add a host of new = products and nearly $50 million in annual sales to the Company=92s = business. At round about the same time CA Inc. of the US announced that = it is acquiring Raanana based Israeli identity and role management = solutions developer Eurekify Ltd. The companies did not disclose the = terms of the deal, but sources believe that the price tag is $30-40 = million.=20 =20 =B7 Here=92s one to ponder. Nobody is canceling their holiday = trip. Not to Tel Aviv at any rate and 2008 is proving to be an excellent = year for Israel's party city, with a 34% rise in tourism compared to the = year 2000 - Israel's record tourism year so far.=20 =20 =B7 Israeli businessman and shipping tycoon Samuel Ofer has been = awarded an honorary KBE (Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of = the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth, in recognition of his services = to UK maritime heritage. Ofer served in the Royal Navy during World War = II. He and his brother, Yuli, went on to create one of the largest = private shipping companies in the world, operating a significant part of = its fleet from London. Why is this Knight different from all other = Knights? Because he=92s Israeli. The first with a KBE but probably not = the last. =20 Stunning Penthouse on = the West Side! Beautiful Complex with Pool and Gym For further information contact Rachel +972 9 7744133 or = info@angloraanana.com=20 Have we missed any Good News? Do you = have any comments? Please let us know. www.angloraanana.com PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE=20 WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF ANGLO SAXON RA'ANANA Disclaimer of Liability While Good News strives to report the news accurately and faithfully,we = cannot accept responsibility for errors in, misinterpretations of, or = omissions from the material printed in The Good News Digest above, nor = are we responsible for the application of the information contained = herein to your personal or business situation.=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_009_01C94652.6ACF4180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Israel Good News Digest

GN ISRAEL = 14 11 08
http://www.angloraanana.com

=A0Quote for the Week
=93Energy is the basis of everything.  Every Jew, no matter = how insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a = goal... It is the most perpetual people on=A0 earth...=94

(Goethe = Poet and playwright.) Certainly applies to the Israelis. See below

While we try to avoid giving our readers = the big yawn by not quoting a bunch of figures even if those figures add up to a lot of money in a = fair number of pockets,=A0 we felt = that we had to make an exception this week and bring you some really GN from = Israel at a time when the developed countries are awash with the tears shed by = Ministers of Finance, Investment bankers, and a whole raft of others=A0 in a world that seems to be = experiencing an economic squeeze worse than most of us can remember. So here it is. = Some of the monetary miracles recorded this week. Yes, one week=92s wonders. = So with a triumphant cry of; crisis shmisis, = let=92s read on.

 

=B7        Foreign direct = investment in Israel increased sharply during the third quarter of 2008; the banks = collected $2 billion of it, a lot more than the second quarter and topping Q1 by = $0.37 billion. So, the =93crisis=94 heralded in the largest amount quarter on quarter = that foreigners decided to place with us. There are three reasons for this. Confidence, confidence and confidence.

 

=B7        Given Imaging yesterday reported that revenues jumped 12% year on year to $31.1 = million in Q3. In the parallel quarter in 2007, revenues from its = camera-in-a-capsule and we all know what that is had come to $27.7 million. Net profits = rose 24% to $2.1 million.

 

=B7        A record quarter = record net profit of $26.7 million was announced by NICE Systems Ltd.=A0 on = the same day that it signed a $20 million security sector contract with an unnamed = agency, the largest contract that the company has ever won. Gives a new = meaning to the greeting; Have a NICE day.

 

=B7        Starling Advanced = Communications Ltd. has won an initial NIS 2.5 = million order from Jason Wireless (Shanghai) Communications Company Ltd. for the supply of antennas for emergency = and rescue services.

 

=B7        Reportedly investing = $100 million in a Chinese company, Runcom = Technologies Ltd. will receive sole rights, as a quid pro quo, to supply equipment = for the setting up of a wireless communications network by ChinaTel in China.

 

=B7        On his Web site's = page on healthcare, President Elect (of the US that is) Obama writes: "Lower =96 the verb not the adjective - drug costs by = allowing the importation of safe medicines from other developed countries and = increasing the use of generic drugs in public programs.=94 Are you listening up = Teva? GN if you=92ve got shares in the = Company, still the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world.

 

=B7        Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. today published its financial report for the = third quarter of 2008. The Mazda and Ford importer posted a net profit of = NIS 193.4 million compared to = NIS = 102.4 million for the corresponding quarter of 2007.

 

=B7        Teva is the largest generic drug manufacturer in Israel but it=92s not the = only one Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported that they estimate $90.4 = million in sales in Q3, 10.2% more than the $82 million for the corresponding = quarter of 2007. And that=92s not all. Its net profit is $12.5 million this = quarter, 73.6% more than the corresponding quarter in 2007. Melt-down and all. =

 

=B7        Let=92s talk Venture = Capital funds. $600 million was raised in the Q3, by 124 companies, an = increase of 29% over the second quarter, and up 45% on the same quarter in = 2007. = In the first nine months of 2008, Israeli high-tech companies garnered $1.68 billion, = 34% more than the corresponding period in 2007. What does it all mean? It all = means that 2008 looks to be the best year since the technology bubble in = 2000, that=92s what!

 

=B7        Alvarion Ltd. announced the expansion of its contract with French WiMAX operator Altitude Infrastructure SA to deploy its Mobile WiMAX 4Motion solution to users in the in the Alps. (In the Alps? Well why not?) The new contract is worth in the millions of dollars. =

 

=B7        Renewable power = supplies are in and wave power company SDE Energy and = Desalination Ltd. has obtained a 25-year franchise from a Muslim country-unnamed - = in Africa to build a 100-megawatt = ocean wave-driven power station at an investment of $100 million. The company expects $1 = billion in revenue from the installation (and that=92s a lot of revenue even if = it takes them a while to collect it over the franchise period).

 

=B7        Now for the company = that never disappoints; Elbit Systems was awarded a = contract by Embraer for the supply of avionics = for their Brazilian AMX jet airplane upgrade project. The entire contract, = including the subsequent production phase, is valued at approximately $187 = million. =

 

=B7        And that=92s not all; = Israel Aircraft Industries have won two contracts from a country =96 unnamed = - in the Far East for installing = all-weather surface imaging technology on their satellites and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV=92s). Total value - $40m.

 

=B7        Cellcom Israel Ltd.=A0 published its financial report for the third quarter of 2008. The cellular = operator posted NIS 1.65 billion in revenue = ($482 million), up 5% on the NIS 1.57 billion for the corresponding quarter of 2007. The Company beat = the analysts' consensus of $439.9 million. We=92ve said it before, = Israelis are great doers but they=92re really champion talkers.

 

=B7        IT integrator Magic = Software Enterprises Ltd. published its financial report for the third quarter = of 2008. Operating profit rose eight-fold to $1.6 million for the third = quarter from $200,000 for the corresponding quarter in 2007with net profit = more than doubling to $1.7 million.

 

=B7        The online = translator, Babylon's net profit more than tripled to NIS 3.7 million, from NIS 1 million in = the corresponding quarter in 2007. Revenue rose 43% to NIS 17 million from NIS 11.9 million in the corresponding quarter.

=A0

=B7        A purchase and a sale = to end with; Perrigo an Israeli pharmaceutical concern=A0 announced today = =96Thursday - that it has acquired Unico Holdings, a Florida-based operation for approximately $49 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to add a host of new products and nearly $50 = million in annual sales to the Company=92s business. At round about the same = time CA Inc. of the US announced that it is acquiring Raanana = based Israeli identity and role management solutions developer Eurekify Ltd. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal, but sources believe that the price tag is $30-40 million.

 

=B7        Here=92s one to = ponder. Nobody is canceling their holiday trip. Not to Tel Aviv at any rate and 2008 is = proving to be an excellent year for Israel's party city, with a 34% rise in tourism compared to the year 2000 - = Israel's record tourism year so far.

 

=B7        Israeli businessman = and shipping tycoon Samuel Ofer has been awarded an = honorary KBE (Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) = by Queen Elizabeth, in recognition of his services to UK maritime = heritage. Ofer served in the Royal = Navy during World War II. He and his brother, Yuli, went on to create one = of the largest private shipping companies in the world, operating a = significant part of its fleet from London. Why is this Knight different from all other Knights? Because he=92s = Israeli. The first with a KBE but probably not the last.

Stunning Penthouse = on the West Side!

Beautiful Complex with Pool and Gym

For further information contact Rachel +972 9 7744133 or info@angloraanana.com =

Have = we missed any Good News? Do you have any comments? Please let us = know.
www.angloraanana.com PLEASE VISIT = OUR WEBSITE
WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF ANGLO SAXON RA'ANANA

Discl= aimer of Liability
While Good News strives to report the news = accurately and faithfully,we cannot accept responsibility for errors in, misinterpretations = of, or omissions from the material printed in The Good News Digest above, nor = are we responsible for the application of the information contained herein to = your personal or business situation.

 

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