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While it seems like there aren’t many fresh-minded, dynamic and young spirited companies left around, a new young and decisive start-up named FUN Development Games arises and does some great stuff. FUN launched their new website and product this week. The product – a social gaming platform, offers some good and innovative news to the players on the net.

Would you believe it if we told you that there’s a certain spot in Israel, that if you drive your car there and leave it in Neutral or just release your foot from the breaks, despite standing downhill, your car will start moving backward? And would you believe us when telling you that there is more than one such spot in this enchanted country?

The first international technology summer camp in Israel has announced it will be opening its doors this summer, designed to bring enterprising young people from around the world together for a unique interactive experience, is expecting over 300 children from the ages of 10-18 from countries across the world in its first year.

Officials in Kiryat Yam, a small city in northern Israel, have filed a complaint with police against the Internet search engine Google. The city argues that one of Google’s programs, Google Earth, gives viewers false information that offends the city’s image.

Exalenz, a global leader in diagnostic device (BreathID System) of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, and Top Care Korea Ltd., the Korean market leader in the high technological medical devices including capsule endoscopy, recently announced the signing of a strategic agreement.

Telrad Networks, a Lod based veteran developer of carrier-grade telecommunications equipment, has released the Commatch 1000 series of VoIP customer premises equipment (CPE) as part of its offering for Voice over WiMAX. Commatch 1000 is a generic voice and data CPE, with full interoperability with the Commatch 6004 for immediate provision of all voice services through existing TDM infrastructure.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Cyclone Aviation Products Ltd. (Cyclone), was awarded a contract to supply the US Navy 330 gallon Fuel tanks to be installed on its F-18’s.

Robert Wint, Marketing Director of Verint Systems, was recently on hand to receive an award from Frost & Sullivan recognizing his organization success as the 2007 Mass Transit Security Company of the Year for the European Market. Verint was selected as this year’s winner based on the strength of its Nextiva Transit portfolio, its regional market success and its sharp focus on customer needs and requirements.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that Skylark® II, was selected by the Korean military as a preferred solution in a tender involving extensive technical tests and including UAV manufacturers from all over the world. The first phase of the contract includes a comprehensive Skylark® II system while additional systems are expected in the future.

The Israeli government has decided practically to adopt an electrical car project called the "Better Place Project " by Mr. Shai Agassi & Mr. Idan Offer. The project offers almost an Utopian vision of a world in which customers will be able to purchase electrical cars, from any car manufacturer, at relatively low prices (without batteries).

Today, the world depends on oil as its fundamental transportation energy source. With the rapid rise in oil prices, a number of alternatives to oil have been proposed in recent years with little success. Project Better Place aim to bring the The End Of Fuel dependency by Launching Alternative Transportation Venture!

Special Analyze From The Israeli Blog quot;Israel On Blog quot; - Trying to Analyze the situation in the Middle East after the Annapolis Summit. Will the Middle East change forever and are we at the begging of new era, not only in the Middle East but also in the world?

Nothing underscores the variety of Israel’s attractions more than realizing that within a few hours you can go from the snowy heights of Mount Hermon to the Judean Desert and the saltiest sea on earth, the Dead Sea, while visiting ancient biblical cities, covered markets and a high-rise metropolis on the way. This is what makes Israel truly a destination with something for everyone.