March 15, 2008 6:29 PM
3 Israel-related technology news briefs from the week of March 9, 2008
Shunra VE Desktop Professional 4.0 Redefines Proactive Application Testing on Emulated Networks to Support the Entire Application Development Lifecycle
Shunra Vertual Enterprise recently announced the release of version 4.0 of its Shunra Virtual Enterprise (VE) Desktip Professional WAN emulation solution. According to the news release,
Invoke Solutions Receives $7 MM in Funding
Real-time researching technologies provide, Invoke Solutions, has raised $7 million in funding from North Atlantic Capital, Bain Capital and BEV Capital. According to the news release,
Some of Invoke's clients include Fortune 1000 companies such as, Washington Mutual, Dell, Nestle and Microsoft.
Microsoft to Expand Investment in Desktop Virtualization With Acquisition of Kidaro
The big news from the week of March 9th is Microsoft's acquisition of enterprise desktop virtualization solutions provider, Kidaro. According to the news release,
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Shunra Vertual Enterprise recently announced the release of version 4.0 of its Shunra Virtual Enterprise (VE) Desktip Professional WAN emulation solution. According to the news release, "VE Desktop Professional 4.0 enables users to test application performance under a variety of existing and potential network conditions, directly from the desktop. This new Windows-based version adds critical customer-driven features, including: integration with HP LoadRunner and QuickTest Professional (QTP) load tools, a thorough application analysis module, and a robust testing and reporting repository."
Invoke Solutions Receives $7 MM in Funding
Real-time researching technologies provide, Invoke Solutions, has raised $7 million in funding from North Atlantic Capital, Bain Capital and BEV Capital. According to the news release, "The financing comes as Invoke launches its Engage Family of Research Solutions, enabling them to deliver a broader array of quali-quant online and mobile research services to the market research industry. Invoke will use this funding to continue developing its unique enterprise feedback management platform and increase its delivery capabilities across all parts of the company as they expland their customer relationships on a global basis."
Some of Invoke's clients include Fortune 1000 companies such as, Washington Mutual, Dell, Nestle and Microsoft.
Microsoft to Expand Investment in Desktop Virtualization With Acquisition of Kidaro
The big news from the week of March 9th is Microsoft's acquisition of enterprise desktop virtualization solutions provider, Kidaro. According to the news release, "In combining Kidaro’s virtualization technology with its suite of desktop management tools, known as the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance, Microsoft will enable IT professionals to optimize their desktop infrastructure by providing management capabilities for Virtual PCs, streamlining deployments and easing application compatibility issues."It will also allow desktops to run both Windows XP and Windows Vista on the same computer.
About the author: Lisa Damast is the Membership Manager of ebizQ.net and currently resides in Israel. Any questions or inquiries regarding this blog or ebizQ membership services can be directed to her via email at ldamast (at) ebizq (dot) net. She can also be followed on Twitter, where she covers additional Israeli technology companies and Israel-related headlines and topics.
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