ITGumbo: spicing IT up

Compared to previous weeks, the week of June 8th was lacking a little in the major headlines coming from Israel. Perhaps the biggest story from the past week was Intel's announcement that it will be closing its Yokne'am R&D center as part of its overall refocus. Most employees will be relocated to the company's Haifa center instead. Also, recent headlines on the Internet show much skepticism of a mass-produced, main stream electric car in the near future, indirectly (and directly) giving a blow to Project Better Place. Other headlines included Metacafe's downsizing, Continuity Software offering new features in its disaster recovery and data protection software and 800 members of Israel's hi-tech community (including yours truly) coming together at Mashable's MashBash Tel Aviv. Alas, check out these stories and the rest of this week's 12 Israel-related technology headlines through the links below:

Cleantech
Japanese firms cast doubt on electric car

'Israeli technology may offer cheap solar power'

Pics: Solar Thermal Demo Plant Rises in Israeli Desert

Israeli expertise to shape global water standards


Information Technology
Yokne'am R&D center victim of Intel's refocus

Consultancy co Comsec wins information security contract

Business intelligence co HighView completes IAI project

Startup Continuity Software Now Checks Virtualization DR


Miscellaneous
Metacafe downsizes

Israeli company develops radar system that sees through walls

Mobile broadcaster Flixwagon hitches to iPhone

MashBash Tel Aviv - The Official Jewneric.com Report


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