By David Shamah

Israel’s N-trig is a world leader in touchscreen technology for laptops, and by the end of 2010, the company expects to ship tens – if not hundreds – of thousands of its DuoScreen LCD touchscreen overlays each month. It’s no wonder that some of the biggest laptop makers in the world have beat a path to N-trig’s Kfar Sava offices to work with the company.
By David Shamah

In the end, it’s the basic commodities that really count. Without a good computer, for example, all the hi-tech database programming tricks are just ideas in the head of a geek. And without a keyboard, you wouldn’t even be able to write a simple letter. Much less hang ten on that database!
That’s right: Keyboards are an important part of the tech revolution, too, and deserve to be recognized for their role. Lest you think, however, that there is little that can be done to technically improve the old workhorse, Raviv Orfeli of Holon-based IKBS-International Keyboard Solutions has some news for [...]
By David Shamah

How long does a startup remain a “startup?” Is it a function of time? Sales? IPO?
According to Asaf Somekh, vice president for strategic cooperation at Voltaire Israel, you’re a startup as long as you have the right attitude – creative, flexible, and ready to respond to the market’s needs. And even making a big deal – maybe the biggest deal even for a company – doesn’t mean that the spirit of a startup will evaporate.
In Voltaire’s case, that big deal came last week, when HP and Oracle announced that they were going into the database solutions business together – and [...]