Articles by January, 2020

Earlier this week, more than 500 farmers' reports of large-scale damage caused by the various storm events that occurred in January were received in Kent's State Chamber of Agriculture (pronunciation: KANAT). Initially, the damage is estimated at more than NIS 50 million. It should be noted that the damage dimensions will only be determined later after farmers, and Kent estimators, can enter the flooded fields. Also, the kind of damage that we experienced from high winds and heavy rainfall has implications for the continued development of the various crops so that the final damage...

An AI-based patient safety solution developed by Israeli medical tech startup MedAware identified over 10,000 potential medical errors and adverse drug events, with an accuracy rate of over 90 percent, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard researchers. The study, published last month by the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, analyzed MedAware's machine learning-enabled clinical decision support platform, designed to prevent medication-related errors, at the outpatient clinics of Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals. The system flagged...

The Labor party and "Gesher" with Orly Levy-Abekasis stwill unite with Meretz and the Democratic unity. They will run together in one left party for the 23rd Knesset. At the conclusion of a meeting at the home of Labor chairman Amir Peretz in Sderot, Labor chairman-Gesher Orly Levy and chairman of Meretz Nitzan Horowitz. They agreed to unite for the upcoming elections. "Peretz and Horowitz intend to emphasize the gospel of significant unification and the hope for political change that will be the social heart and political compass of the next government after the end of the Netanyahu...

Israel President Reuven Rivlin decided to convert about four months out of Nochi Dankner's imprisonment, on probation to be added to the probation sentence imposed on him. This decision will allow Dankner to stand before the parole committee soon, rather than face it as it should, in early May. The statement further states that "the decision was made on the basis of Dankner's medical condition these days. These are medical circumstances that were not before the court at sentencing and which, according to medical opinions, were greatly aggravated during his imprisonment and necessitated...

The highest payed in government companies in 2018 was Rafael's CEO, Yoav Har Even, with gross salary of NIS 113,127 a month, followed by CEO of Electric Company Ofer Bloch with gross monthly salary of NIS 97,365. This is according to the annual report released this morning by the CEO of the government corporation, Yankee Quint, which includes 49 government companies. Other notable highlights: CFO of the aerospace industry earned NIS 94,380, chief labor officer at Haifa Port earned NIS 86,629, CEO of Aerospace Industries earned NIS 82,583 and a router at Ashdod port earned NIS 78,744 in...

Over the past few years, about 40% of all companies traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange have distributed dividends to their shareholders, according to a survey conducted by analyst Yuval Tzuk of the TASE Research Department for 2014 to 2019. Of all companies that distributed a dividend, more than 80% (164 companies) Dividend classes regularly. Dividend distribution is a positive signal for investors about the company's profitability and transmits expectations about the future, while strengthening its position and image among investors. A situation where a dividend-dividing company does...

Melanox will connect to the Israeli cyber IC3 led by the aerospace industry and market its products within the framework. In addition, Melanox and Custudio Technologies (Custudio Technologies), the Singaporean subsidiary of the cyber industry, will collaborate in developing an advanced and unique cyber investigation product based on Melanox BlueField-2's smart card network and CyVestiGO cyber event investigation system. The integrated solution will enable extensive and comprehensive log collection in advanced server environments and their rapid analysis, enabling rapid detection of advanced...