Did you know that your AOL� instant messenger (or ICQ�) was created in Israel? Now, try and guess where major parts of your Windows operating systems were develop? And the answer would be � Israel. Does your computer also run on Intel� Centrino� technology? Where was it developed? The answer would be, again, Israel.

Coincidence? Well, probably not. Israel is well known worldwide for its talented hi-tech industry. Many technology giants such as Microsoft, IBM, Intel, HP, Google, Cisco and many more have large R&D centers in Israel, and they continue to hire more and more talented graduates of Israeli universities, such as the Hebrew University and the Technion, which are also known as prestigious academic institutes, worldwide.

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	AIM/ICQ was developed in 1996 by four young Israelis.
	Checkpoint, the world's leader in online security and inventor of Firewall, is an Israeli company.
	Motorola's commercial cell phone was developed in Israel. Motorola has its largest development center in Israel.
	Intel has four major intel centers in Israel. These centers were the origin of Pentium MMX technology, Dothan / Centrino and Pentium 4. Israel was Intel's first development center outside the US.
	Relative to its population, Israel has the largest number of Startup companies in the world. In absolute terms, Israel has the largest number of Hi-Tech companies than any other country in the world, except the US.
	One of Microsoft's three Strategic Development Centers, outside the US, is in Israel. Most of Windows NT technology was developed in Israel.
	The Voice Mail technology, as we know it today, was developed in Israel by Comverse.
	M-Systems, an Israeli company, developed the USB-Flash Drives, used for portable digital information storage all over the world. The company was acquired by SanDisk, the world's leader in the flash storage market, established by an Israeli.

	"Israel is a major player in the high tech world... We're super-satisfied with the contributions of our R&D center in Haifa. The quality of the people here is quite fantastic. People in high tech are very aware that Israel - compared to its small size - has some amazing technological achievements. There is a greater concentration of talented high tech manpower here in comparison to other countries - almost to the extent of Silicon Valley." Bill Gates , Founder of Microsoft.
	"This is a cutting edge community. If you look around the world, many of the countries that you visit are a few steps behind the cutting edge. If you come to Israel you feel you are right there." Richard Lampman, Senior Vice President of Research in Hewlett Packard
	"What sets Israel apart for us is the spirit of the people and the commitment to innovation." Steve Bolze, President and CEO GE Healthcare
	"Israel is an incredible source of entrepreneurship and brilliant ideas." Safra Catz, President of Oracle

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