Israeli company Given Imaging, which developed a pill camera camera to replace invasive procedures such as colonoscopies, has been acquired by international Irish healthcare corporation Covidien for $860 M.

Israel continues to be a hotbed for high-tech exits, the latest being Apple's acquisition of motion-recognition company Primesense for $345 million. We consider the range of possible applications for Primesense's technology in Apple products.

Another week, another Israeli exit and this time it is startup Soluto, which lets users manage PCs and other connected devices remotely. The startup has been acquired by device insurance company Asurion for a reported $130 million.

Facebook finally plants a flag in Israel: Mobile analytics company Onavo has been acquired by the international social network giant for a reported $100-$200 million. As a result of the acquisition, Onavo will become Facebook's first office in Israel.

It was only a matter of time until we started seeing the results of Waze being acquired by Google, and here are the first ones. Some users around the world are now able to get real-time traffic reports from Waze straight to their Google maps app.

The exits just keep on coming in the startup nation. Just several months after Waze was acquired for nearly a billion dollars by Google, Trusteer, a cyber-security company, has been acquired by IBM for $800 million to $1 billion.

Over the past two weeks, a rumor has surfaced that tech giant Apple wants to buy Israeli motion recognition company PrimeSense. The Times of Israel's David Shamah analyses why, if carried out, it will be a good move for Apple.

Why was Google willing to pay over $1 billion for Israeli social GPS startup Waze? The Israeli company's CEO told Forbes that a lot of it has to do with the way his company collects data and uses advertising.

After months of rumors and speculations – it's official! Israeli social GPS startup Waze has been acquired by Google for $1.03 billion. Waze's operations will stay in Israel for the time being.

After months of speculation and reports of an offer by Apple that was rejected, it seems that Waze has found a buyer. Israeli financial magazine Calcalist reports that Facebook will pay up to $1 billion for the Israeli social GPS startup.

Computer communications giant Cisco Systems is in advanced talks to acquire NDS for $5 billion, Israeli website Calcalist reported. NDS, founded in 1988, is a provider of software solutions for the pay television industry. The company is currently owned by Permira Advisors and News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch. Its headquarters are based in the […]

Avaya plc is set to acquire video conferencing solutions developer Radvision, Israeli media reports. Avaya, a provider of business collaboration and communications solutions to companies around the world, will buy the Israeli company for $200-250 million. The deal is expected to be sealed by the end of this week. Radvision was founded in 1992 and […]

Medical device company superDimension is in the process of being acquired by Covidien Plc, for $350 million, Israeli website Calcalist reported. The deal is anticipated to be sealed by the end of this week. superDimension develops pulmonary devices that are mostly used to diagnose lung cancer. It was founded in 1995 in Israel and is headquartered […]