Silicon Wadi is the area of Israel which contains a high concentration of high-tech industry, similar to Silicon Valley in California. It refers to the area around Tel Aviv including the towns of Raanana, Herzliya, Caesarea, and Haifa. Many international technology companies have research and development facilites in this region including the likes of Intel, IBM, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Motorola, and Computer Associates. Many Israeli high-tech companies are based in the region, including Amdocs, Elbit and Israel Aircraft Industries. A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Raannana or Raanana (Hebrew רעננה Ra‘ănānāh) is a small city (about 67,000 citizens) in the southern Sharon, in the Center District of Israel, Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. ... Ben-GÅ«ryōn Avenue in the centre of Herzliyyāh, facing north towards Sōkōlōv Street (1998) Herzliya (in Hebrew: הֶרְצְלִיָּה, without Niqqud: הרצלייה, commonly pronounced in Hebrew as Hertseliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... International Business Machines Corporation (known as IBM or Big Blue; NYSE: IBM) is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. ... A Cisco ASM/2-32EM router deployed at CERN in 1987. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an American multinational communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... CA, Inc. ... Amdocs NYSE: DOX, headquarters in St. ... Elbit Systems Ltd. ... Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israels prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. ...

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• Report on Silicon Wadi
• Silicon Wadi