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Selected chapters of Scitex founder Efi Arazi book His Way (One step Ahead) will be posted (in English) at ExScite on a regular basis over the next few months.
* The book prologue, can now be viewed by clicking here: http://www.exscite.net/efi-hisway/1.prolog.pdf .
* Section 1– is now available. To download PDF click here: Warrior and Scholar.
The two versions of the book can be ordered on line from www.de-nur.com. A special discount price for ExScite members is available from the publisher.

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The CEO and CFO of the Israeli company Lumenis are ExScite?s.
Dov Ofer joined the company as CEO Earlier in 2007. Before Lumenis, Dov held the position of Corporate VP and General Manager of HP-Scitex. Until the acquisition by HP, he served as the CEO of Scitex Vision Ltd, the (then) Scitex inkjet printers division in Israel. Prior to joining Scitex Vision, Dov managed Matan Digital Printing, one of the pioneering companies in the super-wide format printing industry.
Lauri A. Hanover joined Lumenis as Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer in August 2004. Prior to Lumenis, she served as Corporate Vice President and CFO for NICE Systems Ltd., and was instrumental in effecting a rapid turnaround through improved financial processes and controls, as well as strong working capital management. Prior to NICE, she served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Sapiens International. She also spent 13 years at Scitex Corporation Ltd., and 3 years at Altria (Philip Morris) Inc.
Headquartered in Yokneam Israel, Lumenis is a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser, light- and radiofrequency-based devices for medical, aesthetic, ophthalmic, dental and veterinary applications. The Company offers a wide range of products along with extensive product support systems including training, education and service. Lumenis invests heavily in research and development to maintain and enhance its leading industry position. The Company holds numerous patents worldwide on its technologies.

Knitted fabric- first Japanese customer in Osaka- 1976

Among his Shmates the ExScite Yigal Maharal discovered this gem. This picture is of a double-knit fabric, which was produced on a circular knitting machine, driven by a digital image from the Scitex Response system. Yigal received this knit sample while visiting Fukuhara in Osaka, one of the first customers of Scitex in Japan in 1976.
Click on the picture to see details.

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Hana_Benshabat

Hana Ben-Shabat – ex STE marketing director was promoted to Vice President and Partner with A.T. Kearney Limited. She is based in their London office and leading the UK Retail Practice.
A.T.Kearney is a global management consulting firm, www.atkearney.com

Malki & Bernadette, the first STE employees

In the beginning there was only Itzik Malki.
The flamboyant Italian engineer was the first and only service engineer in Europe at the time. STE has just been established. The service “office” and the entire continent’s spare parts stock was in Itzik’s car’s trunk. He was traveling, putting fires, all over Europe from his base in Italy. And servicing the Scitex equipment in those early 70’s days was very difficult indeed, with unreliable wire-wrapped circuit-boards and very big card cages, not to mention the software which was loaded by paper tape!. He used to submit his expense report for reimbursement about once a year?
In the picture (taken by Aharon Nizani)- Itzik cooks lunch for Bernadette at her home. Bernadette was the first secretary in STE’s office in Brussels (which was located near Garr DeMidi).
Malki is not in the ExScite database and we have lost track of him. If you know is whereabouts, or how to contact him please let me know.

Doron Gill

The ExScite Doron Gill is VP R&D at SupportSpace.
Doron Gill has 20 years of experience managing software development. Before joining SupportSpace , Doron was the General Manager of Mercado Software, where he managed the technology center and was an integral part of the company’s growth and before that he was senior VP of R&D for Jacada (NASDAQ: JCDA). Doron served as executive VP of R&D and General Manager of the Tel-Aviv office of Gizmoz, formerly Zapa Digital Arts. He previously held a variety of development management positions with Scitex Corporation.
SupportSpace of Netanya, Israel is an online consumer tech-support company providing users with high quality, easy to use, community based service. Founded in 2006, SupportSpace has developed a unique technology platform designed to address the problems associated with the rapid adoption of new technologies to the home. All experts share one platform for support management and delivery, collaborating with a common knowledge base, shared diagnostic, self-healing and communication tools. SupportSpace marks the advent of a new era in tech support.

Peres speakes at the opening of Efi Arazi School of Computer Science

The guest speaker at a party last month for Scitex’s founder Efi at the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, in Herzlia, Israel, was Shimon Peres.
Peres, a member of the Israeli parliament and a candidate for president. In the picture here, Efi guides Peres on a tour in Computer Science School.
Click on the picture to see Mr. Peres speaks at the party.

Kodak Launching R&D Center in Israel

KODAK LAUNCHING THEIR NEW 1000 EMPLOYEE R&D CENTER IN ISRAEL WHILE UNDERGOING STRATEGIC GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING
Kodak commercial printing president says: “We will continue to invest here and we are expecting to see the business grow accordingly.”

Kodak’s President of Graphic Communications Group, Jim Langley visited Israel for the launching of its new R&D center which employs 1,000 people. Langley stated, “In Israel there is already proven experience in revolutionary printing technology. . . We will continue to look for ways to improve our business with the talent that exists here.” Kodak has a history of investing in Israel, including the 2005 acquisition of Creo / Scitex worth $988 million, which specializes in digital workflow systems. (Source: Launch pad Israel).
Kodak has established Research and development is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Other U.S. groups are located in Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; Oakdale, Minnesota; New Haven, Connecticut; and San Jose and San Diego, California. Outside the U.S., groups are located in England, France, Iceland, Israel, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore and Canada. Kodak’s total annual R&D budget is more than $700, of which the Graphic Communications Group R&D budget worldwide is about $200M.

Homi Shamir

Nachum Homi Shamir

Homi Shamir

, is the CEO of Given Imaging. Prior to Given, he has served as Corporate VP of Kodak and as the President of Eastman Kodak?s Transaction and Industrial Solutions Group, which includes several business units, including Kodak Versamark, Inc. (whose operations were previously those of SDP Scitex Digital Printing Inc.). Homi was President of SDP. Prior thereto, he was Managing Director and General Manager of Scitex Digital Printing (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.
Given Imaging is developing, producing and marketing innovative, patient-friendly products for detecting gastrointestinal disorders. The company is developing a complete line of PillCam video capsules for detecting disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and provides visual examination of the esophagus, has been cleared for marketing by the FDA.