Gossip

An ExScite with an 8 year pedigree,
Dominic Duffy
(Ex-STE) has created
Applecart Solutions in London. The new company will provide bespoke
solutions for publishers and corporate clients.
They  have formed an exclusive distribution deal with Olive Software (based
in Denver and Kfar Saba). More details are contained in the articles, which have
been recently published at the UK’s industry magazines:

Advertising-UK , Dotprint and
Printweek..
Another ExScite –
Elizabeth
Oddono – has joined Dominic as Sales Director. She was most recently at
Shira and before that worked at Vio and Scitex.
 

Shmuel (Sam) Netzer – is the VP Operations of IP-Planet.
Shmuel joined IP Planet on July 2002. Previously, he worked for Vio worldwide in the UK as Director of Operations and COO Vio North America, establishing the company’s network and server infrastructure worldwide. Vio was a joint venture between Scitex and the giant British Telecom. Prior to Vio, he has held several executive operations positions in Israeli telecom and technology companies like Scitex, Golden Lines and ADIR.
The Petach-Tikva Israel based IP Planet

Sasson Shemesh, the former VP customer support at Creo and Scitex America in Boston and two of his colleagues have bought ITNH, a company which had been founded by another ExScite- Mike Pelletier.
Sasson has been working at Scitex for 15 years and two and half years for Creo.
Improved Technologies of Tilton, NH (ITNH) sells and supports IRIS digital imaging equipment, as well as inkjet printers from Mutoh, Mimaki, Gretag, X-rite and others. In addition, ITNH provides color management and networking software from ColorBurst, ColorByte, Creo, and Monaco. The company’s core business is outsourcing of services for technology companies.
Currently, ITNH sells wide format printers such as Mimaki and Ixia to the Fine Art and Textile markets. The company is transforming, focusing on providing services to color imaging system vendors and customers in the US.

Another energetic ExScite-based startup!!! Varyframe of
Netanya was founded by 3 veterans of Scitex/Aprion earlier this year.

http://www.varyframe.com/contact.htm

 Lior D. Ma’ayan, is the Chief Executive Officer of the medical instrumentation company Orsense.
Lior was formerly EVP Corporate development and Chief Operating Officer of Compugen (NASDAQ:CGEN) and served in several positions with Scitex corporation (currently NASDAQ:CREO), both in Israel and in Brussels, and lastly as a managing director of a division. Prior to Scitex, Lior served as a research officer in the IAF and is a graduate of the Israeli Army Talpiot Program.
OrSense,  based in Rehovot, Israel, develops non-invasive monitors of blood analytes such as glucose, hemoglobin and cholesterol. OrSense’s technology has the ability to realize a continuous monitoring system that would allow diabetics to monitor their glucose levels without the need to draw blood – painlessly, safely and reliably. To date, OrSense has raised approximately $14 million in private and VC financing and in Government support from Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist.

Dr. Shuki Sheinman is the founder and CTO of the Scitex held inkjet company Jemtex.
In a career spanning over 20 years, Shuki has developed advanced systems and managed R&D and engineering teams for leading hi-tech enterprises and organizations, including NASA, Scitex Israel, Cubital and El-Op.
Jemtex of Lod, Israel was founded in 1995, with the purpose of applying an innovative digital printing technology to industrial printing. Scitex owns 50% of its shares.
The company has developed a proprietary Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) technology