Aharon Nizani

Article about Efi- 2003

Harry Waldman (*) a former printer and a respected Scitex customer wrote this article- putting Efi Arazi (Scitex & EFI) in the same category of visionaries as Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple, Pixar) and Chuck Geschke (Adobe).

“…Almost 25 years ago Efi Arazi and his company, Scitex, ushered in a whole new world harnessing the power of the computer to manipulate and color correct images for print. More than a decade before Adobe Photoshop began its reign over image editing, Efi moved our industry into the digital age. I can vividly recall trade show crowds of the early ’80s staring in awe at Scitex terminals as the magic of the digital age unfolded before them.

My company was an early Scitex customer and that’s how I eventually met Efi. It all came about because I insisted that there was a problem with the system architecture. Unlike today’s inexpensive computers armed with a $700 copy of Adobe Photoshop, a Scitex terminal was about $500,000, in addition to all the other stuff that brought the cost of a total system into the millions of dollars. My argument back then was that the terminal was cost-effective to do what we referred to as magic (image manipulation and cloning) because of the high premium you could charge customers for this unique service (at that time)….”

Appeared as Printing Impressions-February 2003 Column
“Redefining Visionaries as Heroes”

(*)Waldman Graphics an early pioneer in electronic pre-press, grew to be one of the premier printers in the Philadelphia-New York City-New Jersey area. The company was a test site for many top software and electronic imaging companies. After selling his company, Harry Waldman is now a consultant in the Graphic Arts industry.
Read the complete article on the Web: http://www.harrywaldman.com/February%2003.html

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Erez Meltzer

The ExScite Erez Meltzer is the CEO of Africa Israel, he joined them earlier in 2006.
Previously, he was the President and CEO of Netafim, a global leader in advanced irrigation and agro water technologies, President and CEO of CreoScitex, and a number of telecommunications and semiconductors companies.
A veteran Colonel (res) in the IDF, he serves as Chairman of the Friends’ Association of the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, the Israeli Chapter of the YPO, Chairman of the Israel-Jordan Chamber of Commerce, and is a director on a number boards of Israeli High-tech companies.
Africa Israel Investments Ltd. is an international holding and investment company that is extremely active in an extensive range of investments in Israel and abroad. As one of the largest and most dynamic investment companies in Israel, Africa Israel Investments has justly earned a reputation for uncompromising quality and professionalism as a characteristic of its activities. The company’s business policy is based on planned investments, locating opportunities, initiating projects and introducing innovative management tactics. The company is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).

Aron Blume

is Global Platform Development Manager at HubCast.
Aron is a color management specialist and process improvement professional with a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He has extensive experience in technology development, product management and support. Aron?s background includes 15 years with Scitex and Creo in Israel and in Boston, providing cutting-edge solutions to the graphics and print communications supply chain.
HubCast Inc of Burlington, MA is a technology platform that empowers Communication Services Firms to deliver distributed print for their enterprise clients. We leverage a powerful team, an alliance of partners, and the most advanced digital print technologies. HubCast is a tool that enables modern print communications service providers to help their enterprise client maximize Return On Communications Investment (ROCI). The HubCast community is creating a market leading exchange for boundary-less growth.

STE team in Tel Aviv’s Hard Rock Café.

This picture was sent to us by Peter Havas from the UK. It was taken in the Tel Aviv’s Hard Rock Café. Peter’s trip to Israel was linked to the introduction of the Spontane system.

In the picture from left to right: ? , ?, Bill Young, Jim Buczynski, Peter Havas, ?, Alois Bayer, ?,

Alan_Weisleder

The ExScite Alan Weisleder is EVP Sales at GigaSpaces.
Alan is responsible for sales activities in Europe, Asia and Africa. Prior to joining GigaSpaces, he was CEO of the ASP company NewChannel, which was later acquired by LivePerson.
Previously, Alan worked as Group Manager of IT Solutions at Scitex Corporation.
GigaSpaces distributed applications enable developers to Write their business logic once and then scale the application linearly anywhere, and on-demand. It is targeted at applications characterized by high-volume transaction processing and low-latency requirements and provides an alternative to web services for implementing high performance and scalable service-oriented architectures. GigaSpaces customers include leaders in the financial services, telecommunications sectors, and government institutions. The privately held company was founded in 2000 and has offices in Herzliya, New York, San Francisco, London, and Paris.

Ex-Scitex America @ Graph Expo 2006, Chicago

Laura DeLaurentis, the Ex-Scitex America (Bedford MA) walked around Graph Expo 2006 in Chicago Il and bumped into people.

She did what every good ExScite should do- SENT US THE PICTURES. See the results in the random set of portraits above.
Upper row from the left: Laura DeLaurentis, Arie Doron, Dominic Veroni, Hugo Flores
Middle row from the left: Joice Conoby, Cohen, Kevin Row, Ganther, Zolotko
Lower row from the left: Ernie Clarck, Jacob Gur-Arie

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Aliza Peleg

Aliza Peleg is Managing Director of SAP Labs U.S. In this role, Aliza is responsible for the strategy and operations of the Lab. In addition to Labs U.S., Aliza?s role includes positioning the SAP Global Development Network as a significant competitive advantage of the company. Aliza joined SAP in March 2001 after SAP acquired TopTier Software, where she was General Manager of TopTier Israel for five years. Prior to joining TopTier, Aliza was Director of Business Development at Scitex Corporation in Israel and Marketing Manager at Apple Computer. Aliza began her professional career in Development, and grew into a variety of leadership positions in both Marketing & Product Management. In the second half of her career, Aliza held several senior management positions in Business Development and Operations.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, SAP Labs U.S. is the first SAP Lab established outside of Germany. The mission of SAP Labs U.S. is to leverage the many valuable assets within Silicon Valley and the expansive U.S. market in order to drive innovation, strategic partnering, and field support/customer success. The group creates dynamic partnerships that foster collective innovation. builds communities at multiple levels by participating in local business, academic, and social relationships.

STA team sipping beer

Anthony Bellia, the ExScite Response Center Manager of Scitex America sent us this recent picture. The photo was taken on October 3rd by Zvi Jalfin at the monthly Ex-Scitex get together sports bar near the Ex-Scitex America headquarters facility in Bedford, MA. Zvi (always behind the camera) is not included in the image.

Writes Tony: “This picture truly represents what it was like to work with such an outstanding team. Meeting with this group truly made it feel like we were home again. During this get together, we honored Paul Quandt our fallen Colleague. All Participants took turns reminiscing the best stories and good times that we experienced with Paul.”

From left to right (bottom row, sitting) Dana Fokos, Joanne Price, Ricardo Trzmielina, Fabio Andrade, Efri Eller, Jim Buczynski, Anthony Bellia

From left to right (top row, standing) Jeannie Rizzo, Rich Thies, Aron Blume, Jay Bergeron, Jose Barbera, Mike Kinnucane, Jeff Rosenbaum, Jim Bourque, Ben Delmonico, Dimitrios Stefanis, Lynne Voytershark, John Ost, Meir Yehezkel, Howard White.

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Roni Zomber

is Vice President of Operations at UltraShape.
Roni joined UltraShape in August 2006, and brings with him over 20 years of experience in Operations Management. Prior to joining UltraShape, he served as VP of Operations at Nur Macroprinters LTD., a company specializing in outboard digital printers and M-systems, a leader in the field of transforming raw flash into smart storage solutions. In addition, Roni served as a Senior VP at Nice Systems LTD. Eralier, Roni was 9 years at Scitex Corp. in Herzlia.
UltraShape of Yokneam, Israel is a dynamic, leading edge company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative, non-invasive solutions for the aesthetic medical field. The company?s highly skilled team of professionals and scientists has applied its singular ultrasound know-how into developing the first ultrasound-based system for totally non-invasive body contouring ? a treatment that places UltraShape at the cutting edge of body contouring technology.

this EXITE is not ExScite

Our member from Singapore- Bruno Serrien has Emailed this picture to us.
The picture was taken in Israel during Bruno’s last visit. Although it provokes some memories, this EXITE is not ExScite but it ain’t no Exit either?.

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