<p>Israel boasts the largest number of PhDs per capita of any country in the world. Its engineers are highly sought after globally, and all the major telecommunications and Internet giants from Intel to IBM, Google to Apple are opening R&D centers and hubs of excellence to tap into Israel's talented engineering resource pool. With ears and eyes on the ground, the global firms are first in line when they find an Israeli startup worth acquiring.</p><p>EMC, a US-based global IT Fortune 500 company specializing in information security, big data storage, processing infrastructure and now cloud computing, sees Israel as a major force for its success. Israel proved itself after 9/11 - particularly in making banking transactions more secure - and now EMC is looking to Israel to improve its cloud computing technologies.</p><p>Cloud computing is an IT movement that takes information typically stored on a physical server and moves it to a network as a metered service. For instance, cloud computing allows you to check your emails on a variety of devices and from a number of locations. EMC is currently working on about six cloud computing projects in Israel.</p><p>In December 2011, EMC inaugurated a new building for the Center of Excellence facility in Herzliya, a city north of Tel Aviv, to unite its Israeli acquisitions and innovations. This followed the opening of an EMC R&D center in Beersheva (with Israeli government backing), a continuation of EMC's entry in Israel that began in 1996 when the company first opened a sales and services operation in Tel Aviv. About 1,000 Israelis now work for EMC in Israel, with engineers, innovation and sales support staff dispersed across Herzliya, Beersheva and Petah Tikvah.</p><p><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/InnovativeIsrael/EMC-Israel-20-Jan-2013.htm">Keep reading...</a></p>