Pushing IT With the Governator.

ISRAEL; CALIFORNIA; UNITED States

This article highlights the success of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to lure information technology (IT) businesses to the state as of May 2004. In Schwarzenegger's first official trip overseas, he flew to Israel for 24 hours and bagged almost 1,000 new tech jobs for the state, while making headlines as someone who will do what it takes to encourage IT firms to relocate business to the state of California. At the top of Schwarzenegger's tally for his day trip to Israel was Sanrad Inc., a Tel Aviv-based Internet protocol storage networking firm, which plans to put its worldwide headquarters in Alameda, California, bringing 300 jobs to the new facility. Other deals announced by Schwarzenegger include an expansion of a joint venture between Yokneam, Israel-based Arad Technologies and Sacramento-based USCL Corp. to build intelligent utility meters. Yahud, Israel-based Magal Security Systems will increase production of monitors designed to protect buildings, airports and transport facilities at its Fremont, California location. Netline Communications Technologies in Tel Aviv will design and build devices to jam remote activation of bombs as part of a joint venture with Santa Cruz, California-based Life Safety Systems. And ForeScout Technologies will add to its operations in San Mateo, California where it is working on preventing Internet hacking.