Suny Cellular Communication was known as Scitex Corporation Ltd. until December 2005 and Scailex Corporation Ltd. () until November 2016.

History

Scitex was an

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

-based multi-national company, founded by Efraim (Efi) Arazi in 1968, and which at one stage was considered the flagship of Israeli industry. The company specialized in products, systems and equipment for the graphics design, printing and publishing markets. In 1985 it formed a joint venture company with the Continental Can Company called Contex Graphics Systems, a pioneer in two- and three-dimensional design systems based on

Silicon Graphics Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was an American high-performance computing manufacturer, producing computer hardware and soft ...

workstations. By the late 1990s Scitex had three principal business units: its core Scitex Graphic Arts Group, which was acquired by Creo Products Inc. in April 2000;The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the Securities & Exchange Commission for year ended December 31, 2000, dated 28 June 2001, pages 7-12. Scitex Digital Printing, based in

Dayton Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

, sold to

Eastman Kodak Company The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak (), is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorporated i ...

in January 2004;The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the Securities & Exchange Commission for year ended December 31, 2006, dated June 2007, pages 15/18 and 73/4. and Scitex Vision, sold to

Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company. It was founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939 in a one-car garage in Palo Alto, California ...

(HP) in November 2005. From 1995–2001, the CEO and President was Yoav Chelouche. Following the sale of Scitex Vision to HP, which included certain rights to the name "Scitex", the company changed its name on December 29, 2005 to Scailex Corporation Ltd.The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street crash of 1929. Its primary purpose is to enforce laws against market m ...

for year ended December 31, 2007, dated June 30, 2008, page 15. and has since experienced several changes in control and business activities. In August 2009, Scailex purchased the controlling share in Partner Communications, one of Israel's leading cellular phone providers, but gave up said share in 2014–2015. In 2016, Scailex was absorbed into Suny Cellular Communication, originally founded in 1994 as the Israeli official importer and distributor of

Sega is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...

games, and since 1998 has mainly focused on the import, distribution, sales and marketing of Samsung Mobile devices in Israel.

Scitex Digital Printing

Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. was a U.S. corporation, wholly owned by Scitex, based in Dayton, Ohio. It developed, manufactured and sold ultra high speed, computer-driven, variable-data inkjet printers. It was formerly the Dayton Operations division of Kodak, from whom Scitex purchased it in June 1993 for $70 million plus an additional amount based upon performance. It was sold back to Kodak in January 2004 for $250 million and renamed Kodak Versamark.

Scitex Vision

Scitex Vision was an Israel-based company that specialized in producing equipment for large- and very-large-format printing on both paper and specialty materials. The company was incorporated as Idanit Technologies Ltd. on 19 May 1994. It was acquired by Scitex on 25 February 1998 and changed its name to Scitex Wide Format Printing Ltd. on 24 February 1998. In October 1998, its operations were expanded by the purchase of the super-wide format product line of the Matan group of companies. On 21 August 2000, it adopted the name Scitex Vision.The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the Securities & Exchange Commission for year ended December 31, 2001, dated 28 June 2002. In January 2003, Scitex Vision (100% owned by Scitex) was merged Aprion Digital Ltd. (see below, under "Minority interests") and Scitex held a 75% interest in the merged corporation, which was called Scitex Vision Ltd. The operations of Scitex Vision, then headquartered in

Netanya Netanya () () or Natanya (), is a city in the "Planet Bekasi" Central District (Israel), Setanyahu of Israel, Israel BAB ih, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between the Poleg stre ...

, Israel, together with rights to the name "Scitex" were acquired by Hewlett-Packard in November 2005 (and renamed HP Scitex).

Minority interests

Scitex also held interests in a number of other corporations, including the following: * Aprion Digital Ltd., based in Netanya, Israel, was formed in 1999 as a spin-off of Scitex's Advanced Printing Products Division, and developed drop-on-demand inkjet technologies and products. Scitex initially held an approximate 17.5% interest, which was subsequently increased to 42.5%. In January 2003, Aprion was merged with Scitex Vision Ltd. The continuing corporation, known as Scitex Vision Ltd. was 75% owned by Scitex. * Creo Products Inc., later known as Creo, Inc, a Canadian corporation, based in

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard In ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, was a developer, manufacturer and distributor of solutions for the graphics arts industry.The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the Securities & Exchange Commission for year ended December 31, 2002, dated 19 June 2003, pages 20-37 Scitex acquired 28.7% of the shares in Creo in return for the sale to Creo of Scitex's graphics arts operations (digital preprint and print-on-demand systems) in April 2000, which were initially known as CreoScitex. Scitex gradually sold the shares and, in June and August 2003, it sold its remaining 6.5% stake.The Company's Annual Report (Form 20-F) to the Securities & Exchange Commission for year ended December 31, 2003, dated 30 June 2004, pages 19-30 In 2005, Creo (including the former Scitex operations) was acquired by Eastman Kodak. * Jemtex Ink Jet Printing Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of inkjet digital printheads and engines for the large industrial printing market, based in Lod, Israel. Scitex commenced investing in this company, as a start-up, in May 2000. In August 2006, its interest having increased to 75%, it agreed a buyout by senior management of Jemtex, thus reducing its stake in Jemtex to 15%. * Objet Geometries Ltd., a developer and producer of three dimensional inkjet modeling applications, based in

Rehovot Rehovot (, / ) is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu (movement), Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot ...

, Israel. Scitex acquired an initial 18.7% stake in this company, a start-up, in May 2000, which stake was subsequently increased. In June 2005, it sold all its interest, then standing at 22.9%. * RealTimeImage, or RTI, a developer of Internet-based imaging products and services for graphic arts and medical purposes, based in San Bruno,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, and

Or Yehuda Or Yehuda () is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. Located in the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area, in it had a population of . History Prehistory Human settlement back to the Chalcolithic has been found on the site. Scitex first acquired an interest in RTI in December 1999, when the company was just starting. In July 2005, all the business and assets of RTI were sold to IDX Systems Corporation, at which time Scitex held a 14.9% stake. * XMPie, a developer of software for publishing, using

personalized marketing Personalized marketing, also known as one-to-one marketing or individual marketing, is a marketing strategy by which companies use data analysis and digital technology to show adverts to individuals based on their perceived characteristics and ...

, was a Scitex spin-off, founded by Jacob Aizikowitz in 2000 and headquartered in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

with facilities in

, Israel. Scitex held an initial 19.9% stake, which was later diluted to 2.3%. In November 2006, the whole of XMPie was sold to

Xerox Corporation Xerox Holdings Corporation (, ) is an American corporation that sells print and digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox was the pioneer of the photocopier market, beginning with the introduction of the Xerox ...

for $54 million. * SciDel Technologies - a company that developed a technology to insert electronic virtual advertisements into live and taped televised sporting events, which it sold as a managed service in the European market. The company was acquired by PVI Virtual Media Services in March 2002.

References

{{reflist Companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Electronics companies of Israel Companies based in Dayton, Ohio Companies based in Petah Tikva

History

Scitex Digital Printing

Scitex Vision

Minority interests

See also

References