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Oren Raviv
Senior Research Analyst, Emerging Technologies, IDC EMEA

Oren Raviv is a senior analyst in the IDC EMEA Emerging Technologies group, where he provides comprehensive analysis on new technologies. His coverage includes the Internet and telecoms markets, specifically start-up companies, M&A activities, and promising industry sectors.

Prior to joining IDC, Raviv was the co-founder and general manager of Gamebit, a leading mobile content developer, where he was in charge of the company's business development and strategic planning. In the past, Raviv also served as the executive editor of WIZ, Israel's largest digital media magazine.

Raviv holds a BA in economics and business administration from Academic College of Tel Aviv.


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Destination Reached: Google Buys Social Navigation App Waze
Oren Raviv
Jun 2013 - Doc # lcIL24183313      IDC Link
On June 11th, Google confirmed it has bought social navigation app maker Waze. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but reports place it between $1.1 billion and 1.3 billion, which makes it the largest acquisition ever for a mobile applicat ...
SAP Enhances eCommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Hybris
Dan Yachin, Oren Raviv
Jun 2013 - Doc # lcIL24168813      IDC Link
On June 5th, SAP announced the acquisition of eCommerce software company hybris. The acquisition will enable SAP to enhance its reach in the CRM and retail eCommerce markets, a domain in which it underperformed compared to its other offerin ...

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1Q13 Tech M&A and IPO Analysis Report
Dan Yachin, Oren Raviv, Daniella Muallem, Efrat Drori
May 2013 - Doc # 241018      Market Analysis
This IDC study provides an overview and analysis of M&A deals in 1Q13 across all major sectors of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, including enterprise IT infrastructure, telecommunications, enterprise applica ...
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M&A Tech Deals Database, 1Q13
Dan Yachin, Oren Raviv, Ryan Patterson, Daniella Muallem, Efrat Drori
May 2013 - Doc # 241006      Pivot Table
This IDC Pivot Table tracks every M&A and IPO deal in IT for 1Q13. Data tracked includes acquiring company, target company, market, region, deal value, vertical industry, and deal notes. The accompanying sister document, 1Q13 T ...
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