JCT Student Success Story

Boaz Arnon - Owner and Founder of VKB
Developer and Manufucturer of
the
Virtual Keyboard

Is this the end of the computer keyboard as we know it? Perhaps. It is already possible for users of many types of computers to type on a virtual keyboard. The Virtual Keyboard is not only an invention with world wide implications, but it is also the success story of a JCT alumnus, Boaz Arnon, who established VKB, the company that developed the Virtual Keyboard.

The new invention is smaller than a pack of cigarettes. The wonder box includes an electronic chip, a sensor and an optical identifying component. When turned on, it projects the image of a full sized, red keyboard on any available flat surface. It can be used any place the user chooses - on an office desktop, a restaurant table, or even a suitcase.

Boaz Arnon completed his studies at JCT's Machon Lev in 1987in the framework of the atuda Atuda Akademit (army deferment for academic studies) and began his IDF (Israel Defence Force) service as a paratrooper. As his army career progressed he served as an officer in a number of engineering positions in the army's infantry units and was part of many research projects involving shooting at targets, sharp shooting, night vision, lasers and more.

In 2000 he established VKB, a company currently employing 12 workers (including 5 additional JCT graduates). Boaz wanted to come up with a solution for sending information for various types of instruments.

The virtual keyboard is currently sold to a number of companies around the world both as an accessory and as an integral component of existing instruments. Among VKB's clients are some of the biggest names in the electronics arena.