Everybody knows Silicon Valley, the Northern California region, home to more than 30 businesses in the Fortune 1000 and thousands of startup companies.

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Cities like San Jose, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Cupertino and others have deservedly achieved a semi-legendary status in the software world (and beyond) of the early 21st century.

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Could Cyprus, at a flight distance of 11.619 kilometers from the metropolitan area of San Jose, and separated by it by no less than 10 time zones, become a worthy rival, a “Silicon Island” poised to take on the giants of Silicon Valley? The answer could be “yes” if BrainRocket has a say.