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Val Galin

Val Galin is a staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He's into reading blogs about technology, gadgets, online marketing, and other geeky stuff.

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EMC’s Stuck on Tape, Speeds Mainframe Performance

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

Fresh from a record Q2, storage provider EMC unveiled today its new mainframe virtual tape library (VTL)–the DLm6000.  According to the company, the DLm6000 is the “fastest mainframe VTL with 2x the performance of its nearest competitor.” EMC’s new product, which is …

Microsoft Mango Gets Voice-To-Text, Releases .NET Gadgeteer

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

Just last week Microsoft officially signed off the release to manufacturing (RTM) build of Windows Phone 7 Mango, the latest update of the mobile platform. Along with its update comes the new voice-to-text capabilities, a feature similar to Android’s Voice Actions. It …

Google Explains Why it Turned Down a $100M Deal with Java

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

Fresh from his uncommon appearance at Google’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Larry Page might make another appearance—in a deposition. Oracle’s request for Page’s deposition has been approved on Thursday by Judge Donna Ryu of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, looking …

Scribd Releases Mobile App Reader as Digital Publishing Expands

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

Just seven months after its Series C round bringing another $13 million in funding, online document sharing company Scribd launched a new mobile application called Float. The new iPhone and web application compiles all reading materials (i.e. newspaper, magazines, blog posts, and …

Japan Quakes Shook Sony’s Earnings in Q2

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

Handset maker Sony Ericsson reported a second quarter loss of €50 million ($70.5 million) on Friday. The earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 was the main reason Sony cited for the company’s, loss as it gravely affected the supply chain. “Sony …

VMware Stays Strong Despite Rivals Closing Market Gap

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

VMware, a top provider of virtualization software, continues to remain in control of the server virtualization market, and is seemingly not at all worried with Gartner’s latest report. The recent assessment by Gartner puts Microsoft and Citrix in the “leader” section of …

ClickFox Expands BI Solutions, Teams with QBE First

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

ClickFox, a customer experience analytics software and solutions company, announced its partnership with specialty insurance provider QBE First. The multi-year SaaS agreement will have ClickFox analyze millions of self-service interactions for the insurance company’s customer experience optimization. “At QBE FIRST, we pride …

IBM Advances Watson, Smart Grid Technologies

NEWS By VAL GALIN15 YEARS AGO

IBM, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last month, has collaborated with Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) to build the Total Operations Center at the Jeju Smart Grid Test-Bed Demonstration Complex.  The complex is the largest smart grid community in the world and caters …

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