VuWall, which specializes in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, has appointed David Bromberg, CTS as regional sales manager of Western USA. He will focus on building and nurturing VuWall’s channel of integration partners and resellers in the western U.S. Bromberg’s appointment follows the announcement in September of the Montreal-headquartered company’s investment in the U.S. region and the appointment of Dan Gundry as VP and managing director of VuWall USA. Bromberg previously held positions as director of global markets, national solutions manager, and regional sales manager with manufacturers including Kramer, Barco, and Legrand. In his new role, Bromberg will bring his experience and understanding of the system integration, distribution, and end-user needs to align the value of VuWall’s entire ecosystem of software, hardware, and partnerships….
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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