Pixotope, a software solution for live Augmented Reality and virtual production, has made two senior promotions and a new hire–the latter being Ian Puszet who joins as chief customer success officer after a decade working at Avid where as VP he led the global customer care team. Puszet will drive Pixotope’s customer success initiatives, align departments with a customer-centric culture and continue to construct exceptional relationships between Pixotope and its current and potential customers. Meanwhile Karoline Storbråten has been promoted to regional sales manager for Southern Europe. She had served as sales & marketing manager at Pixotope since May 2020 when she joined the company. Another Pixotope veteran, Joachim Ringstad, celebrates his fifth year in the company, now serving as Pixotope’s regional sales manager for the Nordics and Benelux. Ringstad’s journey at The Future Group, the Oslo, Norway-headquartered company behind Pixotope, began in 2016 as information technology manager. Today, he spearheads the expansion of Pixotope’s customer base and the achievement of sales targets for territories including Sweden, Denmark and Norway…..
A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly
U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.
The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.
Here's what it all means:
What is the Justice Department's goal?
Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.
"The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."
Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."
It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More