Creative software developer The Foundry has appointed Jody Madden as chief product officer alongside her existing role as chief customer officer. Phil Parsonage becomes director of engineering in another executive appointment.
Madden brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously held the position of COO at The Foundry. She has formerly taken on technology management roles in organizations including Digital Domain and Industrial Light & Magic. As The Foundry’s CPO, she is responsible for managing The Foundry’s full product line and delivering innovative software to the market.
Parsonage has been with The Foundry for more than 10 years and has combined strategic, technical and operational skills to run The Foundry’s engineering function. As part of overseeing this area, he is responsible for conceiving and implementing the company’s technical strategy.
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