It requires us to think like an innovator in an industry that most consider to be outdated.

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While third-party booking sites have become standard in the field of commercial aviation, in the private jet industry, PrivateFly is an innovator.

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Holiday Inn is celebrating its 60th year in business by going back to its roots as an innovator in the hospitality industry.

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It is the brainchild of Russell Strong, a highly proven leader in concept development and engineering of agricultural and industrial equipment, an innovator known in his industry as "Mr. Tractor" for his revolutonary designs for major corporations both here and in Europe.

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And to make matters worse, the rise of personal digital assistants, palmtops, embedded controllers, etc. promises in the next few years to render the PC industry into a backwater business filled with commodity products--hardly the place to be a pricey innovator.

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