In a recent conversation with a large client, I was very encouraged to learn that the responsible supply chain is becoming an integral part of product and packaging strategy for them and also for their competitors.

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The theme is that I was always a leader in a business where the technology was integral to the product or service that was being delivered because I was driving the composition of the technology, I was driving, to a great extent, the nature and the strategy of the business.

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On the one hand, this will now be an integral part of the product, a third pillar, as Zuckerberg described it, along with the newsfeed and timeline.

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Oil, natural gas and coal are a bedrock part of nearly every investment porfolio, not to mention integral to nearly every product and service that Americans use.

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At Verisk, we consider emerging technologies integral to how we continually improve our product offering and create efficiencies in our business.

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During his time at Sprint Nextel, Ryan has been integral in leading some of the most successful product and service launches in company history.

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