DataArt’s Greg Abbott to Explore Travel Industry Success Factors at Travel Traction Conference

Sept. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- NEW YORK – September 5, 2011 – DataArt, a leading custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for select industries, today announced that Greg Abbott, SVP, Travel & Hospitality, will be a featured panelist at OpenTravel’s Travel Traction Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 12, 2012.  The exclusive one-day event provides an open forum for market experts and participants to discuss the best ways for start-ups and existing companies to break into and innovate in the evolving travel industry.  

As head of DataArt’s Travel & Hospitality Practice, Abbott is a recognized industry expert with 15+ years of domestic and international experience in retail travel, travel technology and tour operations.  DataArt’s proven Online Travel Solutions team partners with clients to develop and implement custom software solutions that help them compete in today’s increasingly competitive travel industry, including booking engines, revenue management systems, mobile applications and location-based services, and social media integration.  

Abbott’s panel, entitled “What Does it Take to Get Traction in This Industry?” will take place at 2:00pm PST.  The panel will discuss how critical it is for start-up and established companies to emphasize effective interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills as the travel industry continues to change.  Abbott will leverage his broad experience to explain how companies can adapt to new and unforeseen challenges, differentiate themselves amongst competitors, and capitalize on emerging opportunities.  

OpenTravel’s Travel Traction Conference will be held at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel on September 12th from 1:00 to 6:00pm PST.  For more information on the conference, please visit: Travel Traction Conference 2012.  To further discuss DataArt’s travel technology solutions and industry opportunities, or to arrange a briefing on-site, please contact Mac Fisher at mfisher@articulatecomms.com.

About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services, healthcare, hospitality and other industries.  Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget. DataArt clients include Standard & Poor’s, Harmonic Fund Services, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world’s top ten investment banks.
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