What is the Internet Convergence?
The Internet has brought on a great convergence, not only for computers but for practically every area of our life, including business, education, entertainment, and communications. Some of this convergence has already happened, but much of it is still happening. There are telephones that can send and receive email, computers that can play DVD movies, TVs (and even microwave ovens) that can browse the web. Software, of course, is a critical part of this convergence. Differences between what used to be separate kinds of applications are falling away. For example, business apps used to be completely distinct from multimedia apps; in fact, the only medium used by most business applications was cold hard text. Today, business applications are one of the largest users of rich media. The Web is a major driving force of the Internet Convergence. The same Web browser that can be used for viewing online photo albums can also be used for making stock transactions, looking up phone numbers, or mi
