Contents :- The Consolidation of the Information Industry - A Paradigm Shift - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - INTRODUCTION - THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY TODAY - THE TECHNOLOGY OF CONVERGENCE - THE ECONOMICS OF CONVERGENCE - THE SOCIOLOGY OF CONVERGENCE - KEY PROPERTIES OF DIGITAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - A PARADIGM SHIFT: THE NEW INFORMATION INDUSTRY - THE FUNCTIONALLY BASED BUSINESSES OF THE FUTURE - WHERE TODAY'S COMPUTER INDUSTRY WILL BE - REASONS FOR THE EVOLUTION - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKET EVOLUTION - GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES - COULD CONVERGENCE BE A MIRAGE? - WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SUCCEED? - CONCLUSION - APPENDIX - CREDITS AND SOURCES