Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. The Inefficient Information Industry

4. The Vision

5. An Avalanche of Mergers and Alliances

6. The Information Industry Today

7. The Form-Based Information Industries of the Past

8. Information Functions

9. The Technology of Convergence and Digitization

10. Breakthroughs in Computing Technology

11. Breakthroughs in Communications Technology

12. The Sociology of Convergence

13. A Paradigm Shift: The New Information Industry

14. The Functionally Based Companies of the Future

15. Where Today's Computing Industry Will Be

16. What Will It Take to Succeed?

17. Conclusions

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This tutorial examines the possible ramifications of the ongoing technological transformation of the information industry. It provides an overview of the industry as it stands today, a projection of the industry's future alignment, the sociological factors involved in its evolution, and the essential building blocks companies will need to compete.