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Introduction
According to David Silverstein from Inc.com, The Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs, convergence is the key to remaining successful in today's competitive business environment. In his column he comments saying; we have already suffered through years of "synergy," followed by "globalization," and the "wired world." Well, today, it is "convergence." We read of "digital convergence," "wireless convergence," and the legendary inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is even talking about the convergence of man and technology with his prediction that, "by 2045, strictly biological humans won't be able to keep up."
Convergence is defined as the occurrence of two or more things coming together (dictionary.com, 1). The Xbox 360 is a good example of convergence. The Xbox 360 is a video game console produced by Microsoft, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SIS. Microsoft before always relied upon their line of software for sales, but going into the game console industry......

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