The Web Economy/30

Era of Convergence
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * Technology including software tries to converge into the human experience.
 * The TV and Phone are long considered killer appliances, now joining into a single even more encompassing application. The normal PC can now communicate in high definition and fidelity for a similar phone experience, and follows via login ID wherever the user goes.
 * High bandwidth and high storage made cheap defines a more richer user experience that removes the limitations from devices and applications.
 * Present advancement is allowing players to revive the ASP model as the present SaaS (Software as a Service) where users pay per unit usage rather than setup a whole ERP.

Assignment Tasks

 * Name examples of killer apps now present in the PC.
 * Research the future trends in software over the web is delivering funtionality and features right to any device convenient to the user.
 * In which devices or applications will it most likely to create a new wave of impact?
 * Will ERP which is so complex and unique for individual users be effecively served via a configurable remote system?

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

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Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
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