03114nam 2200721 a 450 991096099340332120251116140709.0978661208109597803091767290309176727978128208109312820810989780309521574030952157297805850373180585037310(CKB)110986584751456(EBL)3375721(SSID)ssj0000187041(PQKBManifestationID)11180149(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187041(PQKBWorkID)10253550(PQKB)10891175(MiAaPQ)EBC3375721(Au-PeEL)EBL3375721(CaPaEBR)ebr10041141(OCoLC)923258198(Perlego)4735965(BIP)1847318(EXLCZ)9911098658475145619950816d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKeeping the U.S. computer and communications industry competitive convergence of computing, communications, and entertainment /a colloquium report by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19951 online resource (90 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780309050890 0309050898 Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-95).""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Trends and Directions""; ""3 Societal Implications""; ""4 Promoting Competitiveness: Policy Issues and Obstacles""; ""Bibliography""; ""A Colloquium Participants""; ""B Colloquium Agenda""; ""C Follow-up Interviews""Interactive multimedia and information infrastructure receive a lot of attention in the press, but what do they really mean for society? What are the most significant and enduring innovations? What does the convergence of digitally based technologies mean for U.S. businesses and consumers? This book presents an overview of the exciting but much-hyped phenomenon of digital convergence. Keeping the US computer and communications industry competitiveKeeping the US computer industry competitiveComputer industryUnited StatesTelevision supplies industryUnited StatesCompetition, InternationalComputer industryTelevision supplies industryCompetition, International.338.4/7004/0973National Research Council (U.S.).Computer Science and Telecommunications Board.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960993403321Keeping the U.S. computer and communications industry competitive4369063UNINA