There are a number of software applications with which I am familiar. Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point all come in handy. I don't know how I'd manage much of anything without a good browser. I also enjoy creative software like iPhoto, iMovie, good old Paint Shop Pro 5 and last but definately not least, the 3D modelling tools of Second Life. All of these programs have had a strong influence in the way I communicate.
Recently IBM discovered they could save a lot of money by holding meetings in the virtual world of Second Life. Executives don't have to drive or fly in a plane to attend and 3D models of prospective projects help give them a fuller view. SMS programs and more advanced mobile phones are also changing the way people communicate, both in their private lives and for business. Not only is the software becoming more pervasive and complex, but the hardware is evolving as well. This is to be expected as a demand for greater breadth and versatility of communicative software also creates the demand for the lightweight super-fast circuitry on which it runs.
Another way it changes the way businesses handle information is in the way that information is stored. In the past, businesses created massive paper archives of their doings. Now a lot of that information is stored electronically, with multiple copies/backups, instead of on paper.
2.1 - Software Applications
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