Dismissed as "chiripas" (little insects), Caldera's followers in the Convergence movement adopted the term with pride.
In some sense, this represents another step in the convergence of all small electronic appliances into a single tool.
Mr. Gross, who said he is interested in the "convergence of private equity and hedge funds," declined to be more specific about his plans.
In the convergence of talent, the beginners and the arrived, over a hectic seven weeks, there is such inherent festivity, a party word seems redundant.
Colin has been in the computing industry for 30 years, 20 of which have been spent in the convergence of voice and data.
The most important force in the convergence of 19th-century economies, argue Messrs O'Rourke and Williamson, was mass migration, mainly to America.
But along with its catalog, the exhibition presents an intriguing case study in the convergence of art, design, commerce and the romance of travel.
Catalonia's nationalists in the Convergence and Union (CiU) party are even more natural partners, and indeed kept Mr Aznar's party in office during his first term.
Investors are also optimistic about the company's effort to recast itself by developing new hardware platforms and a broad array of software applications that are expected to be critical components in the convergence of the Internet and wireless communications devices.
The designers of the Ford Center, which was built specifically for "Ragtime" and amalgamated the old Apollo Theatre (1920) and the Lyric Theatre (1903), are interested in the convergence between the past, present, and future, as well.
Michel Bon, France Telecom's chief executive, said the deal was "perfectly in line with our ambition to become a leader in the convergence of fixed, mobile and Internet services in Europe".
