Let's break it down:
Digital...not analog. Refers to electronic packets of 1s and 0s to represent objects, policies and data.Convergence...unifying different processes and technologies.
So Digital Convergence is the technological merger of several industries - computers, communications, consumer electronics, entertainment, and mass media - through various devices that exchange information in common electronic, or digital, formats.
In physics, the path of least resistance is always taken by objects moving through a system. For example, water flowing downhill follows the path of least resistance as it is pulled downward by gravity.
For years we have been struggling to bridge the unique systems of telephony, computing and lifestyle. Each industry has resisted working with the other. No more. Modern information technologies - telephone, television, radio, newspaper and print - are becoming digital in nature. Electricity flowing through a circuit behaves similarly to water running downhill. Different information delivery systems have been replaced by a unified, free-flowing system, a network of networks commonly referred to as the Internet, which is based wholly on digital technology.
The bridges have been built and all roads now lead to convergence. Digital Convergence is business's path of least resistance.
The consolidation of all communications - voice, data and media - onto a single network infrastructure makes it easier to manage while reducing capital and operating expenses.
That's where Digital Resources comes in. Let's explore voice and telephones.->