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July 14, 2008 - Mariner's CEO Curtis Howe to facilitate/moderate the “IPTV and Broadband Video” dinner at the 2nd Annual USTelecom Executive Business Forum (EBF) on October 2, 2008 at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. EBF is designed for C-level service provider executives (primarily Tier 2 and Tier 3 carriers) responsible for business, technology, operations, finance and marketing decisions. Attendees will explore how to maximize the potential of broadband and new technologies to meet their customers’ needs and to expand their business.
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July 4, 2008 - Mariner's CEO Curtis Howe - Atlantic regional finalists for the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards.
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June 20, 2008 - Mariner Recognized by Progress Magazine as one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada. Mariner is among Atlantic Canada’s best companies to work for, says a closely watched annual survey by Progress Magazine. The magazine uses an extensive screening process conducted by Best Companies Group, to compare employment conditions at hundreds of companies throughout Atlantic Canada. The results are eagerly awaited annually by employees and employers alike. Continue reading »

May 15, 2008 - View USTelecom's May Webinar: IPTV Integration - Trials and Tribulations – the lessons learned. Whether launching a new IPTV service into the market, or upgrading an existing service to support HD, multi-stream DVR or social media applications, the integration of new IPTV technologies and features can be a risky and difficult proposition. Curtis Howe is President & CEO of Mariner - the industry’s leading independent IPTV integrator. In this webinar, Curtis describes the challenges his team has faced in a decade of IPTV deployments. He shares the techniques and practices that they have used to successfully develop and deploy innovative IPTV services.
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May 1, 2008 - Mariner is welcoming Tom Laird, formerly of Sasktel, as VP – Business Development – IPTV. Tom was one of the key drivers from within SaskTel for their largely successful TV and entertainment strategy. Tom is a respected veteran of the IPTV industry, known as an enthusiastic proponent of the business of delivering innovative, interactive services to the marketplace.
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April 14, 2008 - Another IP Video Industry First: Mariner Unveils frostt, the IPTV Service Acceleration Platform.
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – April 14, 2008 - Mariner Partners Inc., a leading provider of services and solutions to the IP Video industry, is unveiling its latest innovation, frostt. This revolutionary IPTV service acceleration platform delivers web based entertainment services to the TV – and maximizes the value of existing IPTV networks, Set Tops and remote controls.
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April 14-17, 2008 - NABSHOW IPTV Pavilion booth C1154, Las Vegas. Unveiling a new application enabling service providers to deploy next generation IPTV functionalities that will "Flip TV... on its Apps". Contact Brock Sansom, Mariner's VP of Sales to schedule an exclusive showing.
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April 2, 2008 - An IP Video Industry First: Mariner Announces the Availability of HomeVu, a Customer Self-Care Application.
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – April 2, 2008 - Mariner Partners Inc., a leading provider of services and solutions to the IP Video industry, today announced the general availability of HomeVu, a revolutionary TV customer service assurance application.
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January 18, 2008 (Reykjavik) - Industria and Mariner partnership to strengthen sales of products and services. Industria, a leading IPTV solutions provider, and Mariner Partners Inc, a Canadian systems integrator, recently signed a partnership agreement that is intended to serve as a foundation for successful sales activities between Industria's products and services and Mariner's services. This agreement marks Industria's move into the North American market.
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Nov 27, 2007 - IIR Telecoms, Berlin: "Understanding and solving the major problems for IPTV services" with Mariner's President and CEO.
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Nov 6, 2007 - ViodiTV — Ken Pyle interviews Mariner's CEO at TelcoTV 2007
Quality of Experience is a term that has received some buzz over the past year. As IPTV deployments have matured the importance of operations and customer care have increased. Curtis Howe, President of Mariner Partners Inc., talks about what Quality of Experience means in this impromptu interview at TelcoTV. Howe’s background is perfect for this as he was involved in some of the first IPTV deployments.
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October 23-25, 2007 - TelcoTV 2007, Atlanta, GA - Curtis Howe, President and CEO, to moderate a panel on Effective IPTV Troubleshooting with Sam Barone, CTO, Mixed Signals, Andrew Sachs, Director of IP Triple Play Service Assurance, JDSU and Danny Wilson, President & CEO, Pixelmetrix. Visit our team at booth #643.
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July 1, 2007 - IPTV Monitoring article in EE Times Asia: "Implementing large-scale IPTV systems" by Curtis Howe, President and CEO, Mariner Partners Inc.
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April 25-27, 2007 - Billing & OSS World 2007 in Chicago - Mariner's CEO to speak on Delivering and Managing Telco TV Services Cost Effectively.
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