Minerva Networks, Inc. is an American company based in

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that develops

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technology and broadcast systems used for delivery of video services over broadband IP networks,

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(iTV) services, and

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. It was founded in 1992. Minerva also makes data compression hardware used to transmit video over

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s. In 2006,

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and Minerva announced that they would jointly develop an Application Interface (API) enabling the integration of real-time IPTV services with Minerva's iTVManager software, allowing it to interoperate with Nortel's IMS

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. As of June 2008, Minerva Networks changed focus to developing

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and applications software with over 220 telco deployments worldwide. In the same month, the company also announced ten significant new IPTV installations, including Mt. Horeb Telephone in

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, Tullahoma Utilities in

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, and GTA TeleGuam in

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.Minerva Continues Strong Growth With Ten New North American IPTV Wins
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