Minerva Networks, Inc. is an American company based in
Silicon Valley
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that develops
video compression
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technology and broadcast systems used for delivery of
video services over broadband IP networks,
interactive television(iTV) services, and
video conferencing.
It was founded in 1992. Minerva also makes data compression hardware used to transmit video over
IP network
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s.
In 2006,
Nortel Networks 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
service delivery platform.
As of June 2008, Minerva Networks changed focus to developing
IPTV
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middleware
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Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement co ...
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
Wisconsin
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, Tullahoma Utilities in
Tennessee
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, and GTA TeleGuam in
Guam
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.
Minerva Continues Strong Growth With Ten New North American IPTV Wins
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References
Companies established in 1992
Companies based in Santa Clara, California
Networking software companies
Telecommunications companies of the United States
Software companies of the United States
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