Minerva Networks and Integra5 Partner to Provide Converged IPTV and Communications Services Solution

Minerva Networks and Integra5 Partner to Provide Converged IPTV and Communications Services Solution

Leaders in IPTV Service Delivery Platforms and Quad Play Convergence Join Forces to Enable IPTV Operators to Offer Next Generation Communications Applications

CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Networks, the leading provider of open IPTV service delivery platforms and applications, and Integra5, the pioneer in blending quad play bundles into converged services for simultaneous delivery across TVs and PCs, today announced a partnership to fully integrate Minerva's iTVManager and Integra5's i5 Converged Services Platform (i5 CSP). The combined solution will enable IPTV operators to deliver an expanded portfolio of converged quad play applications and services.

The i5 CSP allows service providers to efficiently deliver real-time converged communications and content across multiple devices, including TVs and PCs, using i5 or third-party applications. Minerva's iTVManager is a comprehensive IPTV software platform that enables carriers to deliver broadcast-quality television and compelling and personalized multimedia services over broadband networks. Together, the i5 CSP and iTVManager will provide a pre-integrated, end-to-end solution to IPTV operators so they can quickly and easily deploy high-value, blended, quad play applications.

"The battle for the home is intensifying. IPTV operators and those considering IPTV need to have a strategy in place for extending their communications services to the TV set. With Integra5, our customers will be able to quickly deploy new, converged applications to attract and keep customers, as well as help drive incremental revenue," said Matt Cuson, Vice President of Marketing for Minerva Networks. "Our open applications environment also allows third-party developers to easily extend their applications to seamlessly incorporate communications services."

Integra5's i5 CSP provides end users the ability to create and manage a single identity that transcends devices and services. The network-based platform recognizes incoming calls, voicemails, SMS text messages, and other messaging and communications content, creates the display information and sends the information to the appropriate devices.

Minerva's iTVManager platform consists of a suite of TV applications that runs on the set-top box (STB), a robust set of service management tools and a range of open interfaces for developing applications and integrating other network systems and services. iTVManager Client Applications give subscribers access to a variety of video services including Live TV, Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Video-on-Demand (VOD), Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Digital Video Recorder (DVR). The iTVManager BackOffice offers a comprehensive set of service management tools to provision subscribers, manage content acquisition, generate EPGs, create and price service packages, produce billing records and usage reports, and more.

"As service providers seek to differentiate their bundled offerings, they are increasingly turning to converged applications to boost customer satisfaction, drive up-sells and boost ROI," said Eyal Bartfeld, Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Integra5. "Working with Minerva, we are able to provide an end-to-end solution that enables IPTV service providers to quickly deploy cross-platform voice, video, data and wireless services, tailored to individual subscriber preferences."

About Integra5

Integra5 is the global leader in blending triple and quad play bundles into converged services. Featuring patented and patent-pending technologies, the company's i5 Converged Services Platform (i5 CSP) blends voice, video, data and mobile services into new communications and content applications for delivery across TVs, PCs and other devices. The i5 CSP works in today's cable and IPTV networks and can be seamlessly integrated into future IMS environments. Integra5 is headquartered in Burlington, Mass., and has an additional research and development office in Rehovot, Israel. For more information, visit www.integra5.com

About Minerva Networks

Minerva Networks is the leading provider of open-platform, carrier-class solutions for the delivery of personalized television services over broadband IP networks. More than 100 broadband network operators worldwide use Minerva's products and services to deliver next-generation entertainment and communications applications. For more information about Minerva Networks, visit www.minervanetworks.com.

Sara Scavongelli Michelle Kwan
Davies Murphy Group, Inc. Minerva Networks
781-418-2431 408-904-1237
sscavongelli@daviesmurphy.commkwan@minervanetworks.comhttp://www.daviesmurphy.com/http://www.minervanetworks.com/

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CONTACT: Sara Scavongelli of Davies Murphy Group, Inc., +1-781-418-2431,
or sscavongelli@daviesmurphy.com, for Integra5; or Michelle Kwan of Minerva
Networks, +1-408-904-1237, or mkwan@minervanetworks.com

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http://www.daviesmurphy.com/
http://www.integra5.com/
http://www.minervanetworks.com/

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