October 8-9, 2008 – Broadband Services Forum (BSF) keynote address with Mariner’s CEO, Curtis Howe, on IPTV Real Time Consumer Experience and the path to profitability. Abstract: IPTV technology is now being deployed in large scale networks around the world. The most advanced operators are now focusing greater attention on the path to profitability of their IPTV investments. Real Time Consumer Experience technologies are emerging as powerful tools for operators seeking to increase margins and reduce time to profitability of IPTV services. This presentation will provide an overview of Real Time Consumer Experience techniques and show how they can be used to optimize content, reduce installation costs, improve customer satisfaction and minimize the negative effects of customer churn in some of the world's most successful IPTV networks. Bio: Curtis Howe is President and CEO of Mariner, the industry’s leading independent IPTV Systems Integrator. Curtis has 24 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector, spanning marketing, network operations, software engineering and network technology. More information on the event »

October 5-8, 2008 - Rural Telecom Congress: Curtis Howe to speak on “Overcoming integration challenges in small Telcos” and “IPTV integration – trials and tribulations – the lessons learned”. These topics are a perfect fit as this conference will be showcasing innovative approaches to building local capacity to improve the quality of life for people in rural communities.
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October 2, 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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September 11-15, 2008 - Mariner Senior Executives Brock Sansom and Marc Savoie attending IBC2008 - the World of Content - creation, management and delivery of content for the entertainment industry.
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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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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 14-17, 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 Samsom, Mariner's VP of Sales to schedule an exclusive showing. Email »
In addition, Mariner’s President and CEO, Curtis Howe, will be presenting in the Telecom2008: Building Your IPTV Business track: Best Practices in IPTV System Integration on April 14th at 10:25AM. Details »

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, 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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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, 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.
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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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