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Innovatia Inc. & Mariner Partners, Inc. Announce a Teaming
Agreement to
Offer IPTV Knowledge and Professional Services.
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2006--Innovatia
and Mariner Partners, Inc. (Mariner) signed a teaming agreement
allowing them to offer Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
knowledge and professional services to the global telecommunications
industry. This agreement comes at a time when the telecommunications
industry is experiencing the impact of the Internet Protocol
revolution and the introduction of IPTV.
This Teaming Agreement establishes an integrated
approach to the IPTV market for both Innovatia and Mariner
with respect to customer and project opportunities. The agreement
allows both parties to collectively enhance the ability to
secure opportunities and successfully deliver solutions.
"Innovatia and Mariner have successfully
worked together in the past. This agreement allows both parties
to seamlessly provide the total solutions package to Original
Equipment Manufacturers and Telecoms for IPTV," said
Roxanne Fairweather, Vice President and COO, Innovatia.
Curtis Howe, President of Mariner is equally positive this
agreement is strengthening the overall IPTV knowledge and
professional services offering. "To be successful in
delivering IPTV, Telcos must integrate technology, people
and processes" he says. Our combined offerings support
the service provider from program initiation through to successful
market launch."
Innovatia and Mariner are ready to capitalize
on the Internet Protocol Television revolution. Throughout
a product's lifecycle, Innovatia accelerates their customers'
business productivity by creating & delivering innovative
knowledge solutions. Offering a 360 degree solution approach,
Innovatia delivers documentation, learning, and support services
for the IPTV market. Mariner provides Internet Protocol Television
strategic planning, readiness assessments, and process development.
Together they offer a comprehensive and unique package for
the Internet Protocol Television Market.
The telecommunications industry faces challenges
with the introduction of new infrastructures; the need to
up-skill employees; reduce costs and develop and deliver new
Internet Protocol based services. Innovatia and Mariner can
relieve these challenges by offering their services and expertise
to effectively accelerate the projects beyond initial pilot
stage.
About Innovatia
Innovatia Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Aliant (www.aliant.ca), accelerates their customers' business
productivity throughout the product lifecycle by creating
& delivering innovative knowledge solutions. The innovative
solutions encompass an eLearning content library, documentation,
technical support, professional services, knowledge management
delivery and knowledge business process outsourcing. Innovatia
is a recognized leader in transforming information with its
ability to capture knowledge through single source methodology,
configure and reuse this knowledge in multiple formats to
meet the various knowledge requirements across an organization.
Innovatia leverages knowledge and training to drive enhanced
employee performance, increased sales and operational efficiencies
for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Network Service
Providers (NSP) in the Telecommunications and IT industries.
Innovatia employs more than 650 people globally and serves
over 1,500 customers in 29 countries around the world from
offices in Canada, the United States and Europe.
About Mariner
Mariner Partners Inc. (Mariner) was founded
in 2003 by experienced industry leaders and now has over 50
professionals performing Management Consulting and Professional
Information and Communications Technology Services (ICT) in
offices in Saint John (HQ) and Calgary. The domain of Internet
Protocol Television (IPTV) technology is a key specialty practice.
MPI serves "blue chip" clients throughout North
America including telecom service providers, telecom equipment
manufacturers, internet service providers, private equity
firms, power utilities, universities, and all levels of government.
Contacts
Mariner Partners, Inc.
Marie Jo Thibault, 506-650-6111
IPTV Service Delivery Consultant
mariejo.thibault@marinerpartners.com
Innovatia Inc
Dave Grebenc, 506-647-4955
Director of Marketing
dave.grebenc@innovatia.net
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