Mentis is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software consulting marketplace, providing Java-based programming for IPTV middleware platforms allowing telcos and other digital television system operators to provide a full-featured, interactive television experience to the subscriber base. Mentis programmers support Interactive applications that run within a subscriber’s set top box and provides linear digital video delivery for standard video viewing, plus an interactive on-screen interface with a program guide, video on demand, digital video recorder, and many other capabilities. Mentis also programs back office components used to define, configure and control all aspects of the IPTV operator’s video delivery platform.