Effective August 2009, IR will provide MinuScript transcripts with each order.
MinuScript transcript are similar to our current versions of the condensed and keyword indexes you already receive, but the biggest difference is now with the electronic files. Instead of the previous PTX version, which required its own reader, MinuScript transcripts will be provided as an Adobe PDF file. This will make it easier for you to open, and view, your condensed or keyword files.
All MinuScript PDF transcrips will now be included on our exclusive DepoLaunch CD's. To learn more, simply contact either our Calgary or Edmonton offices and ask for more details..
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August 2008
DepoLaunch is here!
DepoLaunch is now being delivered with every
transcript! What is DepoLaunch? DepoLaunch is the
easiest way to access all the files that you have for any witness simply by
inserting the CD in to your computer. The self-running CD will instantly
display all the information and files related to that witness without having to
search and open up other programs.
DepoLaunch is an exclusive product of
the NNRC, National Network of Reporting Companies, and you can only get it from
Independent Reporters in Alberta.
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December 2007
Calgary Office Relocated
After 18 years in the same location, Calgary
Independent Reporters is moving to new facilities!
Located at 310, 1111 11 Avenue SW, our new office provides a larger main
boardroom, second video conference suite, and easier access.
Our phone numbers remain the same.
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November 2006
Court Reporters Required
Calgary/Edmonton Independent
Reporters requires court reporters for both our Calgary and
Edmonton offices. Any experience level considered.
Our firm is innovative, and the work we do is extremely
diversified. Pay rates are based upon experience.
Equipment provided, if required.
Calgary - We require four
court reporters to start immediately.
Edmonton - We require one court reporter to start in
March, 2007.
Click here to contact Duane O'Geil for information on how we can work with you to
help you become the best in the field!
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August 2006
Captioners Required
The Broadcast Captioning Division of IR is seeking broadcast captioners.
IR has a variety of work in various areas, including news, sports, and
entertainment captioning. If you currently have broadcast captioning experience, please
click here
to contact Duane O'Geil via e-mail.
If you're an experienced court reporter, have done extensive realtime or CART
services for at least two years, then maybe you're ready to make the next move.
Click here to contact Duane O'Geil for information on how we can work with you to
get you to the next level of you career.
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July 2006
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January 2006
IR adds Realtime Closed Captioning to list of services.
Starting January 2006, Independent Reporters
began providing realtime closed-captioning services to the television broadcast
industry. With this, all services will be handled and coordinated by our
Broadcast Captioning Division.
Starting with some local newscasts in the United States at the start of 2006, IR
has now added on additional programming to include sports and legislative
closed-captioning services in both Canada and the United States to our resume.
IR is also available to broadcasters to cover additional programming or
emergency services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Realtime closed-captioning is a service added on
by television broadcasters for live programming. Closed-captioning
provides a text feed to viewers so that they can read the text of a television
newscast. This text is typically encoded into the broadcast signal and can
be decoded with most current television sets by turning on the decoder in the
set. Closed-captioning has traditionally been used by deaf or
hard-of-hearing viewers to allow them to access and understand television
programs. However, hearing people who use the service also find a benefit
to watching the captions.
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February 2006
CART services expand across Canada and also into the United States.
In February 2006, IR crossed the border to
provide CART services in the United States. Already providing CART
services across Canada, the expansion of services to the United States now has
IR providing CART for educational institutes from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Pacific Ocean, and points inbetween.
Back in the fall of 2005, IR began providing all CART services on a remote
basis. In the fall of 2005, IR institutued changes to our core system and
transistioned our services to be done over the Internet instead of the
traditional use of analog phone lines. This makes setup for students
easier, and helps to reduce the extra costs associated with the old phone lines.
Now, with an Internet connection, we can offer CART services to any location.
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March 2006
Video conferencing provided on six continents!
With the exception of Antarctica, IR has now provided video conference services to six
of the seven continents on planet Earth. Video conferencing is a great
tools for people to help reduce the hassle and time normally wasted when travelling to a location just for a simple meeting.
IR has provided video conference services for depositions, discoveries,
witness interviews, corporate meetings, job interviews, and many, many, other
areas. Video conferencing is a simple way to attend that meeting, either
across the province, to a state in another timezone, or across the world, all
without ever having to clear customs or deal with the normal delays and hassles
of travelling.
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April 2006
IR continues to provide QB trial services to clients.Who do you call upon
for trial services when you have service requirements in the
Court of Queen's Bench? IR. We are the logical
choice when you are looking for court reporter services for an
upcoming trial in QB.
If the Federal Court of Canada relies upon IR as their sole
provider of trial services in Alberta, it only makes sense to
call IR when you have requirements for transcript service for a
trial in QB. We are able to provide you with various
solutions for your trial needs, from general draft transcript
services, to realtime and daily copy transcript delivery.
Our in-house support department will handle all of your needs to
make the arrangements simple and effortless.
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May 2006
IR is the only firm in Western Canada with it's own Certified
Legal Video Specialist.
IR has provided in-house legal video services for de benne esse,
depositions, and other legal matters since 2005. Our
videographer has recently completed his testing and is the only
certified in-house CLVS in Western Canada.
Having our own in-house video services is important for our
clients as well as out-of-town clients who require professional
video services. With our own CLVS, you are assured
professional and quality services from someone who is certified
by the NCRA, not someone who does legal work as an extra source
of revenue..
While other firms will hire a local videographer that is not
really familiar with the demands and exacting requirements of
the legal industry, using IR's Certified Legal Video Specialist
will ensure that the services for your upcoming files is of the
highest standards and ethics for our industry.
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