MNW March Networks

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March Networks Corporation
13 December 2005


Immediate Release                                              13 December 2005

                           March Networks Corporation

                   Leading US Bank Selects March Networks and
      Hamilton Pacific for 1000+ Site Deployment of Advanced Digital Video
                                  Surveillance

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, December 13, 2005 -- March Networks(TM) (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a
leading provider of Internet Protocol (IP)-based digital video surveillance
solutions, announced today that it has teamed with Hamilton Pacific, a division
of Securitas Security Systems USA, to be selected by one of the leading
financial services companies in the United States for advanced digital video
surveillance.

The March Networks solution will be deployed by Hamilton Pacific at more than
1000 sites throughout the United States. The March Networks digital video
recorders (DVRs) will displace existing systems that were provided by a
competitor.

In an age where video surveillance has become a mission critical business
application the March Networks solution was selected because of its superior
reliability, scalability, and lowest total cost of ownership. The ability for
the customer to network all the DVRs and manage them from one central location
was another dominant feature that led to the customer's selection of March
Networks.

Another significant decision criteria for the bank was the opportunity to
leverage the state-of-the-art security services and project management services
of Hamilton Pacific in managing such a wide-scale deployment of advanced video
surveillance.

"The March Networks and Hamilton Pacific partnership is a winning combination
for banks throughout the United States," said Robert Manee, Chief Operating
Officer - Hamilton Pacific, Securitas Security Systems USA. "This announcement
is clear validation of the benefits that the Hamilton Pacific and March Networks
alliance bring to the financial industry."

"Large, enterprise-wide deployments of advanced digital video surveillance are
major investments for leading financial services companies" said Peter Strom,
president and CEO of March Networks. "The selection of March Networks and
Hamilton Pacific proves that our partnership provides the reliability and
excellence that customers demand from today's security and business
applications."

For further information, please contact:

March Networks Corporation

Anil Dilawri, Director - Investor and Public Relations
(613) 591-8181
e-mail: adilawri@marchnetworks.com

Buchanan Communications

Bobby Morse / Jeremy Garcia / James Strong
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000
e-mail: jamess@buchanan.uk.com

About March Networks

March Networks(TM) (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW) is a leading provider of innovative IP-
based video applications used for security surveillance and monitoring. Our
software and hardware solutions allow businesses to increase operational
efficiencies, address risk, and manage assets with an integrated set of video-
based intelligence tools that support enhanced decision-making. Today the ISO
9001: 2000 certified company serves the needs of leading banks, retail
organizations and transportation authorities in more than 40 countries
throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.marchnetworks.com.
About Securitas Systems USA

Security Systems USA is part of the Securitas Systems Division, supplying custom
designed integrated and high-end security solutions for demanding customers.
Major customer segments are banks and financial institutions, offices and
industrial sites as well as multi site installations like utilities, logistics
centers and retail chains. The division has operations and coverage in 12
European countries and in the USA. The total annual sales for the division is
approximately MSEK 5,600 and it has over 4,000 employees.

Securitas is a world leader in security, active in more than 20 countries in
Europe and North America. Securitas employs over 200,000 people and the
operations are organized in five specialized divisions Security Services USA;
Security Services

Europe for guarding solutions; Security Systems for integrated and high end
security systems; Direct for professional and consumer alarm concepts; and Cash
Handling Services for cash processing, transport and ATM services. Over the past
15 years, Securitas has grown to be the world's largest security company with a
market share of 8 percent of the total world market. Securitas' annual sales are
approximately MSEK 60,000. For more information, please visit www.securitas.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking information, including
expectations of future business. This information is based on the company's
current expectations and assumptions that are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that may be beyond March
Networks' control. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed
in any forward-looking statements due to factors such as customer demand and
timing of purchasing decisions, increased levels of competition, technological
changes and the successful development of new products, dependence on
third-party manufacturers, risks relating to intellectual property infringement
claims, and other risks and factors identified in March Networks' public filings
with regulatory authorities in Canada. March Networks assumes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future
events.

*MARCH NETWORKS and the MARCH NETWORKS logo are trademarks of March Networks
Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



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