March Networks Corporation
18 May 2006


For Immediate Release                                         18 May 2006

                                March NetworksTM

US Based Department Store Chain Selects March Networks R5 Visual Intelligence as
                           its Digital Video Platform



OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 18, 2006 -- March NetworksTM (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading
provider of Internet Protocol (IP)-based digital video surveillance solutions,
announced today that a US-based department store has selected the March Networks
R5 Visual Intelligence platform as its enterprise-wide digital video solution.


The retailer, with approximately 600 stores and outlets, has started deployment
of the March Networks solution that will be used to improve store security,
reduce loss, and enhance operational efficiency. The March Networks solution was
selected over competing systems due to its high performance in-store video
recording capability combined with the ability to centrally manage and monitor
the video over the corporate network. As part of the solution, the retailer will
also deploy the March Networks point-of-sale transaction software solution that
seamlessly links specific cash register transaction data with stored video files
allowing for efficient and centralized investigations.


"Large-scale, advanced deployments of digital video surveillance for retailers
have become mission critical applications when it comes to effectively managing
day-to-day operations." said Peter Strom, president and CEO of March Networks.
"March Networks continues to offer industry leading retailers the most reliable,
scaleable, and manageable video solutions to effectively address business
needs."



About March Networks

March NetworksTM (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.


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.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Anil Dilawri, March Networks Corporation
+1 (613) 591-8181
e-mail: adilawri@marchnetworks.com

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







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