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Verge Network Solutions, Inc. provides Digital Video Recording (DVR) solutions manufactured by March Networks, a world leader in advanced digital video recording systems that provide sophisticated management and security applications.

These products provide the ability to operate in a stand-alone environment, multiple building application, or even in a completely mobile environment such as a school bus or police car.  March Networks also provides a complete suite of management and viewer software applications which support single systems and enterprise systems, including the ability to remotely control the video camera Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ).

March Networks products include systems that support from (1) to (16) cameras, as well as Point-of-Sale integration software, Video Viewer, Mobile Viewer, and Video Player software applications.  Coupled with the DVR Management application, the March Networks product portfolio will meet the most demanding application.  Following is a brief summary of the products and applications:

The March Networks 3204 DVR is a compact, four-camera system designed specifically for confined-space applications such as bank ATMs, for remote locations needing fewer cameras (4 or less), and for incremental camera and storage capacity in conjunction with our 3108 and 4000 Series DVRs. The 3204 DVR provides enterprise-level video processing and storage in a networked platform that is easy to install, easy to use and easy to maintain, even in a very tight location.

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The March Networks 3108 DVR is a networked, eight-camera, 60 frame-per-second system designed specifically for the video surveillance and monitoring needs of smaller businesses and branch offices - retail and convenience stores, bank branches and kiosks, smaller commercial or government facilities. The 3108 DVR provides enterprise-level video processing and storage capabilities in a wall-mount platform that is easy to install, use and maintain in these environments.

The March Networks 4000 Series DVRs are IP-networked video recorders for customers who want the latest in digital video management and storage capabilities, in a system that provides a flexible capture rates from 60 fps to 240 fps, across 16 cameras. Add in extensive internal and external storage, and a unique docking-station design for more fault-free operation and unmatched ease of maintenance and service, and the 4000 Series DVRs are the systems that make the switch from analog to digital video an obvious business decision.

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March Networks Point of Sale (POS) transaction integration module allows retailers to synchronize video records with their POS transaction data. Integrating video evidence with transaction and exception data allows loss prevention and investigation managers to resolve disputes, prosecute offenders and resolve conflicts much more quickly and effectively. Theft and fraud by internal and external parties can be dramatically reduced.

This capability can be implemented locally, on a per store basis, as well as centrally, where multiple location data and records are collected and processed. Records can be searched for and reviewed rapidly, using custom parameters such as voids, transaction amounts, clerk IDs, etc.

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March Networks DVR Viewer is our Windows-client application for monitoring live video, and searching, reviewing and exporting recorded video, locally and remotely, over an IP network. From real-time viewing, to rapid searching based on a range of events or criteria, to copying, saving and outputting images and clips, this tool presents its options and evidence in easy-to-learn, easy-to-use windows. 

Multiple windows (up to 16) are available for simultaneous viewing of any combination of live and recorded video. Alarm monitoring can include automatic notification and display of real-time video, as well as configurable pre- and post-event recording. Video from any camera or DVR on the network can be displayed, according to access privileges defined by the System Administrator. Audio records, synchronized to their video counterpart, are included if configured. In mobile DVR applications, GSP-based vehicle location and speed data can be synchronized with vehicle video in an accompanying window.

A powerful search engine provides rapid location and retrieval of recorded video based on time or date (with time zone reference), alarm event, motion detection (Activity Scan), ATM or POS transaction data and more. Jog/shuttle emulation provides full control of video playback, including forward, reverse, pause, fast forward or reverse, individual frame stepping and more. A configurable timeline with event markers allows for single-click navigation of video. Brightness, contrast, hue and other image management controls are included for increasing the clarity and usability of evidence. Evidence can be exported easily, locally or remotely, to a file or directly to a USB-connected CD burner. JPEG or BMP images or .AVI clips can be generated, including a tamper-proof security seal (Secure Hash Algorithm) and an auto-run version of our third-party DVR Player application for review.

Available in English or Spanish language format, the DVR Viewer allows video from any number of March Network DVRs to be managed easily and effectively, from any authorized PC on the network. Access is password protected, and the features and functions behave consistently across our line-up of DVRs. This application is also fully compatible with our Enterprise Management Suite of multi-site, multi-system management tools. Licensing is per-copy, and a multi-user Site License is available.

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March Networks DVR Player is our video playback utility, providing third-parties such as external investigators, law enforcement personnel and judiciary resources with the ability to replay video clips from any March Networks DVR. The software is freely downloadable from the March Networks web site, and is very simple to use. An auto-run copy of the utility is also included automatically with all video clips exported to CD from our DVRs.

All March Network DVRs store and export video clips in .AVI file format. As a result, the video itself is compatible with any PC viewing application, however this DVR Player is necessary to provide surrounding functions such as video authentication, time lines and event markers, and more. Individual video images, on the other hand, including time and date stamps, location ID, etc., can be stored and exported in either BMP or JPEG file formats. These files are fully compatible with both the DVR Player software as well as any PC viewing application.

The DVR Player also provides a means for interested parties to view, assess and compare the features and resulting video quality of March Networks DVRs. 

Examples of the features available to all users include: 

• Reviewing video clips in up to 16 individual windows;

• Ability to compare side-by-side samples of different video resolution and quality settings;

• Searching through video by alarm and event markers, including motion detection;

• Using speed and direction tools to further navigate within video clips;

• Viewing integrated ATM or POS transaction data along with associated video;

• Confirming video authenticity via its security seal;

• Saving, copying or printing video images as needed.

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March Networks Mobile Viewer provides security, loss prevention and other investigation or enforcement staff who need to move throughout a facility or campus (e.g., touring guards, security management) with many of the same video access and control features as found in our DVR Viewer. This mobile 'video awareness and alerting' improves team efficiencies and responsiveness.

Using 802.11x wireless LAN or WAN technology, the DVR Mobile Viewer allows roaming staff equipped with Windows CE/Pocket PC PDAs to view live video in real time, to search and retrieve stored video, and to copy, save and export evidence, all while on the move. Video from any camera and from any DVR on the network can be made available, according to access privileges defined by the System Administrator. This access is password protected, in addition to any PDA user security.

Like all our software, the features and functions of this application behave consistently across our line-up of DVRs. This application is also fully compatible with our Enterprise Management Suite of multi-site, multi-system management tools. Licensing is per-copy, and is managed by March Networks directly.