Ottawa IP firm wins surveillance contracts for California transit co.

Screen capture of video clip described as "outstanding quality" showing man accused of molesting girls on a California bus. The video was made using March Networks surveillance system.

March Networks has won a pair of contracts worth a total of $6.2 million to provide its Mobile Solution and video health monitoring services to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in California. The two contracts will involve equipping 200 buses with Mobile Solution and 850 buses with the health monitoring system.

The comprehensive software and systems enable OCTA to provide a greater level of safety and security to its passengers, better defend itself against false liability claims, and quickly access high-quality video evidence to support investigations and prosecutions when an incident occurs. In one such incident on an OCTA bus last year, video from solution led to the speedy arrest of a suspect.

Each OCTA bus is equipped with a Mobile Digintal Video Recorder (MDVR) that captures video from up to ten mobile cameras, as well as synchronized audio from two microphones. In addition, the solution provides authorized staff with on-demand wireless remote streaming video, which is often a key requirement for Homeland Security funding.

The Mobile Managed Service offering includes a range of service options - from the health monitoring of cameras, MDVRs and other components to system audits and training. It also incorporates ongoing software maintenance and scheduled updates, which provides OCTA with the latest functionality available in the company's portfolio.

March Networks has more than 20,000 mobile systems deployed globally, according to Peter Strom, President and CEO.