Support for HD video. Provides enterprise-class video and audio recording, storage, retrieval and management. Distributed architecture supports multiple storage servers and is fully scalable. Captures IP video streams directly from the network. Supports up to 256 IP and/or analog1 cameras per server. Supports H.264 and MPEG-4 compression technologies to ensure high bandwidth and storage efficiency. Works in tandem with powerful VideoSphere SiteManager desktop application software. Speeds video access with a range of searchable alarm types. Ensures video availability through SD cards and shadow archiving.