A Web Site Administration Tool by SurfStats

SurfStatsLive can read log sources from the Windows web server it is installed on and log sources on other web servers on the local area network (LAN). It can also be set up as a Statistics Bureau.

Easy Server Configuration
Minimum of information required for Server Setup. In addition SurfStatsLive queries the IIS configuration of the server to determine configuration information to assist in Server Administration. Administrative scripts available to speed up initial installation and upgrades.

Merging service
Merging service runs on the server in the background to populate site profile databases from log sources. Time period between database updates configurable.

On Demand Reporting
End-users generate reports on demand, in real-time with a web browser. SurfStatsLive queries the site profile databases to create reports. No more scheduling of reports required.

Browser Based Administration
Browser based administration of server configuration, profile groups and site profiles. All Administration can be done from a browser except for the installation, authentication setup up and set up of the Virtual Web Server used by SurfStatsLive.

Filtering Per Directory
SurfStatsLive can distinguish accesses to different subdirectories from the same log source and report on them separately, an ideal live stats solution for subhosting.

No JavaScript Code
If you are hosting SurfStatsLive on your web server or a server on your network no JavaScript is required in web pages as SurfStatsLive scans your web server's log files. JavaScript code maybe required if the log files is not accessible.

Using Existing Hardware
You can install SurfStatsLive on your web server if your web server is not too busy, making use of existing hardware and infrastructure. The design of the SurfStatsLive Reporting Engine has been optimized to work in a server-based environment, using resources effectively.

Statistics as a service
You can now provide statistics as a value-added or a standalone live stats solution for customers. You can collect their log data or collect statistics information via JavaScript tracking code.

Authentication Made Simple
Authentication is made simple by SurfStatsLive which uses your existing local or domain Windows user database to authenticate administrative users. End-users authenticated by profile databases.

SurfStatsLive as a service

You can deploy the SurfStatsLive Real-Time Reporting Service using your infrastructure, as a live statistics service to your customers. This makes SurfStatsLive an ideal web analytics service solution, especially for website hosts, Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and third-party web analytics service providers with clients that require web activity statistics as a primary or value-added live statistics service.

SurfStatsLive is a server-based analytics product that requires a Windows 2000 Server computer. Apart from IIS, the latest service packs and Internet Explorer which is standard for most Windows installations, no additional software is required for a SurfStatsLive installation. So why not start providing SurfStatsLive as a live statistics service today using either log file analysis or JavaScript tracking code?

SurfStatsLive can process log sources from other IIS web servers and from other types of web servers on Windows and other operating systems. As long as a drive can be mapped to the location of the log files, SurfStatsLive should be able to process the log files from the log source. No JavaScript tracking code is required when you have access to the web server log files.

Depending on your infrastructure and other factors you would need to consider whether you want to install SurfStatsLive on a dedicated server to collect log files from other sources or physically on the web server(s). The Planning an Installation page provides more information about this. SurfStatsLive can also act as a collector of statistics (Statistics Bureau Configuration) from content web servers whose log files are not accessible, with the aid of JavaScript tracking code.