Active Concepts Ships Funnel Web 2.5; Fast, Powerful Web Site Auditing Tool Now With Regional Reporting, Mean Path Through Site, Offsite Processing, Domain Aggregating and More.CARLTON, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998--Active Concepts today announced Funnel Web Noun 1. funnel web - a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web spider web, spider's web - a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey 2.5, a free upgrade to their Web site analysis software, now with Regional Reporting, Mean Path through site, Domain Aggregating, Offsite Processing and extended support for several new servers and graphic formats. Available today for the Mac OS, with Windows/NT and Unix versions to ship in the coming weeks, Funnel Web 2.5 provides rapid, detailed analysis, even when processing combined multiple files from different servers. Known for its ease-of-use and speed, Funnel Web is priced at US$249/Standard and US$499/Professional. Upgrades are free to current registered users and available today at http://www.activeconcepts.com/. "StarNine's site has grown incredibly complex," explained Luke van der Westhuyzen, director of marketing at StarNine. "Funnel Web has traditionally provided strong analysis for both design and marketing purposes. Now, when we make a change to our intricate site, Funnel Web's new Mean Path through site report quickly shows the direct impact of that change. We can evaluate our efforts to reach our international markets with Funnel Web 2.5's new Regional Reporting." "Being able to see a visual representation of the Mean Path through your site is extremely helpful in making good business decisions," said Dr. Darren Williams For the Australian novelist, see . Darren Williams (born 28 April, 1977 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. Williams began his career at York City, but made his name at Sunderland, for whom he signed in 1996. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Active Concepts. "Of course, international companies appreciate breaking down reports by regions, especially since we already support reporting in 12 different languages. "And now, businesses hosting their sites on an ISP's server can use Funnel Web's Offsite Processing to locally analyze their remote site, even combining mirror sites' data with the new Domain Aggregating feature." Major New Reporting Features The new Mean Path through site feature provides an easy-to-understand representation of the mean path being taken through the overall Web site. The mean path makes it easy to get a quick visual snapshot of the most followed traffic pattern. Funnel Web's new Offsite Processing capabilities allow companies hosting their site on a remote ISP's server to automatically schedule Funnel Web to log into that ISP's server, download the log file to their desktop via FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , process the file, and then upload the report back to their web server. Funnel Web is the only shipping analysis product on the Mac OS to support Offsite Processing. Compatible with current support for reporting in 12 languages, the new Regional Reporting feature in Funnel Web 2.5 displays the number of hits by seven geographic regions: Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , North America and Oceania. Sophisticated new Domain Aggregating technology enables customers to map several aliases of a Web site to one report. More Servers and Image Formats Memory processing enhancements in Funnel Web 2.5 have resulted in a performance increase of up to 40% for large log files. Support has been added for JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. and BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . graphics, comma-delimited and RTF (Rich Text Format) A document format from Microsoft for encoding text and graphics. It was adapted from IBM's DCA format and supports ANSI, IBM PC and Macintosh character sets. export, and Robot exclusion through filtering on agents. Support has also been extended for FileMaker and added for DoorStop doorstop - Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup. "When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop." Compare boat anchor. , AppleShare IP and several new routers. Funnel Web currently supports 72 different Web servers, including leaders such as WebSTAR, IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. , WebSite, and all Netscape Servers. For a complete list of products and protocols supported by Funnel Web please see http://www.activeconcepts.com/. System Requirements and Compatibility Funnel Web 2.5 for the Mac requires a Macintosh 68030 or greater, or any Power Macintosh. Mac OS version 7.1 or higher should be installed with a minimum of 4 MB of RAM (8 MB recommended), 10 MB Hard Disc space and 8 bit video. Pricing and Availability The current Funnel Web 2.5 Upgrade release is available for the Mac OS only. Funnel Web 2.5 for Windows '95, '98 and NT will ship in the coming weeks. An Enterprise version of Funnel Web 2.5 will be available for IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. , Solaris, HP-Unix, Digital Unix, Linux and FreeBSD in the fourth quarter of 1998. Funnel Web 2.5 has a list price of US$249 for the Standard version and US$499 for the Professional version, with discounts available for educational institutions. Upgrades from Funnel Web 1.x or 2.0.x are absolutely free for current users of Funnel Web/Mac OS. Further details on purchasing Funnel Web and free Funnel Web 2.5 Upgrades/Mac OS are available from the Active Concepts Web site at http://www.activeconcepts.com/. About Active Concepts Active Concepts Pty Ltd is a leading Internet analysis tools company pioneering new Web analysis techniques. Its flagship product, Funnel Web, has been internationally acclaimed for its easy-to-use, powerful Web site analysis -- a crucial activity in today's online business environment. Founded in 1997, Active Concepts is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation committed to the creation of powerful and innovative Internet analysis solutions for improving the quality and effectiveness of education and online commerce. Active Concepts can be contacted at 159 Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" St, Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia; Ph: +613 9348-2122; Fx: +613 9347-9473; mailto:info@activeconcepts.com. Funnel Web is a trademark of Active Concepts. Mac OS and AppleShare are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Windows, Windows '95, Windows '98 and NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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