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WildPackets Extends EtherPeek Analysis Capability With v4.1.


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WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2000

New version features support for WebStats(TM), first in a series

of add-on A purchase of additional goods before payment is made for goods already purchased.

An add-on may be covered by a clause in an installment payment contract that allows the seller to hold a security interest in the earlier goods until full payment is made on the later goods.
 tools to broaden the industry-leading packet analyzer's

network management outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public.

WildPackets, formerly known as AG Group, Inc., a leading provider of software tools that deliver real-time, strategic information about an organization's network and Internet presence, announced today that it has released a major upgrade of its award-winning EtherPeek packet analyzer See network analyzer.  along with a new WebStats Analysis Module that adds powerful web site management tools to EtherPeek.

The WebStats Analysis Module is a flexible and highly configurable add-on tool focused on the key information needed to improve customer acquisition, optimize optimize - optimisation  content placement and analyze the effectiveness of web implementations. The user can configure See configuration.

(software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc.

Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K.
 WebStats to test for or ignore a wide variety of HTTP HTTP
 in full HyperText Transfer Protocol

Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol.
 and 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
 events.

With WebStats, a network manager can develop an accurate picture of real-time, periodic or historical site traffic, identify the most popular areas of their site, and the hottest traffic sources. They can also pinpoint problems as they occur, sending notifications of user-specified events and conditions. WebStats captures the statistics needed to monitor ad campaign and promotion response rates, measure search engine and affiliate placement effectiveness and load balance and troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug.  web implementations easily.

WebStats is the first of a line of planned EtherPeek Analysis Modules. Analysis modules are separately- purchased programs that take advantage of EtherPeek's Plug-in architecture to add significant functionality to the program.

"Earlier this year, we announced a strategy of broadening the EtherPeek platform by enhancing its' reach to new areas of network and internet management. WebStats is the first in a series of analysis modules that takes EtherPeek and the power of its patented packet-streaming technology in new directions," states Janice Spampinato, VP of Sales and Marketing.

EtherPeek v4.1 Enhanced Feature Set

Beyond the ability to support the new WebStats Analysis Module, EtherPeek version 4.1 incorporates many new features into a product recognized as the leader in affordable, accessible packet analysis technology.

    NEW!    Internet Attack Plug-in
            Tests for LAND, Tear Drop, Gin, Jolt, Oversize IP, Pimp,
            Rip Trace, and WinNuke Attacks

    NEW!    Napster Plug-in
            Pinpoints Napster Traffic on your Network

    NEW!    Global Threshold Alarms
            Now available for any Node, Protocol or Summary Statistic

    NEW!    Enhanced Statistics Output System
            Allows exporting of statistics as XML, HTML, or text-based
            reports

    NEW!    Log File Statistics Bar
            Shows number of entries by severity and allows filtering
            of the log by severity

    NEW!    Sound Notification
            Allows user to assign sounds to important network events

    NEW!    Graphing of any Node, Protocol or Summary Statistic over
            Time

    NEW!    IP Subnet Filtering using CIDR Notation

    NEW!    Packet Decoders
            CHAP (RFC 1994), IGMP (RFC 2236), ISAKMP (RFC 2408),
            MGCP (RFC 2705), PAP (RFC 1334), PPTP (RFC 2637),
            SIP (RFC 2543), SLP (RFC 2608), H.225 (RAS),
            NDS - NetWare 5 NCP Novell Directory Services, Napster


About EtherPeek

EtherPeek is designed to make the complex tasks of troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem.  and debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users.  mixed-platform, multi-protocol networks easy. Key features include multiple capture windows, real-time and post capture advanced "AND", "OR" and "NOT" packet filtering See packet filter. , plug-ins for expert packet analysis, powerful decoding de·code  
tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes
1. To convert from code into plain text.

2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.

3.
 with support for all major protocol suites, ProtoSpecs technology for fine delineation of packet type, automatic name resolution, a simple "Make Filter" command, real-time utilization statistics, HTML HTML
 in full HyperText Markup Language

Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web.
 traffic statistics output, enhanced protocol definitions, and much more. For details, please visit http://www.wildpackets.com/products/etherpeek.

Pricing and Availability

EtherPeek v4.1 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. : $995.00 EtherPeek Extended Maintenance owners receive version 4.1 for FREE. WebStats Analysis Module SRP: $595.00 Multi-user site license discounts offered.

EtherPeek v4.1 for Windows and WebStats Analysis Module for EtherPeek are available now through our domestic and international partners, directly, and via our on-line store at http://www.wildpackets.com/products.


Minimum System Requirements

WebStats Analysis Module
    -   EtherPeek 4.1 or higher
    -   Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or better), or Windows
        2000
    -   10 Mbit Ethernet: 400 MHz Pentium II with 128 MB or more of
        RAM
    -   100 Mbit Ethernet: 600 MHz Pentium II with 256 MB of RAM or
        better

EtherPeek v4.1
    -   Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (service pack 3, or
        later), or Windows 2000.
    -   10 Mbit Ethernet: Pentium 166 MHz or faster processor with 64
        MB RAM
    -   100 Mbit Ethernet:400 MHz Pentium II with 128 MB RAM
    -   NDIS 3 compatible interfaces that support promiscuous calls.
        EtherPeek uses its own software to bind to Ethernet cards and
        does not depend on vendor-supplied software drivers.


About WildPackets, Inc. (fka AG Group, Inc.)

WildPackets, Inc., formerly known as AG Group, is a 10-year-old network software company based in Walnut Creek, CA that is privately held by its employees. WildPackets' products - high performance tools that deliver real-time, strategic information about an organization's network and Internet presence - lead the industry in innovation and ease-of-use.

For more information on WildPackets solutions and services, please visit http://www.wildpackets.com.

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