WebSpy Corporate Solutions
Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Software

Vantage Overview:

Vantage is WebSpy’s award-winning analysis and reporting product range that provides an interactive reporting interface into all areas of Internet, email and network usage within an organization. Using Vantage organizations can monitor and report on, not only Internet usage and web browsing behavior, but also; email usage, instant messaging, event logs, routers, website visitor traffic, firewalls, antivirus and anti-spam applications.

Vantage empowers you to see it all with intuitive, easy to use navigation and powerful drill down capabilities, making it possible to get to the root of the problem. Vantage assists organizations in identifying Internet and email misuse, identifying and resolving network problems and download issues, strengthening security controls, preserving bandwidth, minimizing litigation risks, and identifying the source of data loss or damage.

Visit our Add-on section on tab to find out more about WebSpy's add-on software that can complement and improve your use of Vantage.

The Vantage product range suits medium to enterprise size organizations and includes:

WebSpy Vantage is simple to use, easy to install, and puts you in full control.

The Vantage Range

The Vantage product range includes Vantage Premium, Vantage Giga and Vantage Ultimate to suit medium to enterprise size organizations. Simply review the product differences below to determine which product suits you best. Click the Download button to commence your free, 30 day, fully functional trial.

 

Analyzer Overview:

Want to develop a culture of sensible Internet and email usage throughout your organization?

Internet and email are now essential business tools, but their misuse can cause a wide range of internal problems such as lost productivity, excessive download costs, and lawsuits resulting from illegal or inappropriate activities.

WebSpy’s Analyzer software range offers comprehensive Internet and email reporting and analysis designed to help encourage productivity while providing a balance for employees' personal needs. WebSpy Analyzer also helps reduce the costs and the risks associated with providing Internet access and email resources to employees.

Visit our Add-on section on tab to find out more about WebSpy's add-on software that can complement and improve your use of Analyzer.

The Analyzer product range includes Analyzer Standard, Premium and Giga to suit small through to large sized organizations.

The Analyzer Range

The Analyzer product range includes Analyzer Standard, Analyzer Premium and Analyzer Giga to suit small through to large sized organizations.

Simply review the product differences below to determine which product suits you best. Click download to commence your free, 30 day, fully functional trial.

 

WebSpy Product Comparison:

Importing
Import Capacity	2GB	4GB	Unlimited	6GB	Unlimited	Unlimited
Compressed Text Logs (zip & gzip)
SQL Database
FTP
Event Logs
Import organizational structure and hierarchy LDAP, LDIF or CSV
10:1 log file to storage compression ratio
Customizable Storage Partitioning
Customizable Field Filtering
Able to import all fields in log file
Analyze on import & save analysis into storage
Filter log file import by Date and Time
Filter log file import by Department or Profile (URL Category)
Filter log file import by a range of Web and Email ‘Summaries’
Filter log file import by any logged data
Split Storages
Web-based Secure Report Distribution
Analysis Scope
Analyze Web Browsing Behaviour
Analyze Email Activity
Analyze Security Issues
Analyze Network Traffic Issues
Analyze Windows Event Logs
Assign costs to browsing time and analyze the cost of unproductive browsing
Assign costs to download size and analyze the cost of downloads
Ad-hoc Investigation
Ad-hoc drilldowns into a range of Web usage ‘Summaries’
Ad-hoc drilldowns into a range of Email usage ‘Summaries’
Ad-hoc drilldowns into a range of Security ‘Summaries’
Range of Summaries available increases with the number of fields in your log files
Drilldown to the log-line level (individual records) for forensic investigation
Template-based Analysis (Start with a defined report, then conduct further ad-hoc drilldowns)
Multiple analyses and drilldowns open side-by-side
Up/Down navigation between drilldown levels
Tree-style navigation between drilldown levels
Filter analyses by a range of Web usage ‘Summaries’
Filter analyses by a range of Email usage ‘Summaries’
Filter analyses by any logged data
Reports
Comprehensive list of web usage reports
Comprehensive list of email activity reports
Comprehensive list of network and security reports
Customizable Report Templates
Trend Reporting
Batch Reporting (Create multiple report documents at once)
Add custom columns to report tables
Collate existing reports into one overview report
Flexible filtering options
Incorporate your corporate identity into reports (custom cover images, text, and HTML stylesheets)
Automatically email reports once they are created
Automatically compress reports (zip)
Keyword Profiling
Customizable keyword profiling of website URLS
Customizable keyword profiling of email subject lines
Customizable keyword profiling of any logged data
Aliases
Represent logged data more meaningfully by customizing a predefined list of aliases
Represent logged data more meaningfully by adding your own custom aliases
Configure aliases to group traffic by Users and Departments
Group IP Addresses using Subnet aliases (e.g. 192.168.0.0/16)
Import Usernames and Departments from Microsoft Active Directory
Import Usernames and Departments from Novell eDirectory
Import Usernames and Departments from any LDAP compatible directory server
Automatically alias IP addresses to computer names and site names using Reverse DNS
Filter the list of IP addresses to automatically resolve using Reverse DNS (Internal, External etc)
Tasks
Schedule importing logs and running reports
Schedule Resolving Ips and Importing from Microsoft Active Directory
Schedule importing from LDAP (novell eDirectory and other directory servers)
General
Automatic Updates

 

Add-Ons & Tools:

WebSpy Live is the ultimate tool for real-time Internet and email monitoring. Live works in the background and displays alerts in an unobtrusive dialog as Internet or email misuse occurs. Customizable triggers give you complete control over what you want to be alerted to and how you are alerted.

Live monitors your Internet and network traffic by monitoring log files produced by a logging device, such as an Internet Gateway, Email or Proxy Server.

Using this tool, managers can monitor how much time users are spending on the web and where they are going - facilitating immediate attention to problem areas and promoting a proactive response to help eliminate Internet misuse in the workplace or school.

WebSpy Live is the perfect complement and add-on to WebSpy's Analyzer or Vantage range. Compatible with most popular third-party log file formats, Live creates a real-time solution to your Internet Monitoring needs.

Software Requirements:

Minimum Requirements: 1 GHz CPU or faster 512 MB RAM 500 MB free HDD Space

All Systems: Microsoft® Windows™ 2000, XP, Server 2003 SP1, or Vista. An Internet connection capable of accessing XML web services (to receive automatic updates)

WebSpy Live Datasheet (.PDF)

 

WebSpy Sentinel is an advanced traffic capture application that logs all web, mail, newsgroup, telnet and FTP traffic on your network. Sentinel will not only capture URLs but has the ability to capture full web and email content.

Sentinel log files can be imported into WebSpy Vantage and Analyzer or monitored in real time with WebSpy Live.

Software Requirements:

Minimum Requirements: 1 GHz CPU or faster 512 MB RAM 500 MB free HDD Space

All Systems: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 or above recommended. Windows® 98/SE/ME Service Pack 1 recommended. Windows® NT Service Pack 6a recommended. Windows® 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server (Service Pack 2 recommended). Windows® XP Home and Professional (Service Pack 2 recommended) Windows® Server 2003

WebSpy Sentinel Datasheet (.PDF)

 

WebSpy FlowMonitor captures Netflow information from most Cisco Routers to provide byte-accurate traffic information. By importing this information into WebSpy Vantage or Analyzer, it can be used to reconcile billing with Internet Service Providers, or charge client sites for bandwidth usage.

FlowMonitor consists of two components, a service and a console. The service works in the background and collects the data that Netflow sends from your Cisco router. It then writes this data to a log file. This log file contains user IP address, site IP address, source port number, destination port number, size, and duration information.

The FlowMonitor console enables you to configure and monitor FlowMonitor services. The console features a traffic chart that enables you to see the amount of traffic flowing through your Cisco router over time.

Software Requirements:

Minimum Requirements: 1 GHz CPU or faster 512 MB RAM 500 MB free HDD Space

All Systems: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 or above recommended. Windows® 98/SE/ME Service Pack 1 recommended. Windows® NT Service Pack 6a recommended. Windows® 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server (Service Pack 2 recommended). Windows® XP Home and Professional (Service Pack 2 recommended) Windows® Server 2003

WebSpy Flowmonitor Datasheet (.PDF)

 

WebSpy Insight for Microsoft® SBS Premium is the ultimate reporting tool for users of Microsoft® Small Business Server (Premium Edition). It provides accurate and detailed information on user web browsing and email activity, as well as important security information such as external attacks and blocked outgoing requests.

Generate an extensive range of reports tailored for the SBS environment in HTML, Word, CSV or Text, and investigate the details of any event or situation using the intuitive right-click drilldown functionality. The simple setup wizard guides you through the process of importing Microsoft ISA and Exchange data from your SBS Server, and the intuitive user interface makes it easy to start analyzing your organization's web, security and email usage.

WebSpy would like to thank all its partners that contributed to testing and provided input during our Beta program and in particular we thank Jason Harrison from Harrison Technology Consulting for his exemplary contribution.

Software Requirements:

Minimum Requirements: Pentium P4-1 GHz or faster 512 MB RAM 500 MB free HDD Space

All Systems: Microsoft 2000, XP, & 2003 Server Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft ISA Management Tools - Installed on SBS server and also the machine running Insight

WebSpy Insight Datasheet (.PDF)

Product Bundles:

	Log and Analyze Bundle - Analyzer Standard & Sentinel Perfect Log and Analyze product bundle if you do not already have a data capture and logging device in place.	Buy Now! $415 USD / year Download FREE 14 day trial
	Analyze and Alert Bundle - Analyzer Standard & Live Perfect Analyze and Alert product bundle if you already have a data capture and logging device in place but require real-time alerts for Internet misuse as it occurs.	Buy Now! $415 USD / year Download FREE 14 day trial
	Log, Analyze and Alert Bundle - Analyzer Standard Sentinel & Live Perfect Log, Analyze and Alert product bundle if you do not already have a data capture and logging device in place and require real-time alerts for Internet misuse as it occurs.	Buy Now! $535 USD / year Download FREE 14 day trial

 

Technical Information:

Minimum requirements: 

• Microsoft® Windows®, XP, Server 2003 SP1, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7.
• Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0

Recommended requirements:

• 64 bit Windows operating system
• 2 GHz CPU or faster
• 4 GB RAM or above
• Microsoft® Word Viewer 2003 or above (free download) to run Microsoft® Word reports
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher to view HTML (MHT) reports
• Microsoft® MDAC 2.8 or higher (to import from an SQL database)
• An Internet connection capable of accessing XML web services (to receive automatic updates)

Minimum requirements  - Vantage Web Module (part of Vantage Ultimate):

• Windows Server 2003 (with ‘Application Server’ role with ASP.NET enabled), or
• Windows XP (with IIS Windows Component), or
• Windows Vista (With IIS Windows Component with ASP.NET and IIS6 Management Compatibility installed), or
• Windows Server 2008 (with Application Server and Web Server roles, with ASP.NET and II6 Management Compatibility installed), or
• Windows 7 (With IIS Windows Component with ASP.NET and IIS6 Management Compatibility installed)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
• 2 GHz CPU or faster
• 2GB RAM or more

Recommended requirements - Vantage Web Module (part of Vantage Ultimate):

• 64 bit Windows operating system
• 2 GHz CPU or faster
• 2 GB RAM or above

Upgrading from Vantage 2.1:

If you are upgrading from Vantage 2.1, you have the option to migrate across your old settings files. These files include your Storages, Aliases, Profiles, and Templates. This is achieved using the Settings Migration Wizard which is found under Tools | Migrate Settings in the main menu.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista, XP, 2003 Server SP1 and 2000
• 2GHz CPU
• 512 MB RAM

Requirements for advanced features:

• Microsoft® Word Viewer 2003 (free download), or Microsoft Word 2003 and above to view Microsoft® Word reports
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (to view Analyzer HTML (MHT) reports)
• Microsoft® MDAC 2.7 or higher (to import from MS SQL databases)
• An Internet connection capable of accessing XML web services (to receive automatic updates)

Loader Changes:

In Analyzer 2.3/4.3, changes and additions have been made to the following log file formats:

Arkoon Firewall Astaro Syslog AVM Ken! (Web, Secure Web, and Mail entries) Bloxx Proxy W3C Cisco ASA. Added support for the 305011 & 304001 events Cisco VPN Concentrator Cisco Cache Engine Cyberguard SG300 Snapgear Router DrayTek Vigor Edgefore Firewall Finjan NG5100 Fortinet Firewall FT Gate Mailserver 5.0 GeNUGate Firewall Inferno Nettverk Dante Firewall iPrism Monitor Log iPrism RT Jive Wildfire

Mail Marshall MailSweeper 5 MDaemon 9 Microsoft Exchange 2007 McAfee WebShield SMTP Nortel Contivity Novell ZENworks Rogue Process Stonesoft Stonegate - Added support for ‘Protocol Agent’ web traffic lines. Sun One Webserver Symantec SGS 5420 Symantec SGS 5620 Trend VirusWall 6.0 URL log Trend IWSA Watchguard XML – Added support for FWAllow, FWDeny, FWStatus, ProxyConnBegin, ProxyConnEnd and ProxyConnMatch lines. WebWasher Content Reporter

Analyzer supports a wide variety of log files. If you are using a format that is not supported and you would like to use our products, please submit a loader request for your format.

New Loader Groups are continually being added to the software. It is recommended that you check for updates regularly (using Tools | Check for updates).

Upgrading from Analyzer 2.2/4.2:

You can install and run any Analyzer 2.3/4.3 along side any previous version of Analyzer. There is no need to uninstall the previous version first.

You can open any Analyzer 2.2/4.2 Storages, Report templates, Aliases and Profiles in any Analyzer 2.3/4.3 release. You may also like to point Analyzer 2.3/4.3 at your existing storage location by changing the storage path in Tools | Options | Locations.

Known Issues:

HTML (WSR) reports can not be viewed if you have Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration turned on. This is on by default in Windows™ Server 2003. To turn it off, go to Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components. Double-click 'Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration' and clear the checks for administrators or all users as appropriate.

Screenshots:

Home Screen (Vantage Ultimate)	Drilling Down Into Data	Drilldown - Cisco Security Report
Drilldown - Firewall Rules	Drilldown - Search Terms	Report Screen
Report Customization	Aliases - Departments	Aliases - File Extensions
Aliases - Status Codes	Aliases - Subnets	Aliases - User Agents
Aliases - User Names	Porfiles - Sport	Tasks - Generate Reports
Organization Screen	Import Organization Wizard	Supported Log Formats

 

Importing Log Files into Storages	Summaries Screen	Drilling Down into Data
HTML Reports	Aliases Screen	Profiles Screen
Analyzing Profiles	Tasks Screen

 

Documentation:

WebSpy Vantage and Vantage Ultimate Datasheet (.PDF)

WebSpy Analyzer Datasheet (.PDF)

WebSpy Product Comparison Datasheet (.PDF)