Statistics Server analyzes log files in real time, eliminating bottlenecks by distributing the load over 24 hours. Here's how it works: Statistics Server reads log files for different sites across a TCP/IP network on short timed intervals. It processes the Web site log files in real time and stores the resulting data in highly robust statistics databases that are thousands of times smaller than the original log files.
Users can query the database from a Live Stats interface and view up to the minute reports. A year of historical data is maintained, providing a strong baseline against which current reports are plotted.
Statistics Server can track uses detailed graphs and tables to keep track of a site's visitors. It can track usage by session, hits, kilobytes, average session time, KB per session, hits per session, etc. It also tracks pages by hits, entry point, exit point, hit once, time spent, referring URLS, and errors. Browsers can be tracked by tag, type, and operating system.
Statistics server installs as an NT service. It requires Windows NT 4.0 or greater, a TCP/IP Network, and at least 10-40 MB of free hard disk space.