Jim Rapoza

WebSideStory is among the pioneers of service-based Web analytics, providing one of the first embedded code-based services in its popular HitBox service. However, the product has been falling behind some competitors in richness of features, so, with its May release, WebSideStory went beyond a simple update: The company has launched a completely rebranded product, HBX […]

Of the three products reviewed in this package, Omnitures SiteCatalyst 10 has probably seen the least obvious improvements. Of course, when we reviewed SiteCatalyst 8 two years ago, it already had many of the features—such as visual path analysis—that competing products are just now starting to add. Click here to read the full review of […]

With the release last month of WebTrends 7, NetIQ has significantly upgraded its venerable Web site analysis application into a platform that offers companies the most flexibility in analyzing Web site traffic of any product weve seen. Click here to read the full review of WebTrends 7. 2 With the release last month of WebTrends […]

One of the major concerns in technology nowadays is that too much data is being gathered about us—that the government, corporate America and various unscrupulous persons are using powerful data-analysis tools to invade our privacy. This is a valid concern, and many eWEEK columnists have written about the need to staunchly and vigilantly protect personal […]

Engineering Adventures Straight2web 2.02 is a Web site creation and design tool that has more in common with form-based content management systems than it does with traditional WYSIWYG authoring tools. To create a site with Straight2web 2.02, released last month, users follow a step-by-step process to design a site layout and pages, add content, and […]

An interesting thing happened during the past year or so, basically since Microsoft Corp. announced it was getting out of the stand-alone browser suite market: So-called alternative browser suites, from Mozilla to Opera, have introduced some of the most compelling innovations, new features and capabilities the market has ever seen. Click here to read the […]

You cant say I didnt warn you, software vendors. Time and again, I—and many other columnists and security pundits—have pointed out that if you didnt get your act together when it came to securing your product and writing quality code, your customers would eventually hold you accountable. Well, guess what: That time has come, and […]

The rise of JavaServer technology, XML and Web services, all of which have been adopted by major portal vendors, has made it easier to move portlets among portals. But developing in portals can still be a problem, especially with standard tool sets. Many portals have excellent development environments, but these can be hard for some […]

Load-testing tools can help Web site developers and managers get a good idea of how their sites will perform under virtually generated peak-traffic loads. But these tools arent as useful when a site goes live—then the IT staff needs to know how a site is performing for real, not with virtual users. Click here to […]

If you think a proposed bill designed to give consumers the right to make backup copies of DVDs doesnt have much to do with your day-to-day IT operation, youre wrong. H.R. 107, the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act of 2003, was introduced by Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and is designed to ensure fair-use rights for […]