Press Release

WildPackets Extends EtherPeek Analysis Capability with v4.1

New version features support for WebStats™, first in a series of add-on tools to broaden the industry-leading packet analyzer's network management outreach

WALNUT CREEK, California - November 7, 2000

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 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 content placement and analyze the effectiveness of web implementations. The user can configure WebStats to test for or ignore a wide variety of HTTP and FTP 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 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 and debugging mixed-platform, multi-protocol networks easy. Key features include multiple capture windows, real-time and post capture advanced "AND", "OR" and "NOT" packet filtering, plug-ins for expert packet analysis, powerful decoding 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 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: $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