You could use a firewall on your company network. Many of them offer
content filtering and blocking. They also offer a very intense log.
You can use these logs to better analyis your web usage. Some
reporting tools can make pie charts and graphs form these logs. I
use ISA Server a Microsoft product, but there are many other good
software packages.
content filtering and blocking. They also offer a very intense log.
You can use these logs to better analyis your web usage. Some
reporting tools can make pie charts and graphs form these logs. I
use ISA Server a Microsoft product, but there are many other good
software packages.
--- In vantage@y..., Wayne Cox <wmc@u...> wrote:
> At 07:32 AM 12/11/2001, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a software product that allows you to monitor
computer
> >usage especially internet usage? I want to ensure that shop
computers are
> >not being abused for non-company usage. Is this something that can
be done
>
> Dunno about general usage. But for Internet, there are several
products on
> the market. I've run some demo versions of Web Inspector from
Elron
> Software (elronsw.com) and wasn't overly impressed with it. It has
a
> serious flaw that can cause it to record erroneous site access
information,
> which makes it useless for enforcing a policy or any disciplinary
use.
>
> Another is Surf Control, that many people here have recommended.
>
> -Wayne Cox