John Starr of the UMWebStats group sent this message out a couple of weeks ago: "This fall, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will begin piloting new Web statistics software that will replace Sawmill. After reviewing available options, OIT has decided to implement Urchin Software from Google (http://www.google.com/urchin). Urchin is much like Google Analytics but can be installed, hosted, and managed by OIT. Below is a list of the added benefits of Urchin: • Performance is roughly five times faster than Sawmill • Report generation is much faster • Can be tied to Central Authentication • Allows for profile sharing • Can collect data through page tagging as well as server logs • Interface similar to Google Analytics OIT will be able to convert all existing profiles over to the new system and will also be able to import historical data. If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to [log in to unmask] " I also asked him if existing Sawmill profiles would be automatically moved into Urchin and he answered in the affirmative (yes they would be). From what I've heard, I wouldn't be surprised if they have Urchin up and running in pilot mode as soon as early November. Hope this helps! Shane PS -- By the way, I'm [log in to unmask] Drew Stevenson wrote: > Here's the current webstats support site: > http://www1.umn.edu/httpstat > > From their news: > >> >> UM Web Stats News >> >> 10.15.2009 >> >> UMWebstats will be changing from running Sawmill to Urchin. For >> continued information, join the WebStats listserv by sending an email >> to [log in to unmask] In the body enter 'subscribe webstats'. >> >> > > > On Oct 22, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Dale Trexel wrote: > >> Someone mentioned at the meeting today that the U was going to offer >> an enterprise level Google Analytics service/server. I haven't been >> able to find any information on the U website via our Google >> appliance. Can anyone point me to more specifics? >> >> Dale Trexel >> Web Services >> University of Minnesota Law School -- ******************* Shane Nackerud Web Services Coordinator Interim Co-director, Digital Library Development Lab University of Minnesota Libraries 320 Walter Library 612-625-7880 [log in to unmask] GTalk/Jabber: [log in to unmask]