Share

Windows 7 Tracking Available in WebTrends Analytics

 

At the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early this month, Microsoft announced the beta availability of the Windows 7 operating system. Consumers wanting to test-drive the beta were able to download it beginning January 9th.

We know how important it is for our customers to understand platform usage so they can ensure an optimal experience for visitors to their site.  As of yesterday WebTrends  On Demand customers have the ability to report on Windows 7 as a platform. This will show you the percentage of traffic coming to your site from visitors using this new platform.

Software customers can add this capability to their installations by modifying their browsers.ini file as follows:

1. Add an entry at the end of the [Platforms] section.  For example:

Platform56=WIN_7

2.  Add the following, also in the [Platforms] section:

[WIN_7]
log1=WINDOWS NT 6.1
text=Windows 7

More information on Windows 7 can be found on Microsoft’s web site.

Platform View Screenshot

Whether you are a software or On Demand customer, we’re always working hard to improve your experience with WebTrends.  Let us know how we’re doing – provide feedback from within the products, comment here on the blog, user forums, Twitter or contact any of us directly.


CATEGORIES: Data Portability Emerging Technologies Industry Perspectives Marketing Optimization

TAGS:

 
 
 
 

Leave a Comment





 

6 Comments

 
  1. Chris Grant
    2009-01-23
    12:26:58

    And it's in the Browsers-Keywords updater now also??

    http://www.webtrends.com/support/browser-and-keywords-updater.aspx

     
  2. Derek Fine
    2009-01-26
    17:27:37

    Not yet, but we are working on it and I'll update this post as soon as it is in (as well as my post in the user forums).

     
  3. Derek Fine
    2009-01-28
    18:36:02

    We have updated the browsers and keywords updater for our software customers, located at:
    http://www.webtrends.com/support/browser-and-keywords-updater.aspx .

    If you use this installer, you will not have to perform the manual steps described above. In addition we have fixed our process to ensure that this installer will always be updated and posted simultaneous to any deploys into our On Demand environment.

    As always, your feedback is always appreciated.

     
  4. Kyle Bamford
    2010-02-09
    15:03:13

    Just to confirm a couple of things:

    1. Does the Browsers and Keywords Updater need to be run on the SDC box or the Analytics box?

    2. Do any service restarts need to be made after the update is complete?

     
  5. Guillermo Fuente
    2010-02-10
    04:26:46

    Hello Kyle,

    You need to run it on the analytics server (if you have a distributed architecture, then on the main server)

    You should stop all the services before running it, and restart them once finished.

    Regards

     
  6. Derek Fine
    2010-02-10
    10:35:37

    My earlier post today pointed to the wrong KB article - I must have done it before I had my morning coffee -- my sincere apologies. I've asked the moderator to remove it.

    The location of the installer is here, http://www.webtrends.com/support/browser-and-keywords-updater.aspx , and please heed Guillermo's advice.

     

Categories

Our Latest Tweets

Getting Tweets

Interested in Webtrends products?

Click the button below to find out what Webtrends can do for you.

Get More Info

Webtrends Engage San Francisco 2011
 
 
-->