Blue Coat Adds Video Intelligence to Reporter Product
October 2011 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Blue Coat Systems, Inc., announced that its Blue Coat® Reporter now provides intelligence about the usage of Web video on corporate networks. Version 9.3 of Blue Coat Reporter features a new tabular view of video usage information, providing an at-a-glance view of how employees or others on the network are using Web video.
The new version of Reporter helps companies understand video usage trends by providing:
– Top ten ranking of Websites accessed by employees to watch video, including the amount of bandwidth video each site consumes for video content
– Top ten ranking of employees using the greatest amount of bandwidth for watching Web video, including the amount of bandwidth they consumed
– Top ten ranking of groups within the company using the greatest amount of Web video, including the amount of bandwidth for each group
– Top ten ranking of the protocols or methods used to deliver Web video
Blue Coat Reporter 9.3 is available immediately. Customers with previous versions of Reporter can upgrade free of charge if they have a current support plan. New customers of ProxySG® or MACH5 appliances can get a free copy of Reporter for 750 users or less. Companies with greater than 750 users can purchase an edition for larger organizations.