Quest Software, a leading provider of application management solutions, today announced the release of the Funnel Web(R) Suite, an integrated suite of tools that optimizes Web site effectiveness and efficiency. Comprised of Funnel Web Analyzer(TM), Funnel Web Profiler(TM) and Spotlight(TM) on Web Servers, the Funnel Web Suite delivers the real-time diagnostic, performance and traffic analysis Web managers need to identify Web site issues and take advantage of online customer behavior data.

-- Funnel Web Analyzer provides high performance Web site traffic analysis and an array of vital Web site and e-commerce intelligence reports.

-- Funnel Web Profiler delivers comprehensive mapping and evaluation, providing overall quality assessment of a Web site.

-- Spotlight on Web Servers performs real-time Web server diagnostics, providing instant feedback on server load and performance.

"Web sites represent a significant resource and investment for many organizations. We designed Funnel Web to leverage this infrastructure with a set of core tools every Web manager needs," said Dr. Darren Williams, Funnel Web product architect for Quest Software. "The integration of these tools provides an entirely new way of visualizing Web site quality, performance and traffic. Using Funnel Web Profiler customers can overlay traffic information gathered from Funnel Web Analyzer to obtain a truly intuitive view of end-user navigation through a Web site."

Funnel Web products currently provide more than 5,000 Web managers, system administrators and marketing managers worldwide the ability to map, manage, maintain and improve the performance of their Web sites. In a recent independent review(1) Funnel Web's analysis capabilities were found to be more than 400 percent faster than similar products. Funnel Web Analyzer offers support for all major Web servers and hardware platforms, including Macintosh, Windows, Solaris and Linux. Funnel Web Profiler supports Windows 98/2000 and Spotlight on Web Servers supports Windows 2000.

Together, Funnel Web Profiler, Spotlight on Web Servers and Funnel Web Analyzer offer a unique solution for Web site management, optimization and maintenance to deliver increasingly complex and mission critical Web sites in a timely manner.