Today we're happy to announce that the Urchin Software from Google
beta is now available for download at www.urchin.com. Urchin Software
from Google is a web analytics product similar in scope to Google
Analytics, except you install and manage the software on your own
servers.

Urchin 5 remains the current supported production release until Urchin
Software from Google comes out of beta. This beta software should only
be used for evaluation purposes, and is not recommended for production
environments.

Why use Urchin Software?

Urchin is suitable for organizations that have content behind a
security firewall or have other restrictions that prevent them from
using the Google Analytics service. Urchin is also useful for those
who want to perform ad-hoc historical log processing, who want to
store their web analytics on local servers, and those requiring third-
party data audits. Urchin Software from Google features the following
upgrades from Urchin 5, among many others:

* More accurate geo-identification of visitors
* Cross-segmentation options similar to Google Analytics
* E-commerce and campaign tracking included (no longer requiring
additional modules)
* Vastly improved embedded scheduler to more easily manage processing
and re-processing jobs
* Improved user interface
* More robust log processing engine

You can download a 90-day version of the beta here. Once Urchin
Software from Google comes out of beta, you'll be able to purchase it
for $2995 through the Urchin Software Authorized Consultants. Please
visit the FAQ page on the Urchin site to see details on pricing,
previous version upgrading/importing instructions, system
requirements, and differences between Urchin and Google Analytics.

Posted by Scott Crosby, Google Analytics Team