CEO's Blog

Monday, August 25 2008

The return of the TEXTLIST interface

With the latest beta version of PRTG Network Monitor 7.0.8 we have re-implemented the so-called "TEXTLIST" interface which makes access to the current monitoring status of all your sensors easy.

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Wednesday, August 20 2008

How can I monitor my available bandwidth 24/7?

We receive questions like this every few days. User of our monitoring products want to know if their ISP or hosting service is actually providing them with the available bandwidth that they are paying for. But measuring the actually available bandwidth is almost impossible.

Let me explain this:

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Tuesday, August 19 2008

Introducing the PRTG Network Monitor API

Starting with Version 7.0.8 PRTG Network Monitor (currently in public beta testing) includes a web-based API that enables external programs to have access information from the monitoring database and to manipulate the object database of PRTG. The API is HTTP based and uses a set of URLs to access the data.

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Friday, August 15 2008

PRTG goes mobile: Introducing the iPhone-optimized Interface

With version 7.0.8 (currently in beta) we have added a new user interface that is optimized for the Apple iPhone. This feature enables the user to quickly check the status of his servers and sensors on the road.

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