Gatineau, the latest from Microsoft which is to directly compete with Google Analytics is garnering a lot of praise even before it has been released on beta.
LiveSide, Microsoft's official news blog writes, "
Gatineau will allow users, once they have set up a profile and added a tracking script to their blog or website, to:
* View reports
* Manage goals
* Manage campaigns
Of course it's quite similar to Google's Analytics product (which has been recently revamped, to mixed reviews), but apparently Gatineau will be able to leverage Live ID information (without using any PII - personally idenitifiable information) to offer demographic information.