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Quest Software Expands Products to Aid Migration
Will Host Webcast Featuring Archiving, Migration and Management Expertise
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 16, 2007 – Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), today announced the availability of a new version of Quest Migration Manager for Exchange, Quest Archive Manager, and the release of Quest MessageStats Report Pack for Archive Manager. They provide support for users migrating to Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 from earlier platforms, and are part of Quest’s complete package of messaging migration tools for customers to use in planning and executing successful migrations from all major e-mail platforms to Exchange Server.
“Quest’s expertise in migration and management combined with Exchange Server 2007 ensures a stable and secure e-mail platform,” said Ray Mohrman, group product manager, Microsoft Corp. “Quest’s tools help transfer, consolidate, analyze and control messaging information, as well as protect the health and availability of the messaging infrastructure.”
Quest products assist in the automation of the processes required for a complete migration. They provide a clear picture of the entire process and allow quick decision-making and a better use of resources. In addition, they ensure that the migration does not impact day-to-day operations while protecting the integrity of all messaging information.
Version 8.0 of Quest Migration Manager for Exchange has been enhanced to help users manage their e-mail migration. Features such as coexistence and ZeroIMPACT™ on the end user ensure no interruptions during the entire migration. This tool synchronizes mailboxes, distribution groups and public folders, lowering network bandwidth and shortening the migration project.
Archiving messages prior to migration can speed the process because the amount of data to be migrated is reduced. With Quest’s Archive Manager, messages and attachments are stored separately and protected from accidental modification.
The Archive Manager Report Pack expands upon the capabilities of MessageStats, Quest’s reporting and analysis tool, to include statistics relevant to e-mail archiving and the ability to analyze information from the Archive Manager database. Reports about message retention policies, single instance storage and mailbox processing rate help simplify the archiving and migration processes.
“E-mail contains many of an organization’s most valuable assets,” said David Sengupta, director of product management for Quest Software. “Effective messaging information management is becoming increasingly critical in order to meet internal, legal and regulatory compliance requirements and to facilitate business agility. Quest’s portfolio of archiving, migration and management solutions enables customers to apply the best technology solutions to most efficiently manage their messaging systems and messaging data before, during and after a migration."
To learn more about Quest’s archiving, migration and management solutions for Exchange Server 2007, Quest will host a three-part webcast July 18, July 25 and August 1, all at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT. The series will focus on migrating organizations to Exchange Server 2007, ensuring message availability and managing information stored in the messaging environment. More information can be found at http://www.quest.com/landing/?ID=1036.
Availability and Pricing
The new version of Migration Manager, Archive Manager and MessageStats Report Pack for Archive Manager are available today. Migration Manager is part of a suite of products, and in North America pricing begins at $25 per migrated mailbox (USD). Archive Manager pricing in North America begins at $40 per mailbox (USD). MessageStats Report Pack for Archive Manager pricing in North America begins at $5 per mailbox (USD).
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and Windows infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 50,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest’s Windows Management solutions simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows, as well as integrate Unix, Linux and Java into the managed environment. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.
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Forward Looking Statements
This release may include predictions, estimates and other information that might be considered forward-looking statements, including statements concerning product releases. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those anticipated as a result of various factors inherent in software businesses, which include but are not limited to: introducing quality products on a timely basis that satisfy customer requirements and achieve market acceptance; lengthy and variable sales cycles create difficulty in forecasting the timing of revenue; integrating the business and personnel of our other recent acquisitions, including implementation of adequate internal controls; risks associated with significant foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; aggressive competition in all of our markets, which creates pricing pressure; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect Quest’s business or that others may claim that Quest infringes upon their intellectual property rights; risks associated with the ability to retain existing personnel and recruit and retain qualified personnel; declines or delays in information technology spending; changes in the demand for our products and services or the size and timing of customer orders; inability to maintain or expand relationships with channel partners, value added resellers and systems integrators; difficulty of improving our infrastructure in order to be able to continue to grow; and other risks described from time to time in Quest’s filings with the SEC. For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to our recent SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.
Editorial Contact:
Celeste Blau
614.726.4833
Celeste.Blau@quest.com
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