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April 09, 2008 - Bangalore – Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced two products that will expand its growing portfolio of unified communications support products. Both MessageStats and Active Roles Server now include support for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
“Quest is committed to providing innovative products that help customers get more value from their existing Microsoft unified communications investments,” says Yancey Smith, director, Office Communications Server Product Management at Microsoft Corp. “These new additions are no exception. Both enhance the administration and management experience and give people a deeper view into their unified communications solutions.”
Quest MessageStats is the first and only full unified communications reporting tool on the market. In addition to Microsoft Exchange Server, MessageStats now can report about Office Communications Server 2007 via a new report pack. The report pack provides information about instant messaging, web conferencing and voice calls by department, reports top calls per user and conducts charge backs for voice calls. Other key benefits include a common reporting console and format for Exchange Server and Office Communications Server 2007, and business-focused reports that verify how Office Communications Server 2007 contributes to overall corporate objectives.
Quest Active Roles Server now includes rules and workflow controls that format and monitor changes to personal information in Active Directory. This ensures that unified communications applications can work effectively. It is important because if Office Communications Server 2007 tries to make a call based off an incorrect phone number in Active Directory, the call will fail.
Active Roles Server is also able to provision and de-provision Office Communications Server users, which makes rolling out unified communications faster and less error-prone.
“The single biggest factor for IT decision-makers to make their businesses more responsive is getting people to work together more effectively and collaboratively. On the software side, Microsoft is trying to get enterprise software makers to embed its presence technology in their products,” says Joe Gare, Windows Management Technical Specialist, Quest Software India. “Quest is aggressively moving into this market and re-developing our popular Exchange Server products to include support for Office Communications Server.”
Quest’s Unified Communications solution set recently won a “Product of the Year Award” in Unified Communications Magazine.
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 90,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest provides customers with client management as well as server and desktop virtualization solutions through its subsidiaries, ScriptLogic, Vizioncore and Provision Networks. Quest’s Windows Management solutions simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange Server, SharePoint, SQL Server, .NET and Windows Server 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.
¹ Forrester Research, “Insight Inquiry, Unified Communications” 2007
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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 the release of new versions of Quest products supporting Microsoft Office Communications Server. 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, including: the impact of adverse changes in general economic conditions on our relationships with customers, strategic partners and vendors; reductions or delays in information technology spending; variations in demand or the size and timing of customer orders; competitive conditions in our various product areas; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products and product strategies; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies; fluctuating currency exchange rates and risks associated with international operations; the need to attract and retain qualified employees; and other risks inherent in software businesses. 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, 2007. 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.
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