Quest Software Offers New Product to Drive Compliance in Active Directory Environments

Business Wire, March 30, 2005

IRVINE, Calif. -- Quest Change Manager Detects and Corrects Unwanted Changes in Active Directory and Group Policy

Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and Windows management solutions, has added a new product to its Active Directory solution set. Change Manager for Active Directory provides real-time change tracking and protection for Active Directory, as well as for Group Policy - without the overhead of native auditing.

Change Manager for Active Directory has been chosen for implementation by Inergy Automotive Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of automotive fuel systems. "Secure systems management is a high priority at Inergy, so it's critical for us to have detailed, accurate information about all changes to Active Directory and Group Policy," said Arun DeSouza, chief information security officer, Inergy Automotive Systems. "We chose Quest Change Manager for Active Directory because we want to give our global systems administrators a proactive way to maintain control over Active Directory. Change Manager for Active Directory will allow us to further promote and apply standard security policies and processes across the company."

Change Manager provides a centralized and detailed log of who changed what, when, where and how. Change Manager captures before and after values, and can automatically reverse unwanted changes. Change Manager also proactively prevents changes to the most critical Active Directory objects, Group Policy objects (GPOs) and configuration settings. Unlike other products, Quest Change Manager does not depend on native auditing, speeds deployment and eliminates any negative impact on domain controllers.

"As the gatekeeper to network resources and a proven technology for policy enforcement, Active Directory and Group Policy are ideal focal points for compliance and security initiatives," said Betsy Bender, director, Active Directory solutions, Quest Software. "Change Manager satisfies regulatory and internal requirements by providing unparalleled visibility into changes in Active Directory and Group Policy, with the power to proactively protect critical objects and to react, in real-time, to inappropriate changes."

Highlights of Change Manager include:

--Tracking of all changes to Active Directory objects, schema and configuration, without the overhead of native auditing.

--Tracking of all changes to Group Policy settings.

--Long-term archiving of all changes for auditing, trending and forensic analysis.

--Real-time notification of changes.

--Automatic corrective action for undesired changes to preserve security and ensure compliance.

--Proactive prevention of changes to the most critical objects and policy settings.

Pricing and Availability

North American pricing for Change Manager for Active Directory begins at $12 U.S. per enabled Active Directory user account. To download the software, and for more information about Quest's solutions for Active Directory management, visit: http://wm.quest.com/products/ActiveDirectory.> About Quest Windows Management

Quest Software, Microsoft's 2004 Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year, provides solutions that simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows environments. The Quest Windows Management group delivers comprehensive capabilities for secure Windows management and migration. For more information on Quest Software's Windows Management group, please visit www.quest.com/microsoft.> About Quest Software Inc.

Quest Software Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 18,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest Software, with headquarters in Irvine, 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 the availability and market acceptance of Quest Change Manager for Active Directory. 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 economic conditions on our customers, variations in the size and timing of customer orders; competitive products and pricing; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies including risks relating to integration of the combined companies; risks associated with international operations; and the need to attract and retain qualified personnel. 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 Dec. 31, 2004. 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.