Quest Software Automates the Management of Java Applications and Portals within Heterogeneous Application Environments

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2005

IRVINE, Calif. -- Quest's Performance Management Suite Improves User Response Times and Provides Customizable Dashboards That Increase IT Productivity

Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and infrastructure management solutions, today announced the release of Quest's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals. The new offering provides IT operations teams with the ability to proactively monitor their production application environments for optimal performance and availability. This results in higher IT productivity and improved end-user response times for critical Java and portal applications.

According to Forrester Research analyst John Rymer: "The discipline of operational management takes in problem resolution, performance management, and availability management. Problem resolution is really the foundation, as breakdowns in the infrastructure can both slow application performance and cause applications to crash.(1)"

Quest's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals is the next generation of Quest PerformaSure(R) integrated with Quest Foglight(R) for J2EE. To ensure that problems are found and solved before end users are affected, the suite monitors critical service level indicators such as memory usage, user transactions and response times, then correlates transactions with back-end server issues through on-demand diagnostics. The Performance Management Suite also includes role-based dashboards that can be customized for business or technical audiences. This gives users "personalized" visibility into the application environment - whether it's a standard Java application, an enterprise portal solution or a next-generation SOA-based implementation.

Unique features in Quest's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals provides 24/7 performance and memory monitoring integrated with real-time user monitoring, and on-demand diagnostics with method- or even line-level code resolution. Additionally, this new Quest offering is easy to administer with a low-overhead, dynamic collection architecture, which is integrated with the most widely used application server platforms. Features that are unique include:

--Continuous memory leak detection - eliminates "out-of-memory" errors and server crashes by monitoring for memory leaks and isolating the causes around the clock;

--Line-of-code isolation - allows users to view method-level details of performance and memory issues as well as the exact line of code that is causing the problem;

--Cross-enterprise analysis - allows users to integrate data and report on it from a single dashboard that provides a complete view of Java applications, application servers, portals, Web servers, the end-user experience and databases.

"We are proud to release Quest's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals, as it enables organizations to derive a greater return on investment from their critical Java applications and portals," said Larry Humphries, vice president application management solutions, Quest Software. "By providing customizable, role-based dashboards that allow each IT team member to visualize the specific issues they are authorized to fix, they are empowered to resolve even the most complex errors faster than ever before and ensure application availability for all users."

Pricing and Availability

Quest's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals is available now. Pricing, which starts at $12,000 (USD), is based upon the performance management capabilities selected by the customer and the environments that applications are deployed to. For additional information, visit: http://www.quest.com/performance_management/index.asp.> About Quest Application Management Solutions

Quest Software's Application Management solutions help organizations meet service levels and manage complexity by increasing quality, performance, and control throughout the lifecycle of SOA, Java, .NET, portal, SAP, and Oracle Fusion applications. Quest Application Management solutions provide code quality and optimization, performance and availability, and change and configuration management.

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.

Quest and Quest Software are registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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's Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals. 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, and the Current Report on 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 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.