U.S. Army Chooses Quest Software to Provide Windows Infrastructure Management Solutions; Quest Awarded $4M Contract to Provide Active Directory Management to Army

Business Wire, August 21, 2006

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT) today announced that the company has been selected to provide Windows infrastructure management solutions for the U.S. Army in a limited enterprise agreement awarded as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI).

The three-year limited enterprise agreement is valued at $4M. As part of the agreement, Quest will implement a solution designed to reduce the time, cost and complexity associated with Windows infrastructure management and to enable greater efficiency in managing nearly 1 million end users. Specifically, the solution will simplify infrastructure management to help reduce software, hardware and management costs; automate deployment and administration to reduce disruption to end users and mitigate risk; and secure the Army's Windows infrastructure.

Several Quest products will be used as part of the solution. Quest Reporter will be used for ongoing operations management reporting on Active Directory domains. Quest ActiveRoles Direct will be used to streamline user administration in Active Directory through role-based delegation. Quest migration products will be used to reduce the cost and effort involved in the process of migrating to Active Directory.

"Quest's solutions will provide the Army with tools to simplify infrastructure management and drive cost and business efficiency benefits for the organization," said Paul Garver, vice president of Quest Software Public Sector. "Quest is proud to have the opportunity to build on the company's long and successful infrastructure management history with the Army."

Quest solutions are already being used by the Army in a number of its Active Directory forests, including Army Korea, Army Europe, Continental United States (CONUS), Army National Guard, United States Military Academy at West Point and the Army Reserve. Quest Software is used to manage more than 1 million government user accounts, including those at the Department of State, Department of Agriculture and the Navy Medical Command.

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 18,000 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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