Quest Software's Database Management Leadership Recognized with Awards from Key Industry Publications

Business Wire, April 14, 2008

Company Praised for Database Development Thought Leadership and Innovative Solutions

DENVER -- Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) announced today that it has received editor's choice awards from two popular IT industry publications. First, IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group) SELECT Journal honored Steven Feuerstein, Oracle PL/SQL specialist for Quest, with the 2008 SELECT Journal Editor's Choice Award for his two-part article series, "Six Simple Steps to High Quality Coding." Second, Service Provider Weekly selected Quest's Benchmark Factory 4.7.1, a database workload simulation and scalability testing tool, as a winner for the Editor's Choice Award 2008 for proficiency and performance.

"These awards affirm Quest's reputation as a developer of industry-leading database management solutions by acknowledging our in-house experts' thought leadership and our product advancements. We are proud to have Steven, and other talented experts, constantly contributing to the database community," said Larry Humphries, vice president and general manager, Database Group, Quest Software. "In addition, Benchmark Factory's undeniable success as a scalability testing tool gives database administrators and IT managers the confidence that their database will always perform optimally, even under stressful conditions."

Steven Feuerstein has more than 26 years of experience and has written ten books on PL/SQL, including "Oracle PL/SQL Programming" and "Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices." After reviewing all of the IOUG SELECT Journal articles from the past year, the publication's editorial board chose Feuerstein as the one author who demonstrated the most excellence in a technical article.

Benchmark Factory 4.7.1 stress tests environments by simulating users and transactions on the database. In addition, the product has the capabilities to analyze and report on key statistical information in a real-time setting. Service Provider Weekly named Benchmark Factory one of its Editor's Choice products for 2008, touting the solution's ability to work with almost any database environment. The publication also highlights the product's ability to carry out important user load tests without the need to hire specialized personnel, an important benefit for IT departments with limited resources. The entire review can be found at: http://www.spweekly.com/issue1007.pdf.> 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 helps organizations deliver, manage and control complex database environments through award-winning products for Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase and MySQL. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

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