Quest Software Carries the Torch with Accolades from Top Industry Publications

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT) was awarded six “2008 Editor’s Best Awards” and two “Community Choice Awards” from Penton Media’s SQL Server Magazine and Windows IT Pro. Quest was recognized with two gold, three silver and three bronze awards.

“Our voters and editors are tough, in-the-trenches critics,” says Jeff Lewis, group publisher of Windows IT Pro. “They demand solid value and performance from the products they use day after day. The 2008 Editor’s Best and Community Choice Award winners can feel proud that the products and services they develop have earned the respect and recognition of the IT world’s most knowledgeable and exacting professionals.”

Proving Quest’s commitment to providing the best Windows management solutions in the market today, Quest won an “Editor’s Best Award” in five categories:

Systems Management:

• ScriptLogic Active Administrator – Gold
• Quest ActiveRoles Server – Silver

SharePoint:

• Quest File Migrator for SharePoint – Gold

Database Monitoring and Performance:

• Quest Spotlight® on SQL Server Enterprise – Silver

Database Management:

• Quest Change Director for SQL Server – Silver

Backup and Recovery:

• Quest LiteSpeed™ for SQL Server – Bronze

Quest also won two bronze “Community Choice Awards” in the “Exchange Server Monitoring Tools” category for MessageStats™ and Spotlight® on Exchange.

“Technical excellence is Quest’s number one goal. We are committed to providing products that address our customers’ needs and help them derive the highest possible value from their enterprise IT,” says Aggie Haslup, vice president, worldwide marketing, Quest Software. “Being recognized by SQL Server Magazine and Windows IT Pro, publications important to our industry, validates the hard work we’ve put into developing our comprehensive suite of Microsoft products.”

For more information about Quest’s recent “Editor’s Best” and “Community Choice” wins, visit www.goldandsilverwinners.com.

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 and Vizioncore. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

Quest, Quest Software and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Web Links Referenced in this Release:

Active Administrator: www.quest.com/active-administrator/

Active Roles Server: www.quest.com/activeroles-server/

File Migrator for SharePoint: www.quest.com/file-migrator-for-sharepoint/

Spotlight on SQL Server: http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-sql-server-enterprise/

Change Director for SQL Server: www.quest.com/change-director-for-sql-server/

LiteSpeed for SQL Server: http://www.quest.com/litespeed-for-sql-server/

MessageStats: http://www.quest.com/messagestats/

Spotlight on Exchange: http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-exchange/