The dominance of the Windows platform makes the efficient management of the Windows environment a top priority for IT professionals. Following the recent acquisition of NetPro Computing, Inc., Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) today unveiled a product integration plan that brings together the products and expertise of both organizations to offer comprehensive, best-of-breed products for managing Windows, Active Directory, Exchange Server, SharePoint and SQL Server. Key decisions and integration strategies are outlined in a white paper available on www.quest.com.

“Post-acquisition integration is never easy,” said Steve Dickson, senior vice president of product management and marketing, Quest Software. “We, therefore, spent a great deal of time and effort in rationalizing the combined product lineup, and wanted to ensure that significant mission-critical capabilities were maintained. We sought to retain the best product functionality for each customer pain, and to carefully consider the impact on our customers before we elected to discontinue a product.”

Since the Windows infrastructure forms the foundation upon which applications, networks, messaging systems and desktops rely, Quest focused on the products that keep the Windows environment secure and available. Decisions on the product roadmap were made in the following key areas:

• Active Directory: Quest will move forward with several NetPro products, providing superior auditing and reporting, efficiency, and availability.
• Identity Management: Quest will expand its leadership position by continuing to develop key NetPro products for identity management and compliance.
• Compliance: Quest will enhance its robust portfolio with key NetPro products to provide better visibility, auditing and alerting, and change prevention.
• Exchange Server: Quest will integrate the best features from NetPro’s Exchange Server products and technologies into the existing Quest product line.
• SharePoint: NetPro’s early SharePoint development efforts will be integrated into the development of upcoming Quest products that support SharePoint.

Product support for discontinued products will continue through the end of 2009. In cases where Quest has made the decision to end the sales and development of a product, customers on current maintenance contracts will receive the go-forward product at no additional license cost.

“What is good news for NetPro and their customers is that they have gone into a very reputable fold,” said Scott Crawford, research director, Security and Risk Management, Enterprise Management Associates. “The fact that Quest intends to go out of its way to assure customers of both companies going forward should be viewed in the favorable light of Quest’s very positive track record in acquisition integration.”

Quest also plans to continue and expand The Experts Conference (TEC), an annual event founded by NetPro that features top experts in directory and identity management as well as Exchange Server. The conference fits well into Quest’s existing focus on community and expertise, and provides Quest with additional opportunities to interact with new and existing customers. TEC 2009 will be held March 22-25, 2009, in Las Vegas, and September 14-16, 2009, in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes predictions, estimates and other information relating to our acquisition of NetPro Computing, Inc. that might be considered forward-looking statements. 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: risks that the transaction or related integration activity may disrupt current plans, projects and operations; and our ability to recognize the benefits of the acquisition. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include: introducing quality products on a timely basis that satisfy customer requirements and achieve market acceptance; lengthy and variable sales cycles create difficulty in forecasting the timing of revenue; risks associated with significant foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; uncertainties relating to ongoing litigation and government investigations arising from our stock option investigation; competitive conditions in our various product areas; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business or that others may claim that we infringe upon their intellectual property rights; risks associated with the ability to retain existing personnel and recruit and retain qualified personnel; reductions or delays in information technology spending; changes in the demand for our products and services; inability to maintain or expand relationships with channel partners, value added resellers and systems integrators; difficulty of improving our infrastructure in order to be able to continue to grow; other risks inherent in software businesses; and other risks described from time to time in Quest’s filings with the SEC. 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 December 31, 2007, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 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.

Web Links Referenced in this Release:
Quest Software, Inc.: www.quest.com
White paper: http://www.quest.com/netpro
The Expert’s Conference: www.tec2009.com