News and Events
Press Releases
QUEST SOFTWARE TO OFFER APPLICATION MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS FOR MICROSOFT .NET VIA AGREEMENTS WITH AVICODE
AVIcode Extends Quest's Application Management
Solutions to .NET Platform
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 25, 2006 – At the
Microsoft Management Summit 2006 Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:
QSFT) announced its entry into the Microsoft .NET
application management marketplace through a series of
commercial relationships with AVIcode, a privately held
firm. The transactions include agreements for product
distribution, joint research and development activities
and marketing and sales initiatives, and a Quest equity
investment in AVIcode, the terms of which are not being
disclosed.
Beginning next quarter, Quest will market and
distribute its version of AVIcode's Intercept Studio and
.NET Management Pack (Enterprise Edition) for Microsoft
Operations Manager 2005. These products will be
integrated with Quest's application management solutions
to deliver, manage, and control complex application
environments from end user to database.
"Microsoft .NET is the leading application
development environment, with more than 44 percent of
custom-developed applications being developed in .NET,
according to a recent Forrester report1," said Larry
Humphries, vice president, product management, Quest
Software.
"Forward-looking independent surveys show that as
many as 77 percent of organizations plan to migrate to
or build new applications with the .NET platform over
the next 12 months. We believe AVIcode's .NET
performance management solutions are the clear leaders
because of their superior diagnostic capabilities and
AVIcode's strong relationship with Microsoft. The
combination of MOM 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the
AVIcode solutions will help Quest customers ensure the
ongoing availability and performance of their critical
.NET applications."
The Quest performance management offering for .NET
will provide a consolidated real-time view of .NET
production applications, including health status
indicators and root cause analysis of connectivity
issues, security issues, code failures, and performance
degradations. The solution will operate in an always-on
state, automatically detecting application errors when
they occur while also pinpointing errors down to the
line of problem code. The offering will seamlessly
integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 so users can
easily pull up problem components in their development
environment.
"This collaboration enables us to better deliver
monitoring technology to the rapidly expanding .NET
marketplace," said Mike Curreri, CEO of AVIcode. "We are
pleased to announce this newest commitment to our
technology, and believe it is further evidence of our
leadership position in the application monitoring
space."
"Microsoft is pleased to see the development of this
relationship between two of our key partners," said
Felicity McGourty, director of Product Management and
Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "Together, Quest and
AVIcode are extending MOM 2005 even further for
monitoring and control of .NET applications, helping
customers benefit from a single integrated approach to
managing their environments."
# # #
About AVIcode
AVIcode, Inc. is the leading provider of .NET
application monitoring software. AVIcode's products are
designed to protect software investments by detecting
application errors before they impact business.
AVIcode's flagship product, Intercept Studio, operates
in an always-on state and detects code failures and
performance degradations of .NET applications in
real-time. AVIcode's technology simplifies application
maintenance and troubleshooting and dramatically reduces
defect resolution time. For more information, contact
AVIcode at 443.543.0030 or
info@avicode.com,
or visit the company Web site at
www.avicode.com.
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 Application
Advantage lets organizations deliver, manage and control
complex application environments. Only Quest provides
the deepest understanding of the application – from end
user to database. Quest Software can be found in offices
around the globe and at
www.quest.com.
# # #
Quest and Quest Software are registered trademarks
of Quest Software, Inc. The Quest Software logo and all
other Quest Software product or service names and
slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quest
Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
1. Trends 2006: Language And Platform Adoption,
Forrester Research, Inc., March 2006.
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 our
.NET application monitoring solutions and the prospects
for our commercial relationships with AVIcode. 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 December 31,
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.
All products and company names herein may be trademarks
of their respective owners
Press contact: Marty Brandwin, AVIcode (443)
543-0030,
marty.brandwin@AVIcode.com
|
FREE Evaluation Software