Quest Software
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: QSFT) |
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| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California, USA |
| Key people | Vincent C. Smith, Board of directors; Executive Chairman Douglas F. Garn, President & CEO Scott Davidson, CFO |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Products | TOAD, Windows Management tools (Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, Systems Center, SQL Server, etc.), Database Tools (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, MySQL), Application Management (Java, .NET, Monitoring, etc.), and Virtualization. |
| Revenue | ▲$735.4 million USD (2008) |
| Net income | ▲$67.9 million USD (2008)[1] |
| Employees | ~3346 (Q1 2008) |
| Website | www.quest.com |
The computer-software manufacturer Quest Software (Quest Software, Inc.) (NASDAQ: QSFT), headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, dates from 1987. Quest develops, sells, and supports database management, Windows management, end-user service monitoring (Foglight products[2]), application management and virtualization management software products worldwide. Its products enable users to develop, deploy, and manage packaged and custom software applications, as well as associated software infrastructure components, such as databases, application servers, operating systems and hypervisors. The company also provides consulting, training, and support services. Quest sells its products and services through its direct sales organization as well as through a variety of partners and resellers worldwide. Quest's virtualization business is serviced primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries Vizioncore and Provision Networks.
Quest's application management products focus in the ERP, Java EE and Microsoft .NET market spaces. Database management tools include support for MySQL, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, and Oracle. In the field of computer systems management, the Big Brother product[3] monitors and reports on activities across multiple nodes. In the Windows infrastructure management arena, products cater to Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, Windows, System Center and directory service migration users.
Quest Software is a member of the Interop Vendor Alliance.
[edit] References
- ^ "Company Profile for Quest Software Inc (QSFT)". http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=QSFT&page=quotesearch. Retrieved on 2008-09-30.
- ^ http://www.quest.com/application-and-service-management/
- ^ Review of Big Brother at http://www.networkcomputing.com/showitem.jhtml?articleID=47900819&pgno=6
[edit] External links
- Quest Softwareheadquarters in Aliso Viejo, California
- Foglight Application Management
- Quest Management Shell for Active Directory based on Windows PowerShell
- Freeware edition of Toad - Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 & MySQL
- Professional edition of Big Brother
- Discovery Wizard for Sharepoint Freeware
- Spotlight on MySQL Freeware
- Benchmark Factory for Databases Freeware
