[March 31, 2004] U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command Chooses Quest Software to Manage Active Directory Forests IRVINE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- March 31, 2004 -- U.S. Army Purchases 375,000 Seats of Quest Software Products to Migrate and Manage Microsoft Infrastructure Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT), a leading provider of application management solutions, announced today that the U.S. Army Product Manager Business Enterprise Systems (PM BES), in coordination with the Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) and the Army's CIO/G-6 office, has selected Quest's Microsoft Management Solutions products for migrating and managing the command's Microsoft network infrastructure. NETCOM purchased 375,000 licenses of Quest Reporter, Quest ActiveRoles and Quest Migrator and associated consulting and mentoring services. NETCOM will implement Quest Reporter and Quest ActiveRoles for operations management of more than 10 Army Active Directory forests. Quest Reporter is being used to assess the current Microsoft Windows NT domains prior to migration to Active Directory and for ongoing operations management reporting of Active Directory. Quest ActiveRoles is being used for security lockdown of Active Directory through role-based delegation, Group Policy management and business rules. In addition, Quest Migrator will be used for the Army's migration from Windows NT to Active Directory and Exchange 2003. Quest Software has worked closely with NETCOM and the PM BES office and its predecessors since August 2000 to deliver scalable solutions that will simplify our Active Directory and Exchange Microsoft infrastructure in a secure manner and reduce related software, hardware and management costs, said Daniel Gilbert of FC Business Systems, a senior Active Directory specialist for the U.S. Army NETCOM. Additionally, the engagement with Quest will help minimize network migration-related disruption to end users and safeguard our Microsoft infrastructure. Quest Reporter, Quest Migrator and Quest ActiveRoles are currently in use in the Continental United States (CONUS), Europe, Korea and National Guard. Quest Software has more than 700,000 government end users including the Department of State, Department of Agriculture and the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). Particularly during war times, but certainly at all times, it is critical that the U.S. Army be able to simplify, automate and secure its Microsoft infrastructure, stated Paul Garver, vice president of Public Sector, Quest Software. Quest Software is pleased to support PM BES, NETCOM and the Army CIO's office by providing solutions and services that help ensure compliance with operational standards, centralize network management, and provide a fast, transparent migration to Active Directory and Exchange. NETCOM is a worldwide service-based organization providing one coherent vision for Army Information Management. NETCOM delivers seamless enterprise-level Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Information Technology common-user services to war-fighting forces in support of the Army, its service component commanders and combatant commanders. About Quest Software's Microsoft Management Solutions Quest Software, now including the people and products of Aelita Software, provides solutions that simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows server environments. Using Quest Software's solutions for Microsoft infrastructure management, companies can improve productivity, system availability and security. For more information on Quest Software's Microsoft Management Solutions group, please visit http://www.quest.com/microsoft. About Quest Software, Inc. Quest Software, Inc., a leader in application management, provides software for Application Confidence to 18,000 customers worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500. Quest products for database management, application performance management and Microsoft infrastructure management help customers develop, deploy, manage and maintain enterprise applications without expensive downtime or business interruption. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., 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. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]