Quest Software Press Coverage

Mapping User Access: Is Necessity the Mother of Quest's Invention?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Not All NetPro Products Given Quest Software Pink Slip

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Software Announces Which NetPro Products Stay, Go

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Enterprise single sign-on: It's simple economics

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's Jackson Shaw discusses the common challenges for single sign-on.

Quest/NetPro: Two Classy Organizations Are Now One

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Software Takes NetPro While Little Guys Strategize

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Grabs NetPro to Strengthen Windows Management Ware

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

End of the One Size Fits All DBMS?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's Guy Harrison examines the future of relational database management systems in two parts. This second part discusses the enterprise-level "customized database design" proposals of Mike Stonebraker and team.

Applications Insight - J2EE Application Servers 10 Years On

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison looks at the Java EE application server landscape over its first decade.

SQL Server Drill Down - The Involuntary DBA

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline makes a case that Microsoft's corporate culture contributes to IT projects that devalue the DBA.

Dimtry Sotnikov Discusses PowerGUI With Jeff James at TechEd 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

In this video interview at TechEd 2008 in Orlando, Quest's Dmitry Sotnikov sat down with Windows IT Pro's Jeff James to discuss PowerGUI and the PowerShell community.

The Philosophy of PL/SQL - SPODification, A Fitness Regime for Your Code

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Steven Feuerstein discusses how you can avoid hard-coding (and why you should), coining a new acronym along the way.

Is the Next DBMS Revolution Looming?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's Guy Harrison examines the future of relational database management systems in two parts. This first part introduces so-called "cloud" databases.

SQL Server Drill Down - The Long Shadow of SQL Server 2000

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline discusses how Microsoft's ending of mainstream support for SQL Server 2000 is impacting companies migration plans.

Applications Insight - Google's Entry into the Cloud Computing Land Grab

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison takes a first look at Google App Engine.

Shining a Light on Application Performance in Virtual Environments

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Kyle Welsh, vice president of technology services of BECU, speaks to SearchSoftwareQuality.com’s Colleen Frye about how Quest Foglight has helped BECU’s IT department become a trusted partner to the business and also provides the organization a single pane of glass to the entire infrastructure. The article also features comments from Quest’s director of product marketing, Kent Mingus.

Archiving E-mail Effectively

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Quest's director of technical strategy, Peter terSteeg, was interviewed in this article about the issues of losing e-mail and why it's important for organizations to proactively archive their e-mail content.

Management Packs Boost New Microsoft Capabilities

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article, by Michelle Savage discusses the announcements related to Microsoft's System Center products, including the cross-platform management extensions for Operations Manager 2007 and how Quest is working with Microsoft to build upon these extensions.

Applications Insight - Amazon Establishes Early Lead in Cloud Computing

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison discusses the rise of cloud computing services, particularly Amazon's advancements - along with a late-breaking announcement from Google.

Quest Software and System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Mike Bowe and Paul Ghostline of Quest Software talk with Microsoft's Martin Buckley about working with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions and the new opportunities Quest is seeing.

What I Learned at RSA 2008 (Part One)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses Quest's new enterprise single sign-on solution as well as its focus on identity and access management.

Exclusive Insights from Security Solutions Leaders

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Quest's Jackson Shaw discusses how Quest can help financial institution with their identity and access mangement needs.

Quest fills single sign-on gap

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article includes a coversation between Quest's Jackson Shaw and John Fontana about the new enterprise single sign-on product and how it fits into Quest overall identity and access management strategy.

Programmer's Paradise Announces 'Riding the Crest' and 2007 Partner of the Year Awards

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article announced Quest's recognition as Programmer's Paradise Partner of the Year for 2007. The following Quest products also won three awards in the Database Infrastructure World View: Toad for Oracle, Quest Central and Spotlight.

SharePoint Recovery - Avoid a SharePoint Resume Generating Event

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's own Adam Woodruff is about proactively preparing for a SharePoint accident.

Applications Insight - OpenSocial Aims to Open Up Social Networks

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison discusses Google's OpenSocial API, including its role in opening up social networks and as an emerging platform for small-scale developers, and its Web services model.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server 2008 is Packed with Interesting New Features

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline discusses the features of SQL Server 2008 that he is most looking forward to.

Making Your IT Department More Attractive to Women

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT

CIO.com quotes Quest's vice president of global information services, Carol Fawcett, in an article about women in IT. Carol commented about how the visibility of existing women employees can play a part in determining the company's philosophy about women in IT.

Six (More) Ways to Recruit Women

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Carol Fawcett, Quest's vice president of global information services, was quoted in an article about women in IT for CIO.com. Carol suggested organizations that women should use when researching whether or not a company is women-friendly.

Identity Management Critical for Security, Government IT Shops Say

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the results of an identity management survey funded by Quest's Public Sector division. The survey shows that national security is important to respondents and there are government funding issues that arise when IT in government agencies are trying to implement identity management solutions.

National Security Trumps Personal Privacy, Government IT Pros Say

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This InformationWeek article discusses the results of a government identity management survey that Quest Public Sector division conducted. Results showed that government IT pros are concerned about identity management and feel that it will become more important in the years to come.

Applications Insight - Development as a Service with Salesforce.com

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison takes a critical look at Salesforce.com's "Force.com" development-as-a-service (DaaS) offering and its implications.

From 30,000 Feet - Musings on 11g and the Real World

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Mike Ault discusses some interesting poll statistics including who's still running Oracle 8i, 9i and 10g.

Take Control of SharePoint: Here's How

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Adam Woodruff, solutions architect at Quest, wrote an article for .Net Developer's Journal about how organizations can manage and maintain their users' SharePoint sites.

Applications Insight - Oracle Fusion: Not Your Father’s ERP Application

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison gives his impressions of early demos of Oracle's Fusion next-generation application platform.

New Product Showcase - LiteSpeed for SQL Server 4.8.3

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

LiteSpeed for SQL Server was featured in SearchSQLServer.com’s New Product Showcase for 2008. The SQL Server product showcase displays new third-party tools to help database administrators and developers optimize their SQL Server processes.

New Product Showcase - Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise 2.0

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise was featured in SearchSQLServer.com’s New Product Showcase for 2008. The article notes that a user can get advanced features to optimize database performance monitoring, diagnostics and issue resolution activities using Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise.

Applications Insight - Virtualizing the Desktop

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison looks at the emerging trend of desktop virtualization.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server Forecast for 2008

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Quest's Kevin Kline gazes into his crystal ball and predicts the SQL Server trends that will emerge or solidify in 2008.

India Faces the Quality Challenge

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Quest's Steven Feuerstein believes that India is going to face the same outsourcing challenges that we faced in the West. This "wake-up call" article argues that the best way to fight back is to focus on code quality - again paralleling what the West had to learn the hard way.

Applications Insight - The Future of Application Interfaces

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison looks at how we might be interacting with our computers tomorrow and far into the future.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server Upgrade Disconnect?

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline wonders whether Microsoft truly understands the issues of DBAs in the trenches.

From 30,000 Feet - Will the Initial Release of Oracle 11g Meet Expectations?

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Mike Ault muses on the quality challenges of Oracle 11g.

Applications Insight - Application Development 2007 Gets More Agile

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison discusses the improvements that agile software development methodologies have brought companies.

Oracle and SQL Server: The new Odd Couple?

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Kevin Kline, Director of Technology, SQL Server is interviewed by Mark Brunelli and asked what his thoughts are regarding the relationship between Oracle and SQL Server

2007 PASS Community Summit: SQL Server, Orange Vests and the Blue Bear

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Jeff James discusses his interview with Billy Bosworth, Vice President and General Manager of SQL Server business unit at Quest Software. He recounts the conversation and discusses the more aggressive move that Quest is making in the SQL Server space.

OPP 2007 East Keynote

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Andrew Martinez writes about his experience at OPP 2007. He comments on Steven Feuerstein’s keynote address and praises Steven’s unique perspective in the market.

OPP 2007 East – Session 5 – Quest Software’s PL/SQL Code Tester

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

After seeing a demonstration of Quest’s Code Tester for Oracle at OPP 2007 and being impressed by the features offered Martinez suggests that readers should take a look at a demo.

SQL Server Drill Down - Spying SQL Server 2008 from the Crow's Nest at PASS

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline explains the benefits of attending the PASS 2007 Community Summit.

Quest's Toad Leapfrogs Into Data Analysis

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The author discusses Quest’s announced release of Toad for Data Analysis and describes why Toad users need the tool and some of the features that the new product includes.

Quest Announces Toad for Data Analysis

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Quest’s release of Toad for Data Analysis was announced in the Database Trends & Applications feature, 5 MINUTE BRIEFING: Data Integration. The article explains which Toad users will benefit from this tool.

Applications Insight - Google Gears, the iPhone, and the Future of Mobile Applications

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison looks at how trends in Web development and mobile devices are intersecting.

SQL Server Drill Down - Building Better Betas: Microsoft Revises its Approach to CTPs

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline discusses how Microsoft's Community Technology Preview program is evolving with SQL Server Katmai.

Microsoft Awards Top Partners in 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In this article discussing the Microsoft Partner awards, Quest was mentioned first as a repeat winner for Global ISV of the Year.

Getting Inside the Optimizer – Part 2

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In the second part of his review of Toad's SQL Optimizing tool Steve Callan reviews more benefits that the tool offers and makes several conclusions: "You don’t have to accept what Oracle (or a third party tool) does in terms of an execution plan recommendation and you can learn interesting coding techniques by examining different SQL statement scenarios"

Planning for Longhorn’s harvest

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In this GCN article, Quest's Jackson Shaw is quoted on the release of Windows Server 2008.

Quest's buy of ScriptLogic good news for Windows users

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Dave Kearns discusses how Quest has a strong acquisition background and that ScriptLogic has always been his favorite scripting tool for Windows.

Vendors Bask in TechEd Spotlight

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The author discusses Quest’s announced releases of Change Director for SQL Server, Quest Performance Analysis for SQL Server and Toad for SQL Server at TechEd 2007.

Applications Insight - The State of the Web Development Language Market

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison takes a measure of the true adoption levels of modern Web development languages, all hype aside.

The Philosophy of PL/SQL - SQL is Bad But We Still Need it

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Steven Feuerstein asserts (and proves) that SQL has fundamental problems, and then discusses the implications.

Getting Inside the Optimizer

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Steve Callan takes a look at Toad's SQL Optimizer tool, he explains how the feature helps professionals actually become better programmers as a result of using the tool.

Acquisition Will Likely Lead to a Large Footprint in the Windows Market

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Buying ScriptLogic

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Quest pays $90M cash for ScriptLogic

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the acquisition of ScriptLogic and recent product releases from each company.

Quest Software to acquire ScriptLogic for $90 mln in cash

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Toad World Portal Reaches the 15,000 Membership Mark

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Database Trends and Applications announces in their 5 Minute Briefing the success that Toad World has seen since its launch in late 2006.

Quest Introduces New Software

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article reviews the news that Quest announced at Microsoft’s TechEd 2007, including the release of Change Director for SQL Server, Performance Analysis for SQL Server, Toad for SQL Server and the availability of the Quest Management Suite for SQL Server.

Quest snaps up Windows tool maker ScriptLogic

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Quest to buy ScriptLogic for $90M

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Article discussing announcement of ScriptLogic acquisition.

Quest Upgrades SQL Server 2005 Offerings

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

David Kopf writes about Quest’s ongoing support for Microsoft and SQL Server with the release of three major products at TechEd.

ISVs Launch New Products For Microsoft's Latest Software

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The author outlines the major announcements at TechEd including the release of Change Director for SQL Server, Performance Analysis for SQL Server, and Toad for SQL Server along with new features that the products offer.

TechEd Part 3: SQL Server Today and Tomorrow

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

After discussing his meeting about policy-based management with Kevin Kline and Billy Bosworth from Quest, Stephen Wynkoop announced the recent release of Change Director for SQL Server and the upcoming release of InTrust for Databases in his newsletter. He cites these products as proof that SQL Server is evolving and that more “heavy lifting” is being done with SQL Server

Quest Software Unveils Change Director for SQL Server; New Features for Performance Analysis for SQL Server, Toad for SQL Server 3.0

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The 5 Minute Briefing announces the release of several Quest products and recounts a conversation with Kevin Kline, director of technology for SQL Server solutions at Quest about the importance of these releases along with major industry trends.

Microsoft SharePoint service providers are scarce, despite potential size of market

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how quickly the SharePoint market is growing and the need for customization. Quest Development Studio for SharePoint has been introduce to help this need.

The Power of PowerShell

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how Redmond readers feel about PowerShell. Dmitry Sotnikov was quoted and PowerGUI.org is highlighted.

"Admins are pretty busy already," says Dmitry Sotnikov, new product research manager at Quest Software Inc. and a member of the PowerGUI forum. He has been using PowerShell for more than a year now. "Just learning another scripting syntax has a steep learning curve, but once you get past that transition, you're golden."

SQL 2005 Backups using LiteSpeed

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Don Schlichting gives a comprehensive view of LiteSpeed for SQL Server in this product review. The reviewer walks the user through a basic installation of the software, how to backup using this tool and some of the more interesting features offered. In the end he concludes “LiteSpeed from Quest Software is a great tool for creating and managing backups. The speed and compression algorithms are impressive. In addition to the tools shown, LiteSpeed also has tools for Activity Logging either locally or to a repository.”

Applications Insight - Flex and Flash Still Drive Richest Web Experience

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison discusses how the Flex SDK will help Adobe continue to advance Flash as a critical Internet technology.

From 30,000 Feet - Automation No Substitute for Real Knowledge

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Mike Ault reminds us that efforts to automate database management are no substitute for real knowledge and experience.

Author Mike Ault sizes up the new Oracle Database 11g

Fri, 04 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In this podcast, Mike Ault was interviewed by Tim DiChiara at Collaborate 2007, about the highly anticipated release of Oracle 11g and discusses Oracle Database 11g's new SQL replay and memory management capabilities and much more.

Quest Strengthens Exchange, Active Directory Tools

Wed, 02 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the new InTrust Plug-in for Exchange and new version of Recovery Manager for Active Directory. The Plug-in allows organizations to audit and track all Exchange activity and Recovery Manager now includes the full spectrum of Active Directory recovery - granluar objects to forest-wide recovery.

Quest Compliance Suite: Follow The Rules

Tue, 01 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how the Quest Compliance Suite for Windows can help organizations ensure regulatory compliance and adhere to IT best practices. The Compliance Suite consists of the Compliance Portal, InTrust, InTrust for Active Directory and Reporter.

Seeing Your Application Through Your End Users’ Eyes

Tue, 01 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's John Spirko discusses the perspective gap between IT professionals and end users, and the role that end-user experience management is playing in ensuring the success of Web-based applications.

SQL Server Drill Down - Looking at SQL Server 2005 Adoption Rates

Tue, 01 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline looks at the adoption rate of SQL Server 2005 and its implications.

Applications Insight - ODF is More Than a .DOC Alternative

Tue, 01 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison compares the Open Document Format standard with Microsoft's present and future Office document standards.

Quest Software Unveils Public Beta of Project Watson

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The beta for “Project Watson” was announced in the 5 MINUTE BRIEFING: Oracle by DBTA. The author highlights that the new solution will have the ability to define relationships; gather and understand where the data resides; and query, export, publish and automate the reports for the business community.

Quest Code Tester for Oracle

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Steven Callan marks the "day of salvation" for PL/SQL Developers with the release of Quest® Code Tester for Oracle, and in his review notes how this tool can benefit Developers, DBAs, QA Testers, Managers and eventually the customer with its automated testing features. "This tool has the potential to save you numerous hours by allowing you to develop a reusable test repository that can be easily configured/modified from project to project."

PL/SQL do's and don't's: Five questions with Steven Feuerstein

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

SearchOracle.com asked Steven Feuerstein – a Quest PL/SQL Evangelist and a leading expert on Oracle PL/SQL programming who has written 10 books on the subject -- five questions based on his Collaborate '07 presentation titled "Ten things you should never in PL/SQL." This article is a summary of his answers.

Quest unveils tools for managing Active Directory, Exchange

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This article by John Fontana discusses the latest enhancements to Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory and the new Quest InTrust Plug-in for Exchange.

“It is possible for the forest to be corrupted and many customers are looking for an insurance policy,” says Jackson Shaw, senior director of product management for Quest. “The ability to recover a forest from a known set of backups is technically challenging.”

Quest Freeware Product Puts a Familiar, GUI Face on PowerShell

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In this article, author Anne Grubb disscusses the new PowerGUI and PowerGUI.org community. PowerGUI is a freeware graphical user interface that will help Windows PowerShell users work with an learn PowerShell. The online community is also available for discussions and to share scripts.

Avion adopts Quest's Toad for Oracle to improve Army Database efficiency

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The article explains how Avion, a Quest customer that uses Toad for Oracle, was able to increase productivity and over all efficiency with several critical U.S. Army projects involving Oracle database issues not easily resolvable using native database development tools.

Partners and rivals announce products at MS Management Summit

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

In this article, author Eric Lai mentions Quest's support for Operations Manager 2007 and the introduction of the Windows PowerShell graphical user interface, PowerGUI and online community, PowerGUI.org.

SQL Server Performance Monitoring and Management Tools

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

A competitive review of Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise vs Idera’s SQL Diagnostic Manager appeared in the April issue of SQL Server Magazine. The author, John Green, wrote that “Both of these products are usable and effective…Spotlight has the edge here with its Console/Diagnostic Server architecture. Combined with the ability to create very high-level summary views of the health of the largest database farm, the largest installations may look to Quest.”

Applications Insight - Lessons Learned on the Quest for the Ultimate PIM

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Guy Harrison examines the open-source Chandler personal information manager and the case study it provides into the pitfalls of the software development process.

SQL Server Drill Down - Thinking about Certification in the SQL Server Community

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

This column by Quest's Kevin Kline discusses the value of certification for SQL Server professionals.

OPP2007: Test-a-Thon

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Alex Nuijten reported the result of the PL/SQL Programming Test-A-Thon. He announced that “Filipe Silva from Porto, Portugal was the one who completed the most exercises including part of the bonus-exercises. He used QCTO to participate in the Test-a-Thon and what really amazed me is that it was his first time using the tool (or so he said ;) ).”

Quest Software Prizes up for Grabs

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article outlined the details of a Quest competition that required competitors to submit a short poem or limerick. The best five would win free licenses for Toad for Oracle Xpert edition and LiteSpeed for SQL Server.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server Katmai: A New Approach to New Releases

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month, Kevin discusses the evolving Community Technology Preview process for SQL Server releases.

Applications Insight - The Ruby on Rails Paradigm Shift

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month, Guy discusses the rise of the Ruby on Rails Web development framework.

Cross Platform Tools Ease Identity Management

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the growing need to manage heterogeneous environments. It talks about the solution of using Active Directory to manage these environments and explains how Quest's Vintela Authentication Services extends the reach of Windows.

Mike Ault's Oracle 'good practices'

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Defining Oracle “good practices” is a difficult process, explained Oracle expert, Mike Ault in this SearchOracle.com series. The reason why the author went on to explain is that there are always exceptions for each good practice. This series covers the following six categories: Oracle environment, Oracle backup, failover and disaster recovery, Oracle system security, Oracle design practices, Oracle coding practice, and Oracle performance management and tuning.

What's Wrong with My Wheel?

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Sean McCown investigated companies that are vying for the SQL Server backup and recovery market in this blog and stated, “Frankly, I enjoy the freedom that the REAL database backup tools give me. That holds especially true with LiteSpeed. I just don't know why anybody would choose anything else. Sure, some of the others are cheaper, but the object-level recovery alone is worth its weight in gold…And I'll let you guys in on a little secret... LiteSpeed is the ONLY backup solution in the world with object-level recovery for SQL Server.”

Manteca Adopts Quest Password Manager

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

T.H.E. Journal announced that the Manteca Unified School District in Northern California has implemented Password Manager from Quest Software to automate its password management. The feature included a quote from Sean Colt, director of IT at Manteca USD, stating, “Quest's roadmap with Password Manager perfectly matches our direction toward Microsoft Vista. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Quest and expect to achieve full ROI from our Password Manager purchase in less than one year.”

User tips: How to stop SharePoint backup woes

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Computerworld covered the challenge of ensuring application recoverability in the typical SharePoint environment. Author Jim Damoulakis mentioned that Quest will introduce Recovery Manager for SharePoint, a tool designed to enable individual object recovery from SQL database backups.

Increasing productivity with TOAD for Oracle

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Sreeram Surapaneni discussed using Toad for Oracle 9.0 from the perspective of the database administrator (DBA) in this article and highlighted some of his favorite features and discussed how Toad improves his productivity and visibility into the database.

Never Assume, Always Test

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

A blog posting on Technology.amis.nl, Alex Nuijten mentioned that he has started preparing for the Oracle PL/SQL Programming Test-A-Thon. Alex noted that he was testing his code with Quest Code Tester for Oracle, and said that he plans to discuss the product in future postings.

A different kind of programming contest

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Jon Emmons, a prominent Oracle blogger features the Oracle Development Tools User Group PL/SQL Test-A-Thon for Quest Code Tester for Oracle and gives a brief description of the event.

Review: Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This review of Site Administrator for SharePoint appeared in the February issue of Windows IT Pro. Version 1.5 received 4 out of 5 stars and the reviewer stated that it would be beneficial for administrators that want to simplify management of SharePoint.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server Forecast for 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month, Kevin predicts how IT trends will impact SQL Server in 2007.

Applications Insight - SAS Delivers the 'I' in 'BI'

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month, Guy examines the impact SAS has had on Business Intelligence (BI).

Review: Spotlight on SQL Server 5.7

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Spotlight on SQL Server 5.7 received 4½ stars out of 5 in this review and the author stated: “Without Spotlight on SQL Server, you would have to glean data from Perfmon, SQL Profiler, and a handful of ninja-caliber admin scripts. Spotlight in SQL Server, however, presents this data in graphical form, making it easy to distill mounds of data with the click of a mouse.”

Performance Management 101 for WebLogic Portal

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the performance management challenges of WebLogic Portal and provides a starting point for tuning performance bottlenecks in portal applications. It was written by Rini Gahir, senior product marketing manager in the applications group at Quest.

Systems management enters new era

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses new tools and trends in systems management. It notes that some of the new technologies moving into the enterprise are advanced provisioning, discovery, data collection, configuration management databases, as well as horizontal capabilities such as virtualization and Web services. Tyler Jewell, senior director of product marketing at Quest, is quoted.

A New Vista for Your Office?

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article is GCN’s expansive review of Microsoft Windows Vista. The story features a sidebar checklist, provided by Quest’s Steve Dickson and Dmitry Sotnikov, of items IT administrators need to consider before upgrading to Windows Vista.

GOLD AWARD: LiteSpeed for SQL Server 4.6

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

LiteSpeed 4.6 was recognized by the editors at SearchSQLServer.com as the winner of the 2006 “TechTarget Product of the Year Award” in the Backup and Recovery Category.

Upgrade of the Year: Microsoft Exchange

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This article states that the upgrade to Microsoft Exchange 2007 will have a significant impact on federal agency system administrators. Steve Lawrence, Quest’s director of federal sales, and Quest customer Chris Hunt from U.S. Army’s European Command (USAREUR) were both quoted in the article. The article notes that USAREUR is using Quest Software in their large-scale effort to migrate to Exchange 2003. As expert sources, Steve and Chris both state that any migrations to Exchange 2007 will be motivated by a strong business reason and will be time-consuming.

Enhancing Exchange

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

As a companion to this story, GCN published “Enhancing Exchange” detailing the use of third-party software for migration. Chris Hunt from USAREUR discussed Quest products, particularly MessageStats, in this story as well. In addition, the story featured a screenshot of MessageStats.

SQL Server Drill Down - My SQL Server New Year's Resolutions

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month, Kevin makes some professional resolutions for the coming year.

Applications Insight - .NET 3.0 Poised for Success

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends & Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month, Guy examines the strides made by the .NET platform in its 3.0 release.

Network Integration: Keeping Traffic in the Fast Lane

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

In a case study on Quest customer Inergy Automotive in Baseline Magazine, Quest Active Roles Server was mentioned. Inergy said that is simplified Active Directory account creation and management for the company and the number of full-time employees required for domain administration dropped from 15 to three.

Deft Consolidation

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses using server virtualization as a consolidation tool for federal agencies. Quest customer Matthew Lutz from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) talks about OSD’s use of Quest’s migration tools to help the department consolidate 1,400 servers across 14 organizations.

SQL Server Drill Down - The Year in Review and Year to Come for SQL Server 2005

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month, Kevin reviews the year's high points and looks ahead to 2007.

Applications Insight - Sun and Oracle Approach Grid Computing Very Differently

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month, Guy compares how two industry heavyweights view grid computing.

Quest Software and Toad for Oracle

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Steve Callan gave a glowing review of Toad for Oracle 9.0 and recommended that anyone that has the means to get Toad should do so.

No Enterprise Rush to Newest Microsoft Products

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This article by Peter Galli of eWeek discusses the launch of Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint 2007. Quest is mentioned as a partner and that its products will support both of these new versions of Microsoft products.

Quest releases tool for SharePoint migration

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This coverage from Microsoft IT Forum disccusses Quest's latest product in its SharePoint solutions. Quest Public Folder Migrator for SharePoint automates the migration of Exchange public folders the SharePoint.

Microsoft shells out admin power

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This coverage resulting from Microsoft IT Forum talks about how Quest will integrate Microsoft PowerShell into ActiveRoles Server.

IT Management ConCall: Q&A with Larry Humphries

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Larry Humphries was interviewed by Theo Ludwick from ITManagement.com on the state of the Applications market and how Quest factors in to that.

Podcast: Expert says PL/SQL change needed in Oracle 11g

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This podcast was produced during Oracle OpenWorld 2006 and in the interview, Steven Feuerstein talked about why he believed people are too accepting of bugs in code and explains where developers can get a free download of his new code-testing tool.

Quest Unveils Toad for Oracle 9

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This newsletter announced the release of Toad for Oracle 9.0 and highlighted some of the new features.

Don’t Miss a Beat

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

David Stodder from Intelligent Enterprise takes a look at industry trends with regard to Database Management, he quotes Mike Ault, a Quest expert and concludes that the “biggest advance shaking up database systems is XML” and “with demand rising to support more users with increasingly real-time data, scalability is a huge concern.”

Applications Insight - Mash-Ups Deliver What Web Services Only Promised

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications Magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month, Guy compares popular Web 2.0 'mash-ups' to Web Services.

SQL Server Drill Down - Microsoft Is Bringing BI to the Masses

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month, Kevin speaks with Microsoft's Bill Baker about the evolution of Business Intelligence capabilities in SQL Server.

Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades San Francisco

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This broadcast covers the Oracle OpenWorld 2006 trade show in San Francisco and features an interview with Jeff Smith a Toad product specialist as well as shots of the Quest booth and other Oracle OpenWorld news.

Breaking News - First Report from Oracle OpenWorld

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article highlights some of the news at Oracle OpenWorld, including the release of Toad for Oracle 9.0 and some of the new features offered with this release.

Managing Linux, the Windows way

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in InfoWorld, this article discusses Quest’s approached to simplified Identity Management based on Active Directory. The journalist, Neil McAllister expressed positive thoughts on our strategy: ‘Personally, I think this is brilliant. It eliminates bottlenecks and reduces IT drudgery, and does so in a sane way using proven tools. I'm sure that many admins on mixed Windows/Linux networks will be thrilled to discover it.’

Quest Expands Features in Active Directory Tool

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article, appearing in SearchWinIT.com (TechTarget) also discusses how Quest simplifies identity management with new end-user provisioning and cross-platform identity integration tools. Quest customer, Chris Shannon of First Merchant Corp was quoted on his company's use of ActiveRoles Server.

'The more users you have, the more problems you have in terms of what group or individual has access to what,' said Shannon, whose IT team supports 1,500 users across 130 servers. 'A lot of the team's time is spent setting up and decommissioning users. Quest's tools can just do it for you, when it's supposed to happen instead of you saying, 'Oh yeah, I have to remember to de-provision that user or group.''

Quest’s Toad Now Can Take on Mainframes

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article announces the release of Toad 2.0 for DB2, which now allows users to work with the same feature sets against DB2 for z/OS as they do against DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows implementations.

Quest Software Announces Enhanced Toad for IBM DB2 Freeware

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Database Trends and Applications, this article announces the collaboration between Quest and IBM to bundle “Developer in a Box” and covers some of the new features the freeware version provides.

Quest Upgrades Windows, Linux, Unix Integration Tools to Focus on ID Services

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in NetworkWorld, this article discusses how Quest simplifies identity management based on Active Directory. Quest ActiveRoles Server 6.0 now has automated de-provisioning and change approval capabilities. Quest's Vintela Authentication Services 3.1 has the new Unix Idenity Migration Wizard and Ownership Alignment tool to help with migrating Unix/Linux identities to Active Directory.

SQL Server Drill Down - Notification Services in SQL Server 2005 is Under-Utilized

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline. This month Kevin sheds light on SQL Server Notification Services (SSNS).

Applications Insight - As Virtualization Technology Improves, Its Application Will Expand

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison. This month Guy looks at the future of virtualization technology.

No Warts on Quest’s Toad

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Toad for DB2 2.0 is featured in SD Times newsletter 'News on Monday' and discusses some of the new features in the latest release

Quest Ships SharePoint Admin Tool

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article in Redmond discusses the newest product from Quest for SharePoint management. Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint helps IT to discover, understand and manage SharePoint environments.

Quest Tool Aims to Tame SharePoint

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Software next week will release management tools to help corporate users bring order to their Microsoft SharePoint rollouts. Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint lets users discover all the SharePoint sites on their network, report on their contents and usage patterns, and set up centralized policies for such tasks as storage limits and access permissions.

Are you Planning for what Microsoft will be Selling?

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Software today announced that the Army had agreed to spend $4 million on its programs. What does Quest make? Windows management software. Why did it cause a lightbulb to go off? Because with Windows Vista in the offing, Exchange 2007 on the horizon and Windows Longhorn (the server OS) looming soon thereafter, agencies face a potentially busy 18-24 months of Windows/Exchange/Active Directory overhaul.

Applications Insight - Wikipedia, Wikis and Web 2.0

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

SQL Server Drill Down - Tool Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

U.S. Army Taps Quest for Windows Management Tools

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article talks about the U.S. Army's decision to buy Quest products including Quest Reporter, Quest ActiveRoles Direct and Active Directory migration products to help it manage and secure its Windows infrastructure, including an Active Directory implementation that governs almost 1 million users.

Quest Adds Project Management to Notes to Exchange Migration Tools

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article appearing in NetworkWorld discusses the new capabililities in version 4.0 of Quest Notes Migrator for Exchange. Project management, task scheduling and advanced reporting with the Quest MessageStats Report Pack for Lotus Notes Migration. Quest has migrated one million Notes mailboxes to date.

Tuning .NET, Part Two

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Part One (Aug. 3, 2006) discussed management challenges that organizations face as they implement .NET platforms for enterprise applications. Part Two expands the discussion, focusing on tools that impact end-user response times, browser-level performance, network latency and server performance. Quest's new .NET application management solutions -- Quest Management Pack for .NET and Foglight for .NET -- are included.

Get ready for Exchange Server 2007 with a tool check

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This SearchExchange.com article discusses the need to have the correct Exchange tools for the upcoming Exchange 2007 launch. Quest MessageStats, Quest Spotlight on Exchange, Quest Recovery Manager for Exchange and Quest Archive Manager were mentioned as popular Quest products to help manage Exchange.

SharePoint and Public Folders, Part 2: Migration Options

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article appearing in Windows IT Pro's Exchange & Outlook Update Newsletter, highlights Quest's upcoming SharePoint migration tool. The author states that he is impressed with the demo he has seen of the product.

SQL Server Drill Down - SQL Server Embraces the 'Glasnost' of the Blogosphere

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Extending Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to Linux and UNIX with Quest Management Xtensions for MOM

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Dell Power Solutions Magazine, this article by Quest's Paul Barcoe-Walsh shows how companies can extend Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) to Linux and UNIX. Using Quest Management Xtensions for MOM, administrators can seamlessly manage these platforms from within MOM and leverage their existing investment and expertise in MOM.

Applications Insight - The Shifting Economics of the Software Business

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

The Best of TechEd 2006

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article reviews the winners of the “Best of The Award” which includes Spotlight on SQL Server.

Rock Stars

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Quest had three products announced as winners of the 2006 editors’ choice awards. The article reviews all winners this year such as LiteSpeed for SQL Server which was the platinum winner for Backup and Recovery tools, Quest SQL Turbo^TM which won Platinum in the category of Database Development; and Quest Speed Coefficient^® 2.0 which won Gold in the category of Performance and Monitoring.

Special Delivery

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how vital managing e-mail is to organizations today, especially the need to monitor and report. Quest customer, Scott Bueffel of Con-way, Inc. is quoted in the article. Bueffel uses Quest MessageStats and Spotlight on Exchange to monitor and report on his Exchange environment.

Validate Your Way to High Quality PL/SQL Code

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's Steve Hilker and Steve Stover appeared in the July 14 issue of DM Review's DM Direct newsletter. It discusses the key facets of PL/SQL code validation and presents a framework for implementing a successful code validation process.

Quest brings sweet simplicity to database benchmarking

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

A product review of Benchmark Factory where the author states 'One of my favorite features is Benchmark Factory’s host of pre-built standard benchmarks. With just a few clicks, you can load a standard TPC-C (Transaction Processing Performance Council Benchmark C), choose from a variety of other predefined tests, or create your own. Configuring and running these benchmarks is a snap; creating all the necessary objects is just as easy.'

E-mail Management: Controlling Content Chaos

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how vital managing e-mail is to organizations today, especially the need to archive critical content. Quest customer, John Graf of Kalypsys is quoted in the article. Graf uses Quest Archive Manager for compliance and as a knowledge management tool.

Applications Insight - Does Microsoft Want to Replace SQL?

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

SQL Server Drill Down - Reporting Services Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Developer’s Notebook

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article announces the release of Toad 2.0 for MySQL and highlights some of the new featuers

Eight key tools for Oracle apps developers

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article teaches developers the eight tools they need for developing Oracle Apps and Toad for Oracle is features along with the quote 'About nine years back [Toad] really changed things a lot, and over two years it improved so much,' Sridhar Bogelli, chief executive officer of Apps Associates, told the conference attendees. 'I would say that anybody who is still using SQL*Plus should switch to Toad.'

Quest Adds Directory Management Console. SQL Tools

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the new release of the Quest Management Console for Active Directory as well as new versions of InTrust for Active Directory, Recovery Manager for Active Directory, Group Policy Manager and Password Reset Manager. It also mentions the new Comparison Suite for SQL Server that consists of SchemaCompare and ServerCompare

A One-Click Database Review Board

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Programmers are not always database administrators, and in some companies the two teams spend more time developing friction than they do software. That's the problem that Quest Software Inc. is addressing with its SQL Optimizer for Visual Studio and CompareRocket for Visual Studio.

Quest Unveils Updated Products at TechEd

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Quest will bolster its position in the Windows-based management space on Monday, rolling out its Management Console for Active Directory, along with newly minted versions of its products for tracking user activities and change control, group policy management and password management.

Database Specialist Quest Expands Into Application Management

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Getting better performance out of existing applications is a goal for many IT departments. Quest Application Advantage will provide monitoring, management, and problem diagnosis for applications.

Build an Email-Discovery Plan

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest's David Sengupta appeared in the June issue of Exchange & Outlook Administrator by Windows IT Pro. Sengupta discusses important consideration when developing and e-Discovery plan for an organization.

SQL Server Drill Down - Replication Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Applications Insight - Commercial Vendors May Embrace Open Source Reporting

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

Quest Software sees Holy Grail in self-tuning management tools

Wed, 24 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Quest's Application Advantage strategy is discussed, and customer CitiStreet is quoted: 'The Quest tools have enabled CitiStreet to constantly improve both the performance and availability of our applications, both of which are critical to us providing optimal service to our customers.'

Managing Active Directory Users: Getting from Point A to Point B

Thu, 18 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This is the second in a two-part series on the use of multi-platform management tools to unify heterogeneous environments under Microsoft Active Directory. Part two continues that examination and looks at some of the specifics in managing a heterogeneous computing environment. Jackson Shaw, senior director of product management is quoted and the article discusses how Vintela Authentication Services uses Unix 'personalities' to define profiles in Active Directory for different systems.

Quest Ships Upgraded Free Toolkit for MySQL

Mon, 08 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This online article in eWeek featured the new release of Toad for MySQL. The piece quotes Quest's product manager, Gary Goodwin and Quest customer Boyd Hemphill.

E-mail Archiving for Compliance

Mon, 01 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This comparative E-mail Archiving tools review by Windows IT Pro. Reviewer Jason Sherry says that 'Archive Manager was the only full archiving product in the review to provide a 100 percent Web-based front end.'

SQL Server Drill Down - Acquisition Strategies in a Post-SQL Server 2005 World

Mon, 01 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Applications Insight - Borland has been Eclipsed in the IDE Market

Mon, 01 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

Quest Capacity Manager Review

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This product review features Quest Capacity Manager for SQL Server. The author comments that CM is a good tool to help DBA's with capacity management. The graphical representation of capacity and trend information is exceptional. If you are looking for a capacity management tool, I would suggest you download the trial version of CM and give it a test drive prior to making your purchase..

Review: Quest Group Policy Manager 2.5: On Track and On Time

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This product review, which appeared in Redmond features Quest Group Policy Manager. The reviewer states that, “Group Policy Manager is rich in features and flexible in operation. It’s aimed at shops with 1,000 users or more, some of whom have teams working on Group Policy within a distributed systems administration team model.”

Applications Insight - Oracle's 'Cold' Fusion?

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

SQL Server Drill Down - A Look at Data Integration Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Quest's Guy Harrison: Oracle Unlocks the Key to Finetuning Information Databases

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This article, appearing, in ''The Age'' out of Australia, features Quest's database expert Guy Harrison. The article discusses how the development team in Melbourne developed Quest Spotlight on RAC.

Monitoring Oracle 10g RAC with Quest Spotlight on RAC – Part III

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT

This product analysis, appearing in the Database Journal, is part three of a three part series, featuring Quest Spotlight on RAC. This review discusses cluster latency and the overhead alarms that the product uses to warn administrators of impending issues.

SQL Server Drill Down - Security Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

Applications Insight - Making Real Money in the Virtual World

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

Quest Enhances Compliance Suite for Windows

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in IT Jungle is coverage of Quest's news announcing enhancements to Quest Compliance Suite for Windows, which includes the new Compliance Portal and version 9.0 of Quest InTrust.

Vendors emphasize identity management at RSA conference

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Network World is coverage of Quest's news introducing the new Compliance Portal. The Compliance Portal is included in the Quest Compliance Suite for Windows.

Quest extends single sign-on support

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Network World is coverage of Quest's news announcing version 3.0 of Vintela Authentication Services. The new version extends single sign-on support to SAP and DB2 applications and will provide built in support for smart cards.

Monitoring Oracle 10g RAC with Quest Spotlight on RAC – Part II

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This product analysis, appearing in Database Journal, is the second in a series of three. The author discusses Spotlight on RAC's ability to aggregate RAC metrics and base its alarms on those thresholds.

Quest Debuts SSO Tool that Bridges Window and Unix Environments

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in IT Jungle is coverage of Quest’s news announcing Vintela Authentication Services 3.0.

Sneak Preview: Quest's Central 5.5

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This ''Sneak Preview'' product review appearing in Network Computing features Quest Central version 5.5. The reviewer discusses components such as Spotlight, SQL Tuning, Performance Analysis, Stealth Collect, Space Manager and LiveReorg, and Knowledge Xpert. He states that Quest Central is a rich set of tools for managing tasks across database platforms and that you can use it to administer and troubleshoot problems without being an expert at a particular database platform.

Quest to Capture the User Perspective

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This news coverage appeared in SD Times' February 15 issue. The article features Quest Foglight Experience Viewer, which provides organizations with a view into their Web-based applications, helping them understand the exact experience of the end user. Quest's Mike Bowe, director of product management, application management solutions, is quoted.

Testing Oracle 10g RAC Scalability

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This case study appeared in Dell Power Solutions Magazine in February 2006. The piece describes how Quest's Benchmark Factory and Spotlight on RAC can be used to test a RAC database for scalability and diagnose issues in the database. It describes how these Quest tools contribute to optimal database performance.

Applications Insight - Is Java at the Crossroads?

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Guy Harrison.

SQL Server Drill Down - Manageability Enhancements in SQL Server 2005

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Monthly column in Database Trends and Applications magazine by Quest's Kevin Kline.

A New Way to Manage Email for Compliance and Discovery

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Application Development Trends covered Quest's recent announcement of Quest Archive Manager 3.0;new technology based on the recent acqusition of AfterMail.

Monitoring Oracle 10g RAC with Quest Spotlight on RAC - Part 1

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This product analysis appearing in Database Journal discusses the beta version of Spotlight on RAC, which is scheduled for GA release in February 2006. The author comments, ''Spotlight on RAC provides detailed diagnostic information by drilling down individual instances and merging the appropriate calculations into one interface called 'SoRAC Homepage.' And it's all live!''

Review: InTrust Event-Log Manager Keeps Close Eye on OSes

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This review of InTrust 9.0 with new agent controls and server failover, as well as support for a relatively broad number of operating systems, is a compelling event-log management choice says reviewer Cameron Sturdevant.

Access controls cross platforms

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about the new version (3.0) of Vintela Authentication Services, which enables Unix and Linux systems to be easily integrated with systems running Microsoft Active Directory so Unix and Linux users and devices can be managed centrally via standard Windows tools such as Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

Review: Real-Time User Monitoring

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

In this product review, which appeared in Network Computing, the author evaluates three monitoring products, including Quest's User Experience Monitor (UEM). The author states that, ''UEM was the easiest to set up as it includes a transaction recorder and lets nonsequence browses that hit all the required pages be included in the transaction count.'' UEM was honored with the ''Best Value'' distinction.

Review: Exchange Server EKG

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

This comparative Exchange reporting tools review by Windows IT Pro selects Quest MessageStats as the winner. Reviewer Adam Carheden says that MessageStats' simplicity and ease of use make this an ideal tool for administrators who need to easily provide Exchange reports to other users.

Review: Password Management: Grief Relief

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

In this comparative review of password managment products,the author states that, 'Quest Password Reset Manager is a simple, self-service system, and because of its price, will be a good fit for many Windows-centric organizations.'

Quest Delivers Group Policy Manager Update

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Redmond is coverage of Quest's news announcing version 2.5 of Group Policy Manager.

Windows IT Pro Salutes the 2005 Innovators Award Winners

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT

Jack Bridgman of International Network Services was announced as the grand prize winner in the large business category of the first Windows IT Pro Innovators award. A large government agency had enlisted Jack to advise it about how to overhaul its Exchange organization, then explain how it could cost-justify the upgrade to the elected officials in charge of the budget. One of the components of the solution included determining the number and size of messages that agency employees were sending and receiving and Jack freely credits Quest MessageStats for the ability to compile this data.

Cross-platform ID management transforms IT infrastructure without replacing systems

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This article describes how RotaDyne, a Quest customer used Vintela Authentication Services from Quest Software to link UNIX and Windows environments to avoid replacing its entire IT infrastructure to accommodate a switch to a central management model.

Quest extends Windows-Linux integration

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This article is coverage of Quest’s news announcing the upcoming release of Quest Vintela Systems Monitor, a new product that enables Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 to extend to Unix and Linux systems.

Quest Software Rolls out Exchange Availability Package

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Redmond is coverage of Quest’s news announcing the Availability Manager for Exchange. A new product that is designed to increase e-mail availability for Exchange users.

Electromechanical Supplier Finds No Price Can be Put on Controlling Risk

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article was published in the November issue of Manufacturing Business Technology and was the result of an interview the reporter did with Quest Stat ACM customer, Curtiss-Wright EMD.

Get the Jump on Toad for DB2

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article is a product review of Toad 1.0 for DB2, 'Toad is a prince of an interface. It helps me accomplish everything I might need and a few things I didn't think about.'

For Oracle Database Manager, Things Go Better With Quest

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article describes how Quest customer Ray LaFebvre, of Stride Rite Corp uses Quest Central for Oracle and other Quest Software products to more easily manage 50 Oracle databases with a small staff. The article also highlights the new features in version 5.5 of Quest Central for Oracle.

Quest Upgrades Java Performance Management Software

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article, appearing in eWeek gives readers an overview of the news on Quest’s Application Assurance Suite for Java and Portals and Quest’s Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals.

InBrief: Quest Releases Application Assurance Suite for Java and Portals

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in InfoWorld is coverage of Quest’s news announcing the Application Assurance Suite for Java and Portals.

Review: Spotlight Lights Up AD

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This review is by Beta Man Don Jones on version 6.0 of Spotlight on Active Directory. It describes how Quest is aiming to make troubleshooting Active Directory easier with Spotlight using a graphical, single-screen view to show important Active Directory statistics.

And the Winner Is ...

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article talks about the benefits from being chosen as Microsoft’s Global ISV of the Year in 2004.

This is its Quest: A Unified Product Strategy

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This SD Times article appeared in the September issue. The reporter interviewed Quest’s Tyler Jewell. He provided some insight into the future of Quest solutions.

Quest Releases Storage Suite for Exchange

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in eWeek is coverage of Quest’s news announcing the Quest Storage Suite for Exchange. The storage suite, which uses Quest's new Management Console for Exchange to manage both Quest and Microsoft native tools from a single console, includes Quest MessageStats, Quest Archive Manager for Exchange and Quest Recovery Manager for Exchange.

Quest shoots for cross-platform management dominance

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how Quest is one of a few software companies to offer cross-platform management with its integration of Vintela.

Quest Unveils Vintela Details

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the integration of Vintela technology with Quest’s product strategy.

Quest adds cross-platform support to management line

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article discusses the first phase of the integration of the Vintela products.

Using Metrics to Optimize J2EE
Application Performance in Production

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Using Metrics to Optimize J2EE Application Performance in Production by Brad Micklea and Geoff Vona August Issue This article by Quest’s Brad Micklea and Geoff Vona appeared in the August issue of Java Developers` Journal. Micklea and Vona share several best practice techniques that can be used to maximize J2EE performance.

How will you get the most from SQL Server 2005?

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest’s Kevin Kline appeared in the Summer issue of REACH Magazine UK. Kline discusses the enhancements included in SQL Server 2005 and mentions the benefits of Quest`s solutions for SQL Server.

Bare-Metal Tuning

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Quest’s Kevin Kline appeared in the July issue of SQL Server Magazine. Kline shares several techniques that can be used to build a server for peak performance and give them some specific recommendations for the CPU, memory, and disk I/O.

Bank Uses Windows To Sign On To UNIX Applications

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This articles talks about how a federal financial institution uses Vintela Authentication Services from Quest to manage its UNIX applications through Active Directory.

Boost SAP R/3 Performance by Reorganizing Your Oracle Database: A Proven Reorganization Strategy

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This technical article from SAP Professional Journal outlines a database reorganization scenario using Quest's LiveReorg. The author, a database administration manager from Rohm and Haas, states that LiveReorg is a SAP-approved tool that makes reorganizations easier and lets you run them on a live system.

Why Quest's acquisition of Vintela is good for you

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This Network World article talks about how the acquisition of Vintela is a natural match for Quest to extend the reach of Active Directory management.

Quest snaps up Vintela to aid with Windows integration

Tue, 31 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Network World is coverage of the announcement that Quest is acquiring Vintela.

Software buyers try sampling

Sun, 29 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This interview of Quest chairman and CEO, Vinny Smith, appeared in the May 29 issue of the Orange County Register. The reporter and Smith discuss the trends among IT buyers to purchase in small amounts and sample before committing to larger investments.

Review: Quest Recovery Manager for Exchange: Restore Those Lost E-mails

Wed, 04 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This review of Recovery Manager for Exchange states that it gives the best of both worlds. It works with backup software to give quicker store-level backups, while still being able to easily restore individual messages. The reviewer also says the Recovery Manager is a helpful addition to any Exchange administrator’s toolbox.

You've Got No Mail

Mon, 02 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article describes how organization must carefully migrate e-mail systems without disrupting service with Microsoft Exchange 5.5 on its way out. The U.S. Army and systems integrator Internosis worked with Quest Software to get the job done.

When it's time for a change in Active Directory

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:00:00 GMT

This article, appearing in SearchWin2000.com is coverage of Quest InTrust for Active Directory (formally Change Manager for Active Directory).

A BrainShare That Matters

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:00:00 GMT

In a recent press release, Microsoft announced with its partner Quest Software Inc. that they have successfully migrated more than 1.5 million Novell NetWare users to Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Category Breaking Innovation-Vintela Authentication Services

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about Vintela Authentication Services winning the Category Breaking Innovation award from Network World.

Stock your Windows administration toolkit for free

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This article profiles inexpensive tools that deliver value. The writer says that Quest has a beefy free tools library, which includes Spotlight on Exchange (freeware version) and Quest's Object Restore for Active Directory, which does a great job recovering deleted objects from the Windows Server 2003 Tombstone Reanimation process.

Database Replication Is the Ticket

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This article features Quest Software customer Priceline.com and its CIO Ron Rose, who describes his organization’s use of Quest SharePlex to attain the high-speed replication needed to keep up with the site's heavy workloads. When they needed to proactively test and monitor the health of database servers, Rose and his staff turned to Quest Central.

Quest Central Optimizes Database Systems

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This review of Quest Central for Oracle in eWeek magazine profiles the product and describes it as a combination of monitoring capabilities and powerful developer tools, which make it easier to optimize database systems. The reviewer also provides an overview of each component included within Quest Central for Oracle.

Spotlight on Web Servers monitors operations, problems

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT

This review of Quest Spotlight on Web Servers states that the product provides an "inside" view of real-time conditions. The reviewer says that the product GUI excels in that it presents a significant amount of technical information in a presentation loaded with icons, graphs, and gauges, making it easy to spot problem areas

Army will model systems migration on effort by U.S. Forces Korea

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMT

U.S. Forces Korea used Quest products to migrate more than 18,000 workstations from Windows NT Server to Active Directory and from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Senior leaders have held out the migration as an example other Army installations should follow.

Migration unifies far-flung users

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMT

Jason Wilkins of Xstrata is recognized as a 'Windows IT Pro Hero' for the successful migration of more than 5,000 desktops and servers at 100 locations to Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, and a single global Active Directory 2003 forest. Jason freely credits the Quest Software migration products Xstrata used with turning what could have been a complicated ordeal into an essentially turnkey operation.

Quest Software Boosts Database Performance and User Productivity with Quest Central for Oracle

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMT

DM Review covered Quest’s release of Quest Central for Oracle 5.0. The piece provides an overview of the announcement made on December 8, 2004.

Quest rolls out Exchange archiving tool

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMT

Appearing in Network World is coverage of Quest’s news announcing Archive Manager for Exchange. A new product that makes archiving transparent to users and provides a centralized platform for management. It lets IT managers control access to data for regulatory and audit purposes.

A touch of JClass for charts, reports

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMT

Quest’s JClass was reviewed by ADT Mag. The writer provides an overview of the product and its components DesktopViews and ServerViews. He concludes that JClass is a top-shelf Java component libraries for dynamic chart and report generation. Highly recommended

Quest Software's Improving Operating Margins

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT

In the wake of Quest’s announcement of the hiring of Michael Lambert, Goldman Sachs, which rates Quest at "in-line," said it continues to be encouraged by ongoing momentum on the company's Microsoft management business and expects operating margins to continue to improve

Bounty of free IT tools available

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about free IT products and mentions that Quest Object Restore for Active Directory makes experts' top list of free software that makes administrators' lives easier. The freeware version of Quest Spotlight on Exchange is also recommended by Windows expert Howard Marks

Microsoft targets NetWare with migration incentives

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This article discusses how Microsoft has teamed with Quest Software to offer a 20% discount on software designed to help customers with more than 1,000 seats move to Windows. Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to win Novell NetWare users over to its Windows Server 2003 operating system by offering migration products and support.

Microsoft aims at NetWare users with migration campaign

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT

Microsoft teams with Quest to offer migration products and support to win users over to Windows Server 2003.

Power Brokers: The Quest for Windows Share

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Quest Software is now charging hard to be the premier provider of Windows management wares, according to this interview with Quest CEO Vinny Smith and Windows Management General Manager Ratmir Timashev.

Architecting for J2EE Performance

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Quest's Steve Stover presented at Java Pro Live. This is a video on JavaPro.com of his presentation. He discussed how decisions made during the architectural and design phases of the application development lifecycle have a significant impact on the long-term performance and scalability of a J2EE 1.4/Web service application.

Quest's MessageStats Lets IT Do Chargebacks On Exchange Usage

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in TechWeb is coverage of Quest's news announcing a new version of MessageStats, software that provides reporting and analysis of enterprise traffic on Microsoft Exchange servers.

Quest helps users reset passwords

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This article by Dave Kearns discusses how Quest Password Reset Manager allows end users to reset forgotten passwords securely, allowing administrators to implement stronger password policies while reducing the help desk load.

Affordable IT: Network Monitoring Systems

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This is a comparative review of Quest's Big Brother. The reviewer states that it is unusual for an enterprise-management vendor to give anything good away, but Quest Software does. Big Brother was given an overall "B" rating.

Siemens embarks on 350,000-user Exchange 2003 migration

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:00:00 GMT

The story of Siemens' choice of Exchange Migration Wizard appeared in Computerworld. The article describes how Exchange Migration Wizard is the only way to conduct a large-scale Exchange migration project

Quest wins more Army work

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This article talks about how Army information technology officials at the service's Medical Command will use products from Quest to update the command's computer operating systems to Microsoft Corp.'s Active Directory and Exchange 2003

Army Medical Command buys software licenses

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This article talks about how the command’s U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center will use Quest products to migrate and manage the command’s Microsoft infrastructure.

The 2004 Java Technology Roundtable

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT

In the September/October issue, JavaPro magazine published a Q&A based on an industry expert round table that took place at the JavaOne trade show in August. Several industry experts, including Quest's Steve Stover, weigh in on interoperability with .Net, open source and standards. One of Stover's responses emphasizes consideration for heterogeneous environments.

Five Minute Interview

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This interview featured Quest's Ken Barrette, director of product management, application change management solutions. Ken discusses Quest's Stat ACM, and its new developments and little-known features.

Why Traditional SLAs Are No Longer Adequate

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Quest's Dennis Hejna authored this article on business processes-based service levels that appeared in Enterprise Systems Magazine Online.

This thing called Toad: A prince among database tools

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Application Development Trends magazine covered the release of Toad 8.0. This article discusses the history of Toad and its evolution into an innovative and comprehensive development tool.

Quest Unveils Server-side Java Components

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Application Development Trends covered Quest's recent announcement of JClass ServerViews 5.0. Quest's director of JClass product marketing, Jeff Zado, discusses the release.

Exclusive Q & A with Vinny Smith, Chairman and CEO of Quest Software

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Quest’s Vinny Smith was featured in this cover story in Java Developer’s Journal. JDJ asks Smith about J2EE, .NET, Web services, SOAs, the overall landscape for IT organizations, and the future of the technology space as he sees it

Self-Managing PL/SQL

Sat, 01 May 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This technical article appearing in the May 2004 issue of Oracle Magazine describes how to write PL/SQL applications that are self-managing.

Application Quality is Vital

Sat, 01 May 2004 07:00:00 GMT

Appearing in WebSphere Developers’ Journal, Final Thoughts section, Quest’s Stover discusses the need for quality in J2EE and Web-based applications. Poor development lifecycle processes, combined with the complexity of the technology stack, results in poorly performing IT applications

First Quest-Aelita patch products released

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This TechTarget story provides a preview of Quest’s releases of Quest Central for Microsoft and Quest Patch Management. The article states that this is the first offering born of the Quest/Aelita merger.

Grid-Savvy MySQL Aims for the Enterprise

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:00:00 GMT

eWeek covered the MySQL Users Conference that took place April 14-16, 2004. This article states that enterprises interested in MySQL will get a hand from Quest Software, which at the show released the preview version of Quest Toad for MySQL.

The Fast Road to Exchange Server 2003

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:00:00 GMT

This evaluation of AD migration tools evaluates five different products including NetIQ Exchange Migrator, Aelita Exchange Migration Wizard, Quest Migrator, Compusve Email Shuttle and Transend Migrator. The reviewer enjoyed both Quest and Aelita products and stated that it will be interesting to see what Quest does with the two Exchange Migration tools when the two companies merge.

European Command to use Quest software for network migration

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This coverage of Quest’s announcement that the European Army Command will use Quest Microsoft solutions states that command leaders expect to roll out the new network for 65,000 users.

Army to drop older Windows

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This coverage of Quest’s announcement of the Army’s selection of Quest’s Microsoft Infrastructure Management solutions states that Army will use Quest Software to convert numerous Windows NT networks to one network using the Windows 2000 and 2003 operating systems. The article also stated that the command, located in Heidelberg, Germany, hired Quest to consolidate its 240 Windows NT domains into a single active directory with three domains

Remote management cuts cost of move to Active Directory

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about how International mining company Xstrata used Quest to roll out Microsoft's Active Directory to 3,000 users in four months by using remote migration tools.

MSN looks to Aelita to help it manage Active Directory

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about hwo MSN has licensed Quest ActiveRoles Server (formerly Aelita's Enterprise Directory Manager) to help get a handle on its multi-domain Active Directory environment. Columnist Dave Kearns urges readers to request a free evaluation. Then tell him what you think.

Review: Performance Management Software - Quest Software’s Foglight 4

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:00:00 GMT

In this recent comparative product review, Quest’s Foglight 4.0 was selected as Editor’s Choice over the competition. Foglight won the day with a consistent all-around performance in day-to-day operations, configuration and reporting. Foglight’s Web console and out-of-the-box reporting were superior to the competition. The editor was also impressed with Spotlight’s diagnostics capabilities, accessed through Foglight, and gave Spotlight a “cool tool” award.

New AD tool brings users 'back from the dead'

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 GMT

This article talks about the new release and remaming of Recovery Manager for Active Directory (formerly ERDisk for Active Directory).