Quest Software Brings Simplicity, Affordability to Data Replication

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15-Minute Installation, New Online Community and Oracle Standard Edition Licensing Among SharePlex for Oracle’s Recent Enhancements

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2010 – Complexity and cost are the two primary obstacles to organizations in need of data replication, andQuest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced several new initiatives aroundSharePlex^®for Oracle, itsOracle data replicationsolution, that putsreal-time replicationwithin reach of organizations with small IT departments and tight budgets.

SharePlex for Oracle now offers a simplified installation that allows users to download, install and use the product in only 15 minutes, which reduces the overall cost of deployment. Quest also recently launched a newSharePlex for Oracle online community, featuring 5-minute ‘how-to’ videos and a user forum where experienced customers and new users around the world can ask questions 24/7,and interact with SharePlex developers and replication experts.

“Using SharePlex for Oracle, database downtime on planned maintenance that used to take four hours has been completely eliminated, and we‘ve improved system performance to allow for quick disaster recovery while migrating smoothly to Oracle 11g,” said Lonn Fluke, IS director and senior deputy, Orange County Supervisor of Elections. “SharePlex licensing for Oracle Standard Edition also saved us from the cost and complexities of upgrading to Enterprise Edition, something which would’ve cost us tens of thousands of dollars.”

With more organizations evaluating standard edition databases to reduce licensing and maintenance costs, SharePlex licensing for Oracle Standard Edition provides complete replication functionality without expensive license upgrades to Oracle Enterprise Edition. Read a leading analyst firm's report, "Consider Oracle Standard Edition to Reduce Database Management System Costs," compliments of Quest Software, to learn more:www.quest.com/PRGartnerReportSharePlexforOracle

Quest also rolled out new pricing optionsto help organizations cut deployment costs while maximizing their current Oracle database investments. SharePlex for Oracle pricing recently was reduced to $10,000 per CPU for Oracle Enterprise Edition, and $9,000 per CPU socket for Oracle Standard Edition, making its starting prices very competitively priced against competing Oracle solutions. Plus, users get all the functionality in one price – no additional modules are needed. SharePlex for Oracle also now supports Exadata in addition to several other platforms, including Oracle RAC and Oracle releases 8i through 11g, which help save organizations the cost of upgrading their infrastructures.

“In the past, complex deployments and big price tags have been major barriers for organizations in need of high availability and disaster recovery solutions,” said Amit Agarwal, director of product management, database management, Quest Software. “With SharePlex, we’ve focused product enhancementson the two factors that matter most – ease-of-use and affordability – to bring Oracle data replication within the reach of more organizations. SharePlex for Oracle users now can be up and running in a matter of minutes, while enjoying the added benefits of a new community, added platform support and more.”

A fully functional SharePlex for Oracle trial is now available for download athttp://www.quest.com/shareplex-for-oracle/. 

About Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT)

simplifies and reduces the cost of managing IT for more than 100,000 customers worldwide. Our innovative solutions make solving the toughest IT management problems easier, enabling customers to save time and money across physical, virtual and cloud environments.  For more information about Quest solutions for application management,database management,Windows management,virtualization management, andIT management, go towww.quest.com. 

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