Quest Software Unveils The Experts Conference Europe 2010 Keynotes

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 15, 2010 – Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced keynote speakers and pre-conference workshops for The Experts Conference (TEC) Europe 2010, which will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 4-6, at the InterContinental Düsseldorf. Registration is now open for TEC Europe, a 400-level training event focused on advancing the skills of the most experienced users of Microsoft^® Directory & Identity, Exchange Server and SharePoint^® technologies.

TEC Europe offers world-class training and networking led by keynote speakers in each of the three conferences.

·         TEC for Directory & Identity will open Oct. 4 with a look at the future of Microsoft’s key directory and identity technologies from Microsoft product leaders, led by Uday Hegde, principal group program manager, Directory Services; Dean Wells, senior program manager, Directory Services; and Fred Delombaerde, Forefront Identity Manager group program manager.

·         Ross Smith IV, senior program manager for Exchange Server, will kick off TEC for Exchange with a look at “Paradigm Changes in Exchange Server 2010.” On day two, David Espinoza, senior program manager for Microsoft’s Exchange Ship Team, will examine what’s new and important in the latest release of Exchange 2010.

·         TEC for SharePoint will open with a keynote from Microsoft MVP Ben Curry of Summit 7, who will lead a discussion about SharePoint Server 2010. Curry will present emerging best practices for SharePoint Server 2010 deployments, including insights on early deployments and farm topologies, and a drill-down into 2010 deployment and testing tools.

For the first time, TEC Europe also will offer two hands-on, pre-conference workshops.  One workshop will cover “Best Practices for Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 PKI,” featuring Brian Komar. For the second workshop, Jorge de Almeida-Pinto, Guido Grillenmeier, Ulf B. Simon-Weidner, and Gil Kirkpatrick team up to present “Masters of Disaster – Data Recovery in Active Directory.”

 “TEC Europe features highly rated sessions from the North American conference and new presentations by renowned international speakers,” said Gil Kirkpatrick, Quest chief architect and conference founder. “The event creates one-of-a-kind opportunities to meet Microsoft technology leaders who design the applications delegates use every day, and we’re thrilled to bring it back to Europe for the fifth time.”

TEC Europe 2010, presented by Quest and sponsored by Microsoft, will be Oct. 4-6 in Düsseldorf. For more information about TEC Europe 2010 pricing, sessions, speakers, and the InterContinental Düsseldorf, visit: http://www.theexpertsconference.com/europe/  and follow @TECconf on Twitter. To facilitate continual learning year round, Quest created The Experts Community, where IT professionals can ask questions, get answers and share their knowledge virtually.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Now more than ever, organizations need to work smart and improve efficiency. Quest Software creates and supports smart systems management products – helping our customers solve everyday IT challenges faster and easier. Our innovative solutions for application monitoring, database management, Windows management and virtualization management help customers achieve better results, faster. Visit http://www.quest.com for more information.

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Editorial Contact:
Lora Deeds
Quest Software, Inc.
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Lora.Deeds@Quest.com
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