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Quest Software Extends Policy-Based Management to Unix and Linux Systems By Leveraging Active Directory Group Policy

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

New Release of Vintela Authentication Services Includes Comprehensive Unix/Linux Policy-based Management Components

Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and infrastructure management solutions, today introduced a new version of Vintela Authentication Services, which now features an enhanced set of capabilities including those previously offered in Vintela Group Policy, which will no longer be available as a separate product. As a single product, Vintela Authentication Services with Group Policy components allows Unix and Linux users and systems to become "full citizens" in Windows Active Directory, which provides single-sign on and unified administration benefits across the heterogeneous enterprise.

"When Vintela introduced Vintela Group Policy, nearly a year ago, it broke new ground by allowing cross-platform policy-based user management using Active Directory Group Policy," said Jackson Shaw, vice president, Cross-Platform Integration, Quest Software. "Now that Vintela is part of Quest, we've built the Group Policy components into Vintela Authentication Services, which is evidence that the continuing enhancement of these products is moving forward on schedule. Quest has enthusiastically embraced a strategy of providing cross-platform infrastructure management."

New features in Vintela Authentication Services include:

-- Additional platform support -- In addition to previously available support for the AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux platforms, Vintela Authentication Services now supports Solaris 10 and Linux on the AMD 64 and Intel EM64T 64-bit processors.

-- Pre-packaged policy management -- In addition to the useful sudo and cron policies available previously, Vintela Authentication Services now includes a number of new policies, including script policies, file distribution policies, Syslog policies and access control policies.

-- GPO editing through Unix interface -- Vintela Authentication Services preserves the Unix experience by allowing Unix administrators to edit Group Policy Objects from within the Unix client.

"Technology is a competitive advantage for us, and we look to increase efficiency through centralized systems management," said Kirk Patten, IT director at RotaDyne, the world's largest manufacturer of rollers and related products for industrial and printing applications. "We wanted to use Active Directory to provide the identity and authentication management infrastructure for our Windows systems and for our 30 distributed AIX servers. Vintela Authentication Services and Vintela Group Policy worked out-of-the box and gave us what we needed."

Pricing and Availability

North American pricing for Vintela Authentication Services with the Group Policy component begins at $325 U.S. per server and $45 U.S. per user. To learn more about Quest's products for cross-platform integration, visit www.vintela.com.

About Quest Infrastructure Management

Quest Software, Microsoft's 2004 Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year, provides solutions that simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows, as well as integrate Linux and Unix into the managed environment. Quest's Infrastructure Management products deliver comprehensive capabilities for secure management, migration and integration of the heterogeneous enterprise.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software, Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 18,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest Software, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., 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.

Forward Looking Statements

This release may include predictions, estimates and other information that might be considered forward-looking statements, including statements concerning the availability and market acceptance of our new version of Vintela Authentication Services. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including the impact of economic conditions on our customers, variations in the size and timing of customer orders; competitive products and pricing; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies including risks relating to integration of the combined companies; risks associated with international operations; and the need to attract and retain qualified personnel. For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to our recent SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the Current Report on 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.

Source: Business Wire

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