Quest Software Launches Platform for In-house e-Discovery

Quest Software, Inc., (Nasdaq: QSFT) today unveiled plans to launch Quest e-Discovery Manager in the third quarter of 2009. Quest e-Discovery Manager is designed to help IT, HR, records managers and legal investigators scope, collect, review and export electronically stored information (ESI) in house, without having to outsource to costly third-party legal consultants. With its sophisticated tagging, filtering, search and advanced project management capabilities, Quest e-Discovery Manager allows organizations to efficiently address legal, regulatory and internal investigations while reducing the cost and complexity of searching for, collecting and processing data.

“Implementing an appropriate e-Discovery capability is critical to the long-term viability of any organization, particularly for larger ones facing a greater chance of being involved in civil litigation,” said Mike Osterman, founder of Osterman Research. “e-Discovery best practices include several key elements, starting with management recognition of the need to be ready for it, developing a set of corporate policies for archiving and compliance, and implementing the right technologies to manage corporate data properly.”

IT departments often find themselves burdened with constant e-Discovery requests – typically beginning with a need to collect old e-mails – costing weeks of effort and causing major distraction from other priority projects. Increasingly high-volumes of litigation requests underscore IT and legal needs to quickly and cost-effectively retrieve electronic evidence, wherever it resides. Tightly aligned with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), Quest e-Discovery Manager collects data using a single interface from online production Exchange servers, offline Exchange database (EDB) files and Quest Archive Manager, allowing information in multiple silos to be gathered quickly and with less complexity through one central platform. As they review the content, investigators can quickly apply tags to mark items for additional review, as well as protect privileged content, cull non-relevant information, perform in-depth analysis, and flag relevant content for export. This efficient processing de-duplicates data upfront, minimizing the cost of reviewing the thousands of messages collected in a typical case.

Quest e-Discovery Manager complements the recently announced Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 by providing a comprehensive e-Discovery platform supporting evidence collection across mixed environments of Exchange Server 2003, 2007 and 2010, as well as offline EDBs. It integrates with Quest Archive Manager for discovery of e-mail, instant messaging and BlackBerry communications – all from a single interface.

"As the sheer volume of electronic information continues to grow, it's increasingly difficult for organizations to respond to discovery requests. Quest manages more than 32 million Exchange mailboxes and understands the challenges facing IT departments,” said David Sengupta, director of product management for Unified Communications, Quest Software. "Customers have been asking us for Quest e-Discovery Manager. It was designed to help both legal teams and IT administrators worldwide quickly and accurately respond to discovery requests."

Live demonstrations of Quest e-Discovery Manager are available at the Quest Software booth 808, at Tech Ed 2009. For more information, please register and attend the Quest e-Discovery Virtual Expo on July 8, when Quest e-Discovery Manager will be shown in more detail. For additional product details, please visit http://www.quest.com/e-discovery-manager/.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Quest also provides customers with client management through its ScriptLogic subsidiary and server virtualization management through its Vizioncore subsidiary. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 100,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest’s Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions simplify, automate and secure Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Windows Server, Office Communications Server and BlackBerry Server. Quest is the Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the year for 2004 and 2007. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

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