Quest Software Opens Registration for The Experts Conference Europe 2011

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced the opening of registration for The Experts Conference (TEC) Europe 2011. TEC Europe will be held Oct. 17-19 at the InterContinental Frankfurt, and will feature advanced technical training focused on enhancing the skills of the most experienced users of Microsoft^® Directory & Identity, Exchange Server, and Virtualization & Cloud technologies.

"Our speaker lineup for TEC Europe is very strong and promises delegates in all three conferences a one-of-a-kind training experience,” said Gil Kirkpatrick, Quest chief architect and conference founder. "We’re thrilled to bring TEC Europe back to Germany for the third year in a row. With Microsoft’s TechEd Europe moving to a new summer schedule and pushing the next event to summer of 2012, we believe TEC Europe will be the best, most advanced Microsoft training option available in EMEA this year.”

TEC Europe 2011 for Directory & Identity will provide advanced education on business-critical identity and access management (IAM) technologies, including Active Directory^®, Forefront™ Identity Manager and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). Veteran TEC speakers Guido Grillenmeier of HP, Brian Desmond of Moran Technology Consulting, Ikrima Elhassan of Aesthetix Software, and Brian Komar of IdentIT, Inc. will return to the event in 2011.

TEC has developed a world-class reputation for providing the most intensive technical Exchange training available in any conference in the world. Attendees will benefit from deep dives into all aspects of Microsoft Exchange, including transport, storage, high availability, disaster recovery, archiving, and client access. Hand-selected speakers from the best-of-the-best inside Microsoft include Ross Smith IV, Greg Taylor, and Ilse Van Criekinge. They will be joined by Siegfried Jagott of Siemens and independent consultant Jaap Wesselius.

TEC for Virtualization & Cloud agenda will dive deep into today’s hottest technology, with 400-level sessions from expert speakers covering everything from server and desktop management to data protection and real-life case studies. Veteran TEC presenter Grillenmeier of HP will help launch the new event in Europe, along with Joachim Nasslander of Dell, Hans Vredevoort of Inovativ, and independent consultant Jaap Wesselius.

TEC Europe 2011, presented by Quest and sponsored by Microsoft, follows TEC 2011, which was held in Las Vegas, April 17-20. Registration for TEC Europe opens today. Early bird pricing, available until Aug. 12, is 1000 Euros. Standard pricing is 1250 Euros until 30 September, and late pricing is 1350 Euros, effective until the start of the event. To learn more about TEC Europe 2011, and to register, please visit www.theexpertsconference.com and follow @TECconf on Twitter.

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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, and IT management, go to www.quest.com.

Quest, Quest Software and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. Microsoft, SharePoint, Active Directory and Forefront are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Web Links Referenced in this Release:
Quest Software, Inc.: http://www.quest.com/
The Experts Conference: http://www.theexpertsconference.com
InterContinental Frankfurt: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/FRAHA
Identity and access management: http://www.quest.com/identity-management
Active Directory: http://www.quest.com/active-directory
Exchange: http://www.quest.com/exchange-uc
Virtualization & Cloud: www.quest.com/Virtualization
TECconf: http://twitter.com/TECconf
Application management: http://www.quest.com/application-management/
Database management: http://www.quest.com/database-management/
Windows management: http://www.quest.com/windows-management/
Virtualization management: http://www.quest.com/virtualization/
IT management: http://www.quest.com/
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