Quest Software Forms New Distribution Relationship with Ingram Micro

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced a new distribution relationship with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) that will make it easier for partners to purchase Quest Software solutions and increase Quest’s presence in the reseller channel. Under terms of the agreement, Quest has granted Ingram Micro and its affiliates the non-exclusive right to distribute, market and resell the complete line of Quest Software products to channel partners throughout North and Latin America.

"Quest offers a broad array of products that help IT organizations get more from their investments in critical Windows, database, application and virtualization infrastructure,” said Roy Appelbaum, vice president, Alliances and Channels, Quest Software. "Ingram Micro’s deep and trusted relationships with the reseller community will help us better serve our partners as they build industry leading solutions and value-added services with Quest products.”

Founded in 1979, Ingram Micro is the world's largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. It offers a broad selection of solutions and services to more than 170,000 resellers by distributing and marketing hundreds of thousands of IT products worldwide from more than 1,500 suppliers.

"We are very pleased to forge this new relationship with Quest Software,” said Jodi Honore, vice president of vendor management for Ingram Micro. "Quest has industry leading products that are in high demand. With Ingram Micro’s broad customer reach, we expect to help Quest explore even better ways to work with their channel partners.”

About Ingram Micro

As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves approximately 150 countries and is the only broad-based global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.

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 Software can be found in offices around the globe and at 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. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Web Links Referenced in this Release:

Quest Software, Inc: http://www.quest.com/

Ingram Micro: http://www.ingrammicro.com/