Quest Software News

May 29, 2012 -- According to VentureBeat, Bloomberg reported that Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company, is in talks to acquire Quest Software, Inc., a provider of business software for managing and protecting data.

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The company reportedly is one of several tech firms looking to acquire Quest, which Dell would add to its growing software business.

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Organizations are looking to desktop virtualization for improved productivity, security and easier management.

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There's a reason why more than 38,000 customers trust vRanger to protect their critical virtual data! In this Quest Software case study, see how vRanger helped Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.

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U.S. stock futures were little changed, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index heading for its biggest weekly gain in more than two months on optimism that Greece will stay in the euro and as investors awaited a report on consumer sentiment.

Dell is in talks to buy Quest Software , Bloomberg reports, as the PC maker continues its strategy of shifting its focus to higher-end business customers.

Quest Software has released the new version of its purpose-built VMware backup, replication and recovery application, vRanger 5.4. The new release enables plug-and-play integration with EMC's Data Domain Boost software helping users to configure their vRanger backup jobs to stream directly to a Data Domain system.

In this Quest Software white paper authored by the Data Management Institute LLC, learn the key challenges involved in designing a disaster recovery plan.

Quest Software Inc.A said that it received several offers during its "go-shop" period, following a March agreement to be acquired for approximately $2 billion byA Insight Venture Partner s.A The Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based company did not identify the new suitors, but did say that some of the rival bids are "reasonably expected to lead to a superior ... (more)

Quest Software has announced the expiration of the 60-day "go-shop" period provided for under the terms of the previously announced merger agreement between the company and Insight Venture Partners .

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Quest Software is trading higher on the session after announcing the end of "go-shop" period.

IDG News Service - A number of parties have submitted bids to acquire Quest Software, which announced in March that it was going private via a US$2 billion stock buyback in partnership with equity firm Insight Venture Partners.

Quest Software surges to $25.03, far above IVP's $23/share acquisition price , after announcing it received multiple alternate bids during its just-ended go-shop period.

Quest Software Inc. , a widely trusted migration advisor, has migrated more than 30 million mailboxes and users, with an innovative and expanding solution suite, a team of world-class experts and all proven methodologies.

Boulder-based Symplified , the developer of cloud-based, identity management software which is backed by Ignition Partners, Allegis Capital, Granite Ventures, and Quest Software, said today that it has launched a new product aimed at cloud service providers.