Cbeyond Communications Chooses Quest Software for Complete Management of Its Critical J2EE Applications.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Quest Foglight and Quest PerformaSure Selected Over Competitive Offerings

Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and Windows management solutions, today announced that Cbeyond Communications has chosen Quest Foglight(R) and Quest PerformaSure(TM) to manage the performance and uptime of its most business-critical J2EE applications. Cbeyond, a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) and broadband Internet services to small businesses, selected these Quest application management solutions for J2EE to accelerate the diagnosis and resolution of performance issues in production before end-user experience is impacted.

Cbeyond's WebLogic-based J2EE systems are the backbone of its operation and are relied upon by both employees and customers alike. While searching for a best-of-breed J2EE application management solution, Cbeyond conducted a head-to-head comparison between Quest Software and another leading vendor. When making their selection, Cbeyond cited easier installation, more powerful J2EE diagnostics tools, and integrated production monitoring and diagnostics as their deciding factors in choosing Quest's solutions.

"Quest had a solution that covered our entire environment throughout the application lifecycle, and that solution worked better than anything else we saw," said Minaz Vastani, senior director of information systems, Cbeyond Communications. "We needed top-notch visibility into our J2EE system, coupled with fast diagnostics capabilities, so that when issues arise we can detect and resolve them as quickly as possible."

Quest solutions for managing custom Web applications enable IT teams - including developers, QA personnel and application administrators - to detect, diagnose and resolve performance problems in any stage of development, testing and production. Quest application management solutions for the J2EE platform improve productivity, quality and efficiency by isolating performance problems early in the development cycle and when they appear in production. By combining powerful, domain-centric tools such as Quest Foglight, Quest PerformaSure and Quest JProbe(R), customers may identify issues across the application stack and down to the line-of-code level.

"We are pleased that our strategy of integrating our J2EE application management tools is proving to be valuable to customers like Cbeyond Communications," said Larry Humphries, vice president, application and database management products, Quest Software. "Quest solutions for Web application management, including Foglight and PerformaSure, provide the right tools to the right people at the right time to manage application performance, from development through testing and into live production. This enables businesses to realize significant productivity gains in their key J2EE-based applications."

About Quest Web Application Management Solutions

Quest Software's Web application management solutions enable companies to optimize the cost and resources involved in implementing and managing Web applications, so that Web applications may be deployed faster, with a higher degree of reliability. Quest does this by managing quality, performance and availability throughout the entire Web application lifecycle. Quest-managed Web applications are of higher quality and performance prior to being released into production. Once in production, Quest helps diagnose performance issues and resolve them efficiently thereby maintaining high customer satisfaction.

About Quest Software Inc.

Quest Software Inc. provides software to simplify IT management for 18,000 customers worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500. Quest products for application, database and Windows management help customers develop, deploy, manage and maintain the IT enterprise without expensive downtime or business interruption. With headquarters in Irvine, Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

About Cbeyond Communications

Cbeyond Communications, a privately held, Atlanta-based carrier, is the leader in the emerging local voice and broadband services market and the world's first 100% Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) local phone network. Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and a 100% Cisco network, Cbeyond delivers to small business customers in Atlanta, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver and Houston an integrated package of high-quality local and long distance telephony services, high-speed Internet access and Internet-based applications for about the same price that small businesses typically pay for local and long distance service alone. Cbeyond is slated to open their fifth market in Chicago in Q1 2005. For more information on Cbeyond Communications, visit www.cbeyond.net.

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