QUEST'S PERFORMANCE MGMT SOLUTIONS TO BE USED AT COMPAQ.

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), a provider of application management solutions, has announced that its load testing and diagnostic tools, Benchmark Factory and Spotlight, will be used in Compaq Computer Corporation's (NYSE: CPQ) three North America Solutions Centers. The centers are located in Houston, Washington, DC and Toronto. They have been specifically designed to help customers reduce their overall solution risk and minimize expenditures while maximizing their solutions investment by testing their solutions from end-to-end using industry leading test and diagnostic tools. These facilities allow customers to verify application and database performance before purchasing or deploying their solutions. Quest's products will not only be used to demonstrate real-time diagnosis and resolution but also scalability and performance issues.

Benchmark Factory was designed by Quest to prevent unplanned downtime and slow performance by testing system limits. Whether an Internet site, database, e-mail system or file server, Benchmark Factory is a load testing solution that is able to help customers discover the limits of critical environments before going live. Benchmark Factory helps its customers to plan and budget for capacity, for future investments, and ensure their commitment on service level agreements. Quest's Spotlight products assist IT professionals by providing real-time diagnoses and resolution advice through a visual representation of bottlenecks in Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, Web and Windows environments. Spotlight allows IT professionals to locate in-depth information about the source of the problem and resolve the problem before or while it occurs.