Quest Software Selected as an Internal Standard for Siebel Systems' Application Management Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 Quest's Foglight(R) Solution Ensures Successful Siebel eBusiness Applications Deployment Quest Software The computer-software manufacturer Quest Software (Quest Software, Inc.) (NASDAQ: QSFT), headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, dates from 1987. Quest develops, sells, and supports database management, Windows management, and application management software products Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application management solutions, today announced Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software, selected Quest Software as an internal standard for application management solutions. As part of that selection, Siebel Systems has chosen Quest's Foglight(R) solution to monitor the performance and availability of Siebel Systems' internal eBusiness application implementation. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, in call centers, in the field, through reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channels and across retail and dealer networks. When Siebel Systems migrated its internal eBusiness application environment to Siebel 7, the seventh major release of Siebel eBusiness Applications, Foglight ensured an efficient migration process and that Siebel eBusiness Applications maintained the highest levels of performance and availability. Quest Software's Foglight for Siebel eBusiness Applications was utilized by Siebel Systems to monitor and identify potential performance problems while testing, migrating and deploying Siebel 7 to its large internal user community. Foglight for Siebel eBusiness Applications version 3.0 has been successfully validated val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. by Siebel Systems. The Siebel Validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the rigorous standards of Siebel Systems' testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Alliance Program. "We are pleased that Siebel Systems enlisted en·list·ed adj. Of, relating to, or being a member of a military rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. enlisted Adjective Quest Software's assistance to support the monitoring aspects of this application upgrade -- from monitoring, to load testing Load testing is the process of creating demand on a system or device and measuring its response. In mechanical systems it refers to the testing of a system to certify it under the appropriate regulations (LOLER in the UK - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment , to production support," said Mike Coffman, director of alliances for Quest Software. "We are excited to have been selected to monitor Siebel Systems' production applications, and we believe our partnership will leverage the strengths of both organizations to bring the most versatile and efficient products to market." Foglight for Siebel eBusiness Applications monitors the entire application infrastructure and provides a consolidated application performance view. For example, Foglight can detect when transaction routers, mergers and processors are encountering errors or may not be available. This capability allows administrators to immediately resolve issues before end-users are affected. Foglight helped the Siebel IT organization identify resource utilization trends for both Siebel components and tasks, which resulted in optimized load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them and improved end-user performance. Foglight continues to provide critical availability monitoring for Siebel Systems' production applications. "Siebel Systems is committed to delivering a high-quality product to its customers and validated the readiness and robustness of Siebel 7 with our internal user community," said Mark Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , chief information officer for Siebel Systems. "With more than 7,000 Siebel eBusiness Applications users within our global organization, we stress-tested and tuned Siebel 7 to perform optimally under all scenarios. Quest worked with our IT staff to ensure their monitoring solution met our stringent application monitoring and tuning needs. This effort provided great benefit to our IT teams, empowering us to meet aggressive application testing application testing - system testing requirements and the Siebel 7 upgrade time frame." About Siebel Systems Inc. Siebel Systems is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, in call centers, in the field, through reseller channels and across retail and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 32 countries. For more information, visit Siebel Systems' Web site at www.siebel.com. About Quest Software Inc. Quest Software is a leading provider of application management solutions. The company's products increase the performance and uptime of business-critical applications while driving down the total cost associated with running those applications. By focusing on both the people and technology that make applications run, Quest Software enables IT professionals to achieve more with fewer resources. Quest Software is based in Irvine and has offices around the globe. For more information, visit www.quest.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risk or uncertainties. Future operating results of Siebel Systems may differ from the results discussed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to factors that include, but are not limited to, risks associated with customer relations, such as the availability of Siebel Systems' products and services, customer implementation of products and services, relationships with customers, third-party vendors and systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , concentration of revenues in a relatively small number of customers, existence of errors or defects in products, ability to successfully manage growth, significant current and expected additional competition and the need to continue to expand product distribution and services offerings. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Siebel Systems are included in Siebel Systems' Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Siebel Systems assumes no obligation to update the information in this news release. Note to Editors: Quest and Quest Software are trademarks, and Foglight is a registered trademark, of Quest Software Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Siebel Systems is a trademark of Siebel Systems Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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