Quest Software Unveils the Experts Conference Europe 2009 Keynotes

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced keynote speakers for The Experts Conference Europe (TEC) 2009. The first day of TEC for Directory & Identity will feature a team keynote presented by Microsoft program managers Alex Weinert, Nathan Muggli and Matt Steele, sharing a look back and a view forward on Microsoft’s complete identity stack. TEC for Exchange will feature senior program manager Ross Smith IV of Microsoft, who will discuss the new Exchange 2010 platform. Presented by Quest and sponsored by Microsoft, TEC Europe 2009 will be held Sept. 14-16 in Berlin, Germany.

Focusing on the event theme, "Identity without Borders: Bringing the Identity Metasystem to the Enterprise,” the TEC for Directory & Identity keynote will be shared by top leaders from the identity program management teams at Microsoft:

• Alex Weinert, group program manager for Forefront Identity Manager
• Nathan Muggli, senior lead program manager for Active Directory
• Matt Steele, senior program manager, Active Directory Federation Services

Held for the first time, TEC for Exchange Europe will feature as its headliner Ross Smith IV, one of the leading Exchange authorities in the world. Smith will provide an in-depth look at Exchange 2010, and share live technology demonstrations and address questions about the latest version of Microsoft’s powerful messaging platform.

"With two distinct conferences featuring intense, 400-level training on specific technology areas, delegates can drill down deep into the technology they care most about,” said Gil Kirkpatrick, Quest chief architect and conference founder. "With our tremendous lineup of keynotes from Microsoft, there’s no better place for identity and messaging specialists to go for advanced training from the world’s top experts and technology leaders.”

In addition to three days of intense education, TEC Europe 2009 also offers a half-day post-conference Forefront Identity Manager workshop presented by Microsoft Consulting Services.

TEC Europe 2009 registration includes all food, beverages and conference materials. For more details on pricing, please visit: www.tec2009.com. Quest has negotiated a special room rate at the Hilton Berlin. Rooms must be reserved through the online booking engine available at www.tec2009.com. Registration for TEC Europe 2009 is now open. For more information on all TEC events, follow @TECconf on Twitter.

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