Quest Software's New Release of Award-Winning JProbe Profiler Expedites Diagnosis of J2EE Performance Bottlenecks
Quest Lowers Barriers to Entry for Professional Java Development
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2004--
Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and Windows management solutions, today announced the release of a freeware edition of its premier Java development solution, Quest JProbe(R) Profiler. A leading Java profiling tool, JProbe Profiler helps developers quickly diagnose performance bottlenecks in Java code. Offered free of charge to the entire Java development community, the freeware edition of JProbe Profiler makes professional-quality Java development easier and more accessible to Java developers.
"To achieve continued market growth, Java tools must continue to improve delivering not only improved individual productivity but dramatically improving team collaboration," said Thomas Murphy, vice president, META Group. "Enabling distributed development and coordinating between business, development, and operations requires a concerted focus by the Java community to enable interoperability and to compete effectively with .NET."
Quest JProbe Profiler is part of Quest JProbe Suite, an award-winning performance toolkit for Java code tuning that helps developers diagnose performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, excessive garbage collection, threading issues and coverage deficiencies in their J2EE and J2SE applications. A leader in the Java development space, Quest JProbe was the industry's first graphical profiling tool designed specifically for Java. Quest JProbe has helped establish Java in the enterprise, winning numerous awards, including a prestigious JOLT award in 2002. Quest JProbe has garnered a loyal worldwide following and has a thriving user community that actively works with Quest to identify new product features.
"We want to strengthen and expand the Java community by making our state-of-the-art Java performance profiling tools available to anyone, to encourage development of more professional-quality, high performing Java applications," said Larry Humphries, vice president of development solutions, Quest Software. "Quest Software has a long history of providing freeware versions of its leading software products to create communities and benefit IT in the enterprise. Quest Software is pleased to offer JProbe Profiler to the entire Java development community."
Available via download from the Quest Software Web site, the freeware edition of Quest JProbe Profiler is offered for Windows and Linux platforms and provides an important subset of the functionality included in the for-sale edition. Freeware users can join a public discussion group provided through the Quest Communities web site hosted on http://www.quest.com/communities.
Quest JProbe Suite is part of the Quest Application Performance Management (APM) Suite for the J2EE platform, a comprehensive solution that delivers end-to-end business views and integrated, domain-centric tools for managing J2EE performance throughout the application lifecycle.
Pricing and Availability
The freeware edition of Quest JProbe Profiler is available now, at no cost to individual users. For additional information, please visit http://www.quest.com/jprobe. Users of the freeware edition of JProbe Profiler will be able to easily upgrade to the fully licensed and supported JProbe Suite when they need greater diagnostic capabilities, technical support and maintenance.
About Quest Software's Development Solutions
Quest Software offers proven tools and interactive communities that improve the productivity of database and J2EE developers. Quest solutions, including Toad for database developers and JClass(R) and JProbe for Java developers, extend the native capabilities of existing development frameworks and help to improve code quality and overall application performance.
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc. provides software for Application Confidence to 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. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.
Quest, Quest Software, JProbe and JClass are registered trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. The Quest Software logo and all other Quest Software product or service names and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This release may include predictions, estimates and other information that might be considered forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the availability and market acceptance of the new release of JProbe. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including the impact of economic conditions on our customers, variations in the size and timing of customer orders; competitive products and pricing; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies; risks associated with international operations; and the need to attract and retain qualified personnel. For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to our recent SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.
Contacts
Quest Software, Inc.
Nicole Tamms, 949-754-8536
nicole.tamms@quest.com
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