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  Potential bidding war emerges for Quest Software

  A number of parties have submitted bids to acquire Quest Software, which announced in March that it was going private via a US$2 billion stock buyback in partnership with equity firm Insight Venture Partners.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 01:38

  Tags: software, quest software, mergers and acquisitions, Investments, IBM, hewlett-packard, CA Technologies, business issues, bmc

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  Quest extends Unix Sudo tool

  Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators better manage policy files that determine which users can access privileged material and programs on Unix and Linux systems.

  By Joab Jackson | 16 December, 2011 00:08

  Tags: Linux, maintenance, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, quest software, software, unix, Utilities

• 10 questions for Quest Software CFO Scott Davidson

  Name: Scott Davidson

  By Fred O'Connor | 16 August, 2011 03:25

  Tags: quest software, Business Management, CFO Careers, Scott Davidson

• CFOs see tech, strategic hires key to business growth

  An improving economy should be spurring CFOs to hire workers to handle the increased business that their companies are experiencing lately. But a survey conducted in conjunction with the latest Robert Half Financial Hiring Index finds that finance executives are being extremely cautious about how they increase headcount.

  By Fred O'Connor | 26 March, 2011 07:43

  Tags: netsuite, quest software, business issues, personnel, it management, Business Management

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  Quest buys data protection vendor BakBone

  Quest Software announced Tuesday that it is buying data-protection vendor BakBone for $US55 million, adding to its own portfolio of similar wares. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 November, 2010 04:20

  Tags: applications, business issues, Data Center, data centre, data protection, Mergers / acquisitions, quest software, software

• Microsoft SharePoint add-ons offer tantalizing system tweaks

  SharePoint 2010 may be on Microsoft's immediate road map, but users churning away on the current 2007 platform can still juice their rollouts with a host of add-ons that make the existing version seem new again.

  By John Fontana | 16 December, 2009 08:34

  Tags: Metalogix, microsoft sharepoint, Nintex, quest software, RepliWeb

Whitepapers about quest software

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  Managing Growth: A review of the global software & IT services industry

  This report investigates the opportunities for software and IT services companies in 2012 and beyond, and analyses how the United Kingdom, United States and Australia compare and contrast, to identify important trends that highlight the opportunities and threats to the sector over the next 12 months.

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  IBM agility@scale™: Become as Agile as You Can Be

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  Transforming Software Delivery: An IBM Rational Case Study

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  Case Study: Danske Bank Group improves efficiency and reduces time to market