Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, January 27, 2009 Quest Software Releases Advanced Version of Site Administrator for SharePoint
SAN FRANCISCO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Quest Software, Inc. ], (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced the advanced version of Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint, a management and reporting solution that empowers businesses to understand, secure and efficiently manage their SharePoint environments. The latest version now includes [ permissions management ] and critical auditing capabilities that address timely concerns with SharePoint availability, security and compliance.
"Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint drives us to be proactive, allowing us to resolve any issues such as poor performance or shortage of disk space early on, before the problem develops and users are affected," said Peter Green, software support manager, West Suffolk College (UK). "The resulting time savings allows us to focus on adding value to the service we provide for the college."
Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint simplifies [ SharePoint security and compliance ] with its new point-and-click permissions management. Administrators can now centrally manage and modify security on SharePoint 2007 servers, quickly establishing group memberships and permissions. Administrative burdens are also reduced by allowing administrators to clone and recover permissions. In addition, the new comprehensive auditing feature allows users to better manage their environments by collecting event log data, adding important events, and running specialized reports. This information is then stored in a user-friendly format containing all operational events and audit-critical activity related to the SharePoint environment.
"Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint gives administrators complete visibility into their entire SharePoint environment and provides extensive operational reporting," said David Waugh, vice president and general manager of Unified Communications and Collaboration, Quest Software. "With the recent addition of permissions management and critical auditing capabilities, it's now a complete tool for administrators that also features powerful discovery, robust reporting and automated policy management."
Demonstrations of Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint are available at the [ 2009 SharePoint Technology Conference ] in San Francisco today through Jan. 29, in booth #302. Quest SharePoint Expert Mike Watson is a featured speaker at the event (at 1 p.m. PST, Jan. 28, in the Sand Pebble E conference room). In addition, Quest SharePoint Experts Joel Oleson and Adam Woodruff will join Watson in speaking engagements at the upcoming Best Practices SharePoint Conference, Feb. 2 – 4, in San Diego. For more information or to register, please visit [ http://www.sharepointbestpractices.com/ ].
Availability and Pricing
Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint is available today with pricing beginning at $2,995 USD per front-end server. For more information or to register for this event, please visit [ http://www.quest.com/site-administrator-for-sharepoint/ ].
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Quest also provides customers with client management through its ScriptLogic subsidiary and server virtualization management through its Vizioncore subsidiary. Quest's Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions simplify, automate and secure Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Windows Server, Office Communications Server and BlackBerry Server. Quest is the Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the year for 2004 and 2007. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at [ www.quest.com ].
Quest, Quest Software and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Web Links Referenced in this Release:
Quest Software, Inc.: [ www.quest.com ]
Permissions management: [ www.quest.com/site-administrator-for-sharepoint/ ]
SharePoint security and compliance: [ www.quest.com/sharepoint/ ]
2009 SharePoint Technology Conference: [ www.sptechcon.com/ ]
