Quest Software,also known asQuest,is a privately heldsoftwarecompany headquartered inAliso Viejo, California,United States.Quest provides cloud management,software as a service,security, workforce mobility, and backup & recovery. The company was founded in 1987 and has 53 offices in 24 countries.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1987,inNewport Beach, California,United States |
| Founders | David M. Doyle, Doran G. Machin |
| Fate | Acquired byFrancisco Partners&Elliott Management Corporation |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Doug Garn, Billy Bosworth, Shayne Hidgon, Michael Dell,Vinny Smith,John Swainson, Jeff Hawn, Patrick Nichols |
| Products | Data Protection, Unified Endpoint Management, Platforms Management, Information Management, Identity and Access Management |
| Website | www.quest.com |
History
editQuest Software was founded in 1987 inNewport Beach, California,with a line of products forHP Multi-Programming Executive(MPE). In 1995,Vinny Smith[1]joined the company. The following year, Quest entered the database management market with an Oracle SQLdatabase tuningproduct.[citation needed]In 1997, Quest opened an office in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Doug Garn joined Quest as the Vice President of Sales in 1998.[2]That same year, Quest added offices in Germany and Australia, and Smith became CEO.[2]
In October, Quest acquiredTOAD.[3][4]
On August 13, 1999, Quest Softwarewent public.[5]
In 2002, a Quest office opened in Japan. The next year, Quest opened new offices in Asia, specifically in Singapore, Korea, and China.[citation needed]
Doug Garn became CEO and president, and Vinny Smith became executive chairman of Quest in 2008.[6]In 2009, Alan Fudge became vice president of sales.[7]In 2011, Vinny Smith became CEO and chairman, and Doug Garn became vice chairman.[8]
On September 28, 2012, Dell announced it had completed the acquisition of Quest Software.[9]
In 2016, Quest Software acquired ScriptLogic,[10]and Charonware s.r.o from the Czech Republic. Charonware made CASE Studio2, and after being acquired, Quest folded it into theTOAD Data Modelerproduct.[11]
On November 1, 2016,Francisco PartnersandElliott Managementcompleted the purchase ofDell Software,[12]and the company re-launched itself as Quest Software.[13]
On June 1, 2017, One Identity was announced as an independent brand, but remained part of the Quest family of businesses.[14]
On September 2, 2020, Quest acquired Binary Tree.[15]On January 5, 2021, Quest acquired erwin, Inc., includingerwin Data Modeler.
On November 29, 2021,Clearlake Capitalbought Quest from Francisco Partners for $5.4 billion, including debt.[16][17]
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- ^"Alan Fudge Senior VP of WW Sales for Quest Software".storagenewsletter.com.24 August 2009.Retrieved2017-11-20.
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- ^Miller, Ron."Confirmed: Dell sells software division to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management".TechCrunch.Retrieved2017-11-20.
- ^"Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management".www.businesswire.com.November 2016.Retrieved2017-11-20.
- ^Kuranda, Sarah (2016-08-29)."Quest Software, One Identity To Operate Separately From SonicWall After Dell Software Sale".CRN.Retrieved2017-11-20.
- ^"Quest Acquires Binary Tree and Takes the Dominant Market Leadership Position in Microsoft Modernization".www.businesswire.com.2 September 2020.Retrieved2020-09-02.
- ^Miriam Gottfried (November 29, 2021)."Clearlake Capital to Buy Quest Software From Francisco Partners".Wall Street Journal.RetrievedDecember 12,2021.
- ^Ron Miller (November 29, 2021)."Francisco Partners flips Quest Software to Clearlake Capital in deal reportedly worth $5.4B".Tech Crunch.RetrievedDecember 12,2021.