Vizioncore and Invirtus Enter into Strategic Partnership to build upon Shared Expertise in the Virtualization Market

Vizioncore to embed Invirtus virtualization management technology into solution set; becomes primary sales channel for Invirtus

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vizioncore Inc., the market leader in management tools for virtual infrastructure environments, and Invirtus, a pioneer of virtualization management utilities, today announced a strategic partnership in which Vizioncore will OEM all Invirtus technology, collaborate with Invirtus on technology development initiatives and will be the exclusive source for distribution of the technology through the Vizioncore partner channel. This agreement will allow Invirtus to focus on the development of products while leveraging Vizioncore's sales and distribution channel.

“This strategic partnership with Invirtus allows Vizioncore to instantly add additional quality products to our distribution channel and extend our already successful backup, recovery, migration and replication products with proven, reliable intellectual property,” said David Bieneman, CEO of Vizioncore. “We have no doubt that our partners will see the opportunity and benefits of our combined offering, and will successfully extend this to their customers.”

Vizioncore products, which include esxRanger Professional™, esxMigrator™, esxCharter™ and esxReplicator™ enhance virtualization technology by enabling customers to replicate, migrate, back-up, monitor and improve the performance of virtual machines within their overall IT infrastructure. By adding Invirtus’ technology to its portfolio, Vizioncore customers will now have access to the fastest and simplest backup, recovery, replication, optimization and migration products supporting heterogeneous virtual environments and physical servers. While Vizioncore will expand its overall offering with the embedded and rebranded Invirtus products, Vizioncore will continue to develop further enhancements and new products with their growing internal development group.

Tom Edwards, Invirtus Founder and CEO says, “Vizioncore’s momentum and reputation in the virtualization market will enable quicker and deeper adoption of our products and will enhance their technology offering to match current customer demands. To ensure continued innovation and strong product interoperability, we are also pleased to have Scott Herold join us from Vizioncore to become our new VP of Product Engineering. Scott will continue to enrich our products with increased data center focus and functionality.”

All pricing and availability of the newly branded Vizioncore solutions from Invirtus will be announced at VMworld, 11th – 13th September, Moscone Center, San Francisco.

About Vizioncore

Founded in 2002, and majority owned by Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), Vizioncore Inc. is a leading provider of innovative dynamic backup, performance monitoring, migration and disaster recovery software applications that enhance VMware Infrastructure. Vizioncore’s solutions include esxRanger Professional, a leading backup and recovery tool for VMware Infrastructure; esxCharter, a real- time monitoring tool that provides key host metrics; esxReplicator, which provides host-level replication of virtual machines; and esxMigrator, which supports automated migration to VMware Infrastructure 3. Vizioncore products are available through its global PartnerNetwork distribution and reseller channel. Additional information about Vizioncore and its products can be found at www.vizioncore.com or can be obtained by contacting sales@vizioncore.com

About Invirtus

Invirtus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), is a pioneer of enterprise-class virtualization management utilities, focusing on optimization, conversion, automation & management of the virtual infrastructure. Over 1200 companies around the globe use Invirtus products to maximize their virtualization investment. Recently named by Gartner as one of ten “Cool Vendors for 2006,” Invirtus is continuously developing new technologies that will help companies discover innovative ways to enhance their IT capabilities while extending their IT budgets. For more information, visit www.invirtus.com or contact Sales at Invirtus toll free at 1-866-398-9156 (US/CAN) or outside the US call +1 678-679-4490