SOURCE: Special Operations Software

January 08, 2008 07:00 ET

Specops Command and Quest PowerGUI Now Integrated

Powerful Combination Allows PowerShell Users to Edit and Debug Scripts, Then Distribute These Scripts to Computers and Servers in the Network

TORONTO--(Marketwire - January 8, 2008) - Special Operations Software, www.specopssoft.com, a global leader of Group Policy and Windows PowerShell based Systems Management and Security software, today announced the integration of Quest PowerGUI™ from Quest Software with Specops Command™ from Special Operations Software. The integration makes it possible to use the powerful and free PowerShell script editor, Quest PowerGUI, directly from Specops Command and thus provide features like IntelliSense (to access descriptions of functions) and debugging capabilities when editing PowerShell scripts.

"The incredible synergy created by integrating Specops Command and Quest PowerGUI into a single powerful solution is very exciting," said Dmitry Sotnikov, New Product Research Manager at Quest Software. "Giving users the ability to invoke PowerGUI Script Editor to edit and debug their scripts and then use Specops Command to distribute the script to computers in the network makes perfect sense."

"The combined power and ease of use of Specops Command and Quest PowerGUI will forever change the landscape of distributed Windows-based computer management and will make Windows PowerShell the number one solution used everywhere -- not only for administering a small number of servers, but tens of thousands of computers at a time," said Thorbjörn Sjövold, CTO of Special Operations Software. "Also, by simply using the free Quest PowerGUI with the free version of Specops Command, Logon and Startup scripts as we know them today will never be the same."

For more information and to download Specops Command, please visit: http://www.specopssoft.com/powershell/

About Special Operations Software

Special Operations Software, www.specopssoft.com, is a global leader of Group Policy and Windows PowerShell based Systems Management and Security software. The company was founded in 2001 and is a privately held company. The company's 1400+ customer base is spread across 41 countries. The EMEA HQ is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and a North American HQ is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Special Operations Software is a founding member of the Group Policy Task Force (www.gptf.org). Special Operations Software is a Microsoft Gold Partner in Security Solutions and as an ISV. The products currently available from Special Operations Software are Specops Command™, Specops Deploy™, Special Operations Suite™, Active Directory Janitor™, Specops Password Policy™, Specops Password Policy BASIC™, Specops Gpupdate™ and Specops Inventory™.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software, Inc., Microsoft's 2007 Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and Windows infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 50,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest's Windows Management solutions simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange Server, SharePoint, SQL Server, .NET and Windows Server as well as integrating Unix, Linux and Java into the managed environment.