Aelita Software Corporation is a
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
company that provided enterprise
network management tools for improved security, usability, and control. Aelita software has developed solutions for
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
2000 and 2003 migration and domain reconfiguration, security analysis, directory management,
systems monitoring, and configuration recovery. Examples of Aelita Software products include Aelita Domain Migration Wizard, Aelita Exchange Migration Wizard, Aelita InTrust, Aelita Archive Manager, and others.
The company was acquired by
Quest Software in March 2004 for about $115 million. Aelita Software products and technology have been incorporated into Quest's Windows Management products. Much of the management from Aelita transitioned to
Veeam
Veeam Software is a privately held US-based information technology company owned by Insight Partners that develops backup, disaster recovery and modern data protection software for virtual, physical and multi-cloud infrastructures. The company's ...
, which launched in 2006.
In 2012, Quest Software was acquired by
Dell
Dell is an American based technology company. It develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies.
Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...
, for $2.36 billion to form the
Dell Software. In June 2016, Dell announced the sale of their software division, including the Quest business, to
Francisco Partners and
Elliott Management Corporation.
On November 1, 2016, the sale of Dell Software to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management was completed and the company was re-launched as Quest Software.
References
External links
Quest Software website
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Software companies based in Ohio
Companies based in Dublin, Ohio
Software companies established in 1998
Companies established in 1998
1998 establishments in the United States
1998 establishments in Ohio
Quest Software
2004 mergers and acquisitions
Software companies of the United States