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EX-99.3 - AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER - DELL INCd376176dex993.htm
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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - DELL INCd376176dex991.htm
8-K - FORM 8-K - DELL INCd376176d8k.htm
Dell to Acquire Quest
Software
Dave Johnson
John Swainson
SVP, Corporate Strategy, Dell
President, Software Group, Dell
Brian Gladden
Rob Williams
SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Dell
Vice President, Investor Relations, Dell
Vinny Smith
Scott Davidson
Chairman & CEO, Quest Software
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer, Quest Software
July 2, 2012
Exhibit 99.2


Investor Relations
Forward-looking statements
Statements that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements based on Dell's and Quest’s current
expectations. Actual results and events in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements because of a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include the possibility that projected benefits may not materialize as expected; that the transaction may not
be timely completed, if at all; that Dell and Quest are unable to successfully implement the plans, strategies and
objectives of management for future operations, including the execution of integration strategies; and other risks that
are described in Dell’s or Quest’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Neither Dell nor Quest undertake any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Investor Relations
Committed to our strategy
Delivering end-to-end solutions with scalable, mid-market design point
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Investor Relations
Quest Software at a glance
Transaction -
Approved by Board of Directors of each company
Company -
Quest is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions
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* Consistent with typical software acquisitions, post-acquisition  earnings will be impacted by purchase accounting adjustments to Quest’s
deferred revenue balance --
estimated deferred revenue adjustment and transaction costs of approximately $500M (excludes amortization of
intangibles)
Employees
3,850
(HQ in Aliso Viejo, CA)
Sales Organization
1,440 sales reps
(~23% systems engineers)
R&D Organization
1,279 software engineers
Customers
over 100k worldwide
Financials –
GAAP financial statements for 12-month period ending 12/31/2011
Transaction Facts
$28 per share / $2.4B enterprise value
Earnings Accretion / Closing
Will update at closing
(estimated close in
3Q, FY’13) *
Revenue
$857M
(+12% Y/Y)
Gross Margin
$734M
(86% of revenue)
Operating Income
$   91M
(11% of revenue)
Cash Flow from Operations
$195M
(4.4x Net Income)


Investor Relations
Dell leadership in software
Software’s intersection with our core strengths allows us to create solutions that
bridge customers to new computing paradigms seamlessly
Client
Services
Enterprise
Software
Server, storage
and networking
capabilities
Services,
Security,
Cloud
End-user
computing
Software
that
leverages Dell
core strengths
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Investor Relations
Quest’s diversified software portfolio
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Windows Server
Management
Performance
Monitoring
Data                 
Protection
User Workspace
Management
Database            
Management
Identity & Access
Management
Quest Windows
Server Mgmt
Quest Foglight
Quest NetVault
Quest
Workspace
Quest One
Quest Toad
Quest addresses enterprise software segments totaling ~$30B and projected to grow
to ~$43B by FY16, representing a CAGR of 10%
1
Including Quest, Dell will have a software business that generated over $1.2 billion of
revenue in 2011
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1
Dell Internal Analysis, IDC, and Gartner
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Pre-acquisition revenue figures, excludes estimates for purchase accounting adjustments
Provides a platform foundation to expand Dell’s software capabilities


Investor Relations
Quest Segments
Quest strengthens key areas of Dell’s end-to-end
solution capabilities
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Data Protection
Windows Server Mgmt
User Workspace Mgmt
Performance Monitoring
Database Management
Identity and Access Mgmt
Dell Complementary Solutions
Application Modernization (with Dell Clerity & MAKE)
Systems Management (with Dell KACE)
Data Backup and Recovery (with Dell AppAssure)
Security (with Dell SecureWorks & SonicWALL)
Database Management (NEW capability with Quest)


Investor Relations
Quest is consistently recognized as a leader
Source: Gartner, September 2011
“Quest One Identity Manager has significant
Identity and Access Governance functionality,
including a robust identity data model, discovery
and analytics tools for constructing an identity
warehouse, a mature workflow offering, and
mature user interface design tools.”
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity and Access
Governance, Dec 2011
Gartner places Quest’s Application Performance
Monitoring solution in the Leader’s quadrant of
it’s Magic Quadrant, stating that “Foglight's
distinctive model-centric architecture provides
an integrated approach to the five dimensions of
APM”
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application
Performance Monitoring, Sept 2011
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Investor Relations
Quest strategically aligns with Dell’s software
strategy
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~$19B Enterprise Solutions & Services
business spanning servers, storage,
networking, services, and software
End-to-end IT solutions designed to scale
with a mid-market design point
Global scale & reach
Enterprise Software Portfolio
& Software Engineering Talent
Enterprise Software Portfolio
& Software Engineering Talent
Total Enterprise Solutions &
Global Reach
Total Enterprise Solutions &
Global Reach
$857M software business, built on simple-to-
use solutions to common IT challenges
Support heterogeneous and next-generation
virtualized environments
Deep engineering capabilities with 1,300
software engineers
Quest’s enterprise software portfolio complements Dell’s end-to-end enterprise
solutions


Q & A