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Pedestal Software

Pedestal Software was a company specializing in computer security founded in 1996 by Fernando Trias and Keith Woodard and sold to Altiris in 2005 for $65 million. It was headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts with satellite offices in San Francisco, Chicago and London. It was funded by the founders, Venrock and 3i and employed over 50 people when it was sold. Altiris was later acquired by Symantec.

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Pedestal Software
TypePrivate
FoundedNewton, Massachusetts U.S. (1996 (1996))
FateAcquired
SuccessorAltiris
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Number of employees
50 (2005)
Websitewww.pedestalsoftware.com Edit this on Wikidata

Pedestal Software was a company specializing in computer security founded in 1996 by Fernando Trias and Keith Woodard and sold to Altiris in 20051 for $65 million.2 It was headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts with satellite offices in San Francisco, Chicago and London. It was funded by the founders, Venrock3 and 3i and employed over 50 people when it was sold. Altiris was later acquired by Symantec.4

Product Purpose
SecurityExpressions Audits security settings across large networks5
AuditExpress Used by security auditors and consultants6
NTSEC Allows administrators to script and automate complex tasks7
Intact Monitors and prevents changes to a computer's files and configuration
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