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^[1] 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, Venrock^[3] 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 networks[5]
AuditExpress	Used by security auditors and consultants[6]
NTSEC	Allows administrators to script and automate complex tasks[7]
Intact	Monitors and prevents changes to a computer's files and configuration

Pedestal Software

Company type	Private
Founded	Newton, Massachusetts U.S. (1996 (1996))
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Altiris
Headquarters	Newton  , United States
Number of employees	50 (2005)
Website	www.pedestalsoftware.com