Pedestal Software
TypePrivate
FoundedNewton, Massachusetts U.S. (1996 (1996))
FateAcquired
SuccessorAltiris
Headquarters,
United States Edit this on Wikidata
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 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

References

  1. NY Times, Altiris To Buy Pedestal For $65 Million
  2. Altiris Buys Pedestal
  3. Venrock Pedestal Software
  4. "Symantec to Acquire Altiris". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. Symantec SecurityExpressions
  6. AuditExpress Product Description
  7. Appdeploy software catalog
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