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Pedestal Software

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Pedestal Software
Company 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

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  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