Private company

Pedestal Software

Logo: Pedestal Software, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American company based in Newton1

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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.2

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