EXHIBIT 32.1

    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Eric J. Pulaski, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
of  BindView  Development  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  certify  that (i) the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 fully complies with the
requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
and (ii) the information  contained in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2004 fairly presents, in all material respects,  the financial condition and
the results of operations of the Company.

By       /s/ ERIC J. PULASKI
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         Eric J. Pulaski
         Chairman of the Board, Chief
         Executive Officer and President
         May 14, 2004


     A signed original of the foregoing  certification  has been provided to the
Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the  Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.