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 June 30, 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 June
30, 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
   August 13 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.