Ripcord Networks

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Ripcord Networks
Industryvoice and video cryptographic security company
Founded2003
Founder Alex Fielding
Headquarters San Mateo, California
Key people
Steve Wozniak
John McAfee
Ellen Hancock

Ripcord Networks was a voice and video cryptographic security company. Their headquarters was in San Mateo, California in the United States.

Ripcord Networks was founded in 2003. Board members included Steve Wozniak, Apple Computer's co-founder; John McAfee, McAfee Antivirus founder, Ellen Hancock, the former CEO of Exodus Communications, former CTO of Apple Computer, and former EVP of IBM. Ripcord's founder and CEO was Alex Fielding and John Adams.

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