{{Infobox company
, name = Ripcord Networks
, industry = voice and video cryptographic security company
, founded = 2003
, founder = Alex Fielding
, hq_location =
San Mateo, California
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, key_people =
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Inc., Apple Computer with ...
John McAfee
John David McAfee ( ; 18 September 1945 – 23 June 2021) was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party nominat ...
Ellen Hancock
Ellen Mooney Hancock (April 15, 1943 – April 19, 2022) was a technology manager from the United States who worked for IBM and Apple, among others.
Early life and education
Hancock was born April 15, 1943, in the Bronx, New York City, and raise ...
Ripcord Networks was a voice and video cryptographic security company. Their headquarters was in
San Mateo, California
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in the
United States
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.
Ripcord Networks was founded in 2003. Board members included:
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Inc., Apple Computer with ...
, Apple Computer's co-founder;
John McAfee
John David McAfee ( ; 18 September 1945 – 23 June 2021) was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party nominat ...
, McAfee Antivirus founder;
Ellen Hancock
Ellen Mooney Hancock (April 15, 1943 – April 19, 2022) was a technology manager from the United States who worked for IBM and Apple, among others.
Early life and education
Hancock was born April 15, 1943, in the Bronx, New York City, and raise ...
, the former CEO of
Exodus Communications
Exodus Communications, the world's largest web hosting provider at the time, was a data center provider that provided retail and commercial server colocation and was an Internet service provider to dot-com businesses. Exodus went public in 1998 ...
, former CTO of Apple Computer, and former EVP of IBM. Ripcord's founder and CEO was Alex Fielding and John Adams.