Andrew "Flip" Filipowski of Netswitch Technology Named One of the Top 50 Startup Influencers to Follow in 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Netswitch Technology Management's Flip Filipowski has been named one of the Top 50 Startup Influencers to follow in 2016.  According to Linkedin, these influencers have highly influenced the Startup community.  Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Arianna Huffington are just some of the names included in the top 50!  Mr. Filipowski also joins that prestigious list this year.  To learn more go to http://taalk.com/50-influencers-to-follow-in-your-startup-journey-2016-linkedin/.

Netswitch Technology Management, Inc. is ranked as the world's fourth fastest growing managed security service providers (MSSPs) for 2015 and is the leading next generation Managed Security Services company with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Netswitch's security services are delivered through their innovative, award-winning cyber-security platform called MADROC® which uses best-in-breed analytics and detection software to help businesses defend against advanced cyber-attacks and prevent breaches.

Mr. Filipowski is one of the world's most successful high-tech entrepreneurs, philanthropists and industry visionaries. Mr. Filipowski is the founder of Tally Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in Bitcoin, the digital currency ecosystem. 

Mr. Filipowski was the former COO of Cullinet, the largest software company of the 1980s. He then founded and served as Chairman and CEO of PLATINUM technology and grew PLATINUM into the 8th largest software company in the world at the time of its sale to Computer Associates for $4 billion - the largest such transaction for a software company at the time.

"As we move into uncharted territories in privacy and crypto-security, we will become increasingly dependent upon emerging security technologies and cyber-security experts to provide protection from attacks and Internet crime," said Filipowski. "Companies with innovative platform solutions like Netswitch will play increasingly important roles in deciding the outcomes for small and medium sized businesses. I am excited to be joining their board and look forward to working with the management team to continue to create meaningful service offerings in this space."

ABOUT NETSWITCH

Netswitch is a global technology solutions provider, serving businesses of all sizes whose model for success relies upon secure, smoothly running, and fully integrated IT systems.

The MADROC® Integrated Security Platform is in use at over 3,000 client sites around the world providing intrusion detection and prevention, advanced behavioral analytics, preemptive breach detection, monitored and managed web firewalls and gateways, security information and event management, managed incident response and remediation and complete audit-ready regulatory compliance.

For more information, please visit us at http://www.netswitch.net/ 

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