The three most recent media releases are shown below. A full list can be found under "All media releases". All content (including excerpts thereof) may only be used if SWITCH is cited as the source.
Dec 12, 2018
SWITCH sells switchplus to Combell Group
SWITCH is focussing on its university business and is selling its subsidiary switchplus to Belgium’s Combell Group, effective 12 December 2018. All employees will be retained. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Aug 28, 2017
Internet fraud: 5,000 online shops deleted
Brand-name shoes for CHF 49 instead of CHF 149 – a tempting offer. Internet bargain hunters may fall victim to fraudsters. The security experts at SWITCH warn that the number of fraudulent offers online has increased drastically in...
May 19, 2017
30 years of .ch, Europe’s safest address
On 20 May 1987, Professor Bernhard Plattner of ETH Zurich entered “.ch” in the Domain Name System, marking the start of the Internet in Switzerland. Not long after that, on 22 October the same year, the SWITCH foundation was set up....
