Shopaholic: Cisco Kicks Off 2010 With Acquisition Of Network Security Startup Rohati

Does Cisco have a shopping addiction? The tech giant has acquired a handful of technology companies in only a matter of a few months! This week, Cisco opened up its purse strings once again to data center security startup for an undisclosed amount.
Cisco recently the set-top box business of one of China’s largest cable companies, for $44.5 million. This deal was peanuts compared to Cisco’s other 2009 acquisitions including the of for $183 million. And last fall, Cisco of mobile networking infrastructure provider , which followed the of video video-conferencing company in late September.
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Good advice on Patch Tuesday installation schedule
February 28, 2010 - 5:58 am
Tags: advice, advice-on-how, good-strategy, installation, manager, news, research, research-center, spot-problems, vulnerable
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Over on Sunbelt Software’s blog , Research Center Manager Tom Kelchner offers some sound advice on how to schedule the installation of patches: Possibly a good strategy would be phased updates especially for enterprise systems: — Immediately install just the patches that fix vulnerabilities with in-the-wild exploits if you are running the vulnerable applications, modules, plug-ins, etc. — Wait three days for all others — Wait a week for non-critical (no reported exploits) updates to less-used flavors of Windows and less-used applications. Meanwhile, have someone keep an eye on the security news sources to spot problems like this one
Microsoft outlines risks of downloading dodgy software
February 28, 2010 - 5:58 am
Tags: activation, certificate, include-genuine, internet, malicious-code, news, pirated-copies, products-often, research, risks, stay secure, using-pirated, windows, windows-buyers
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What could possibly go wrong ? So, what are the risks of activation exploits? Searching for, downloading, or installing activation exploits or counterfeit software on the Internet is risky, because sites that advertise these pirated products often contain malware, viruses, and Trojans, which are found bundled with or directly built into the activation exploit or counterfeit software.
XP BSoDs may be down to malware
February 28, 2010 - 5:58 am
Tags: design, infection, patch tuesday, pc doctor's useful links, problem, sent-the-atapi, technology, virustotal-com
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If you’re encountering BSoDs and reboots on your XP machines
Windows Phone 7 Series
February 28, 2010 - 5:58 am
Tags: analysis, congress, mobile, nouncement-at-mobile, permanent-link, phone, two-posts, windows phone
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OK, want to know all about Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series announcement at Mobile World Congress today? Check out these two posts over on Hardware 2.0: Live Analysis: Microsoft Phone press conference, Mobile World Congress ‘10 Windows Phone 7 Series ..
Angelina Jolie Picks Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity Over Wanted 2
February 26, 2010 - 5:03 pm
Tags: alfonso-cuar, earth, hype, jolie, movie-news, news, opportunity, pictures, time, universal
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Interesting bit of news. NY Mag’s Vulture is saying they’ve heard that Angelina Jolie has “pulled out of” Wanted 2 to star in a new space thriller from Children of Men director Alfonso Cuarón called Gravity
Broken Lizard Returning With New Comedy ‘Rogue Scholars’
February 26, 2010 - 12:08 pm
Tags: america, commitment, distribution, kevin-heffernan, lizard, movie, movie-news, news, opinions, picture, projects, scholars, universal
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It’s not that they were ever really gone , it’s that the Broken Lizard comedy troupe has sort of been laying low, making indies because they can’t seem to get studio backing.
There is a Good Chance Greg Berlanti Will Direct The Flash!
February 25, 2010 - 7:50 pm
Tags: comic-book, comics, entertainment, flash, green, keep-on-coming, movie, news, opinions, rumors
Posted in Topic, green, movie, news, top | No comments
Apparently I missed the memo that this week was going to be Huge Comic Book News Week, but alas, the hits just keep on coming as another high profile comic book character from DC Comics’ universe is in the midst of finally getting a director attached after years of being in development. IESB is reporting that Greg Berlanti , who recently wrote, produced and almost directed Green Lantern , is at the top contender to bring the speedy heroics of Barry Allen, aka The Flash , to the big screen. After yesterday’s big news surrounding the new Superman project , titled The Man of Steel , there’s no denying that DC Entertainment is on fire
Roland Emmerich’s Next is ‘Anonymous’ About Shakespeare
February 25, 2010 - 9:15 am
Tags: german, inspiration, movie-news, news, people, plays, queen-elizabeth, roland-emmerich, the-arts
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Yep, you read that right. Believe it or not, before apocalyptic German director Roland Emmerich gets to the Foundation Trilogy , he’ll be directing a little period piece called Anonymous next, starting this March in Berlin. Empire is reporting the news this morning, including casting as well
Shane Black Directing Sony’s Pulp Comics ‘Doc Savage’ Movie
February 23, 2010 - 6:12 pm
Tags: lethal-weapon, mind, monster-squad, movie-news, news, opinions, over-the-world, photo
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The Man of Bronze is headed to the big screen! It was discovered late last year that Shane Black , writer of great 80s films like The Monster Squad , Lethal Weapon , The Long Kiss Goodnight , and director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as well, would be writing the script for a Doc Savage movie in the works at Columbia Pictures ( aka Sony). Variety is now reporting that Black will also be directing the movie (only his second time) from a script he’s writing with newcomers Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry.
Sony Ericsson gets drunk on the web 2.0 cool aid after everybody else has left the party
February 23, 2010 - 12:26 am
Tags: 2010-it-appears, between-the-two, creations, lawrence-lessig, mobile, party, sony-ericsson, tcuk, windows, windows-mobile
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Can good old fashioned User-Generated Content help shift handsets? Sony Ericsson apparently thinks so.

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