December 16, 2003

The Jerusalem Post reports that Israeli software security firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said Tuesday it signed an agreement to acquire Zone Labs, a California-based creator of endpoint security solutions, in a cash and stock deal worth $205 million. Zone Labs makes the widely used ZoneAlarm personal software firewall that protects many personal computers including the one it’s blogging on now. Download a free trial copy of ZoneAlarm now. 11:56:00 PM

CNN calls today, Trilogy Tuesday for Lord of the Rings fans with back-to-back-to-back marathon of all three films including the extended editions of the first two films and the premiere of the final film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 11:54:39 PM