So Dark the con of Man

So I watched the movie today. The Da Vinci Code that is. Before even it was released. In a theatre. Free of charge but authorised. Courtesy: Symantec.

It so happened that I got an invitation from Symantec for a information security related presentation. The theme was "Protect your secrets". Essentially it was a sales presentation but it was very interesting. It broadened my concept of what is messaging. Conventionally messaging only meant email to me. But the new methods are getting included, monitored and archived very fast. These include: Instant messaging IM, collaborative software (MS Sharepoint, e-rooms, Lotus Notes Team Room etc). I guess we should add another one to the list. Scraps on Orkut. Though Orkut currently is purely personal it won't be long when people start making use of it for business reasons. After all it is somewhat similar to collaboration.

Now about the movie. If you liked the book, then you definitely will like the movie. If not for the plot, then only for Tom Hanks. He plays Professor Robert Langdon to perfection. Of course the movie has omitted some parts of the book but nothing that is detrimental to the overall plot. Overall rating: Fascinating. Should be a blockbuster as predicted.