NetFlash: Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.

Cisco’s top switch, the Catalyst 6500, is getting an upgrade that will allow individual processes on the switch run separately, which means that those processes can be rebooted without taking down the whole switch. Plus, Cisco is introducing more management features, including software that goes beyond SNMP. Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-cisco-catalyst.html?net&story=082905-cisco-catalyst

Cisco’s top switch, the Catalyst 6500, is getting an upgrade that will allow individual processes on the switch run separately, which means that those processes can be rebooted without taking down the whole switch. Plus, Cisco is introducing more management features, including software that goes beyond SNMP.

Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-cisco-catalyst.html?net&story=082905-cisco-catalyst

Weblog: Hurricane Katrina, an IT perspective

What’s the first thing Ken Fasimpaur thought when he saw Katrina’s devastation on TV? “I hope that those people have backups.” Here he reflects on the intersection of humanity and IT when disaster strikes.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/2623

NSF proposes next-generation Internet

The National Science Foundation has proposed a next-generation Internet with built-in security and functionality that connects all kinds of devices, with researchers challenging the government agency to look at the Internet as a “clean slate.”

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-nsf-internet.html?net&story=082905-nsf-internet

‘Loverspy’ program creator indicted, on the run

The creator of Loverspy, software to surreptitiously observe individuals’ online activities, has been indicted for allegedly violating federal computer privacy laws, local and federal authorities announced Friday.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-loverspy.html?net&story=082905-loverspy

Platform Solutions to ship Itanium-based mainframe

IBM has dominated the mainframe market for years, but a group of ex-Amdahl engineers is preparing to shake things up with an Itanium 2-based system that analysts say could change the mainframe landscape by providing end users – a more cost-effective option for important workloads.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-itanium.html?net&story=082905-itanium

Radio: LEGO as a hobby

Allan Bedford, a software analyst from the Ontario, Canada, has turned his hobby of building models with LEGOs into a book, “The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide.” He joins us to talk about the hobby, how he goes about creating his models, and how anyone young or old can get started with LEGOs. Listen in:

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0829radio.html?net&story=0829radio

Today on Layer 8, where it’s always the first day of school:

Five reasons not to use Linux; subway cell phone flasher ID’d?; Google losing ground in China; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8