NetFlash: Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.

NetFlash: Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.
08/30/05

In this issue:

* Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.
* Weblog: Hurricane Katrina, an IT perspective
* NSF proposes next-generation Internet
* 'Loverspy' program creator indicted, on the run
* Platform Solutions to ship Itanium-based mainframe
* Radio: LEGO as a hobby
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

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/nlnetflash6127>

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/nlnetflash6128>

'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/nlnetflash6129>

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/nlnetflash6130>

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/nlnetflash6131>

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>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Google dives deeper into networking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6132>

2. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3929>

3. Intel-Cisco deal may be big for Wi-Fi
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6133>

4. VoIP season about to heat up
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6134>

5. Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6135>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Google dives deeper into networking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6136>

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He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing,
and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs
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at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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commentaries from leading experts on storage strategies for
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