Cisco Expects IOS Upgrade to Ease Management of Catalyst Switches.

This article reports that Cisco Systems Inc. plans to announce an upgrade of the Internetworking Operating System software for its flagship Catalyst 6500 Series switches, supporting increased modularity that is designed to improve operational efficiency for information technology managers. The new features should enable faster restarts of the switches and reduce the time it takes users to install software upgrades. The updated switch offering is based on technology built into the CRS-1 carrier-class routing system that the company introduced.