Linux System Diagnostics (LSD) is a project to develop an OpenSource diagnostics package for Linux (i386), simular to PC-Doctor and WinMSD. It will encompass utilities to view system resources, as well as test system hardware.
A Script for All Seasons: ProcessControl allows advanced monitoring, launch, shutdown and restart of applications in a UNIX(C) environment. Written in BASH, PC will do (among other things) a timed shutdown of your application followed by a restart.