New Microsoft 365 app could give you a major productivity boost

At its annual Ignite conference, Microsoft has announced a new productivity tool for Microsoft 365 that will make it easier for teams to think, plan and create together. Microsoft Loop is a [...] The post New Microsoft 365 app could give you a major productivity boost first appeared on PRP Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Nintendo 64 controller for Switch reportedly out of stock, won’t be back until 2022

If you were hoping to get your hands on one of the Nintendo Switch’s new wireless 64 controllers this Christmas, it appears you might be [...] The post Nintendo 64 controller for Switch reportedly out of stock, won’t be back until 2022 first appeared on PRP Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Inventec & H3 Platform Adopt Broadcom's High Performance NetXtreme Ethernet SoC for Falconwitch & Next-Gen Products

Inventec Corporation in partnership with H3 Platform Inc. today announced it has adopted Broadcom's BCM5880X NetXtreme® S-Series Ethernet System-on-Chip (SoC) for its Falconwitch product line. H3 Platform will showcase its new Falconwitch platform with Broadcom's 100G NetXtreme S-Series SoC at the SuperComputing 2017 (SC17) conference in Denver, Colorado from Nov. 13 to 16. The new Falconwitch leverages Broadcom's BCM5880X and PCIe Gen3 x16 switch to provide local NVMe SSD, enabling a high-performance, low-latency, scalable NVMe-oF storage array. The BCM5880X will also be integrated into future Falconwitch products. Falconwitch is a 4U box containing 288 PCIe lanes -  8 PCIex16 front slots for 3 types of FRUs: canister for standard GPGPU, canister for U.2 NVMe, and canister for Nvidia SXM2 -  8 PCIex8 rear slots for: PCIex8 host connection or HHHL PCIe device (up to 35W) -  6 PCIex16 rear slots for: PCIex16 host connection or FHHL PCIe device (up to 50W) -  One system to support DL, NVMe storage, and composable computing Key Benefits of Falconwitch​-  Provides almost linear performance with 1 ~ 16 GPGPU -  Can be expanded to tens or hundreds of Falconwitch -  Improves resource utilization -  Decouples life cycles of GPU, CPU, and various kinds of PCIe devices -  Allows SR-IOV devices to be shared by multiple physical RCs Other than Falconwitch, H3 Platform and Inventec are working on next-generation products to address specific market niches. Please visit us at SC17 -    Booth # 2075: See high-performance DL demo -    Room 401 (Emerging Technologies): See composable computing demo -    iCAIR/Northwestern University Booth: See NVMe-oF remote demo For detailed product info and product roadmap, please contact: Hsu.Tony@inventec.com Brian.pan@h3platform.com About Inventec Corporation Inventec Corporation is a Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) making notebook computers, servers, and smart devices. Established in 1975, Inventec has since grown significantly to become one of the world's top computer manufacturers and main focus on ODM business. Inventec Corporation has major development and manufacturing facilities in China, and is one of China's largest exporters. We launched our first development center in 1991 in China, and also our first manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 1995. In addition, Inventec has configuration and service centers in the United States, Europe and Mexico. About H3 Platform, Inc. H3 Platform develops and sells the innovative PCIe switch box used in the HPC industry. The core product is the GPU external chassis with integration of PCIe devices such as GPU, NIC, Raid, and so on. By working with US and China tier 1 HPC customers, H3 builds this GPGPU box to ease the jobs of AI experts, and lets AI experts focus on improving AI algorithm. This solution can highly increase the utilization rate of the system and devices, and also lower the cost of the entire rack.Source: https://www.newswire.com/news/inventec-h3-platform-adopt-broadcoms-high-performance-netxtreme-20049606
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TSplus' Add-on Server Genius - New 2.1 Version Release

Server Genius is a unique add-on solution developed by TSplus, providing monitoring and reporting for RDS. Installed on your Servers, it captures all data and provides analytics about users' activity and applications used on a TSplus remote session. It is the “must-have” tool for RDS Administrators seeking a clear and reliable reporting of their RDS Servers’ environment. Server Genius checks in real-time the CPU, memory, network performances, storage status, and all important parameters allowing to anticipate any critical issue with the remote servers. For example, a defect could occur with licensing, bandwidth consumption, or one specific application usage. This information is then compiled into compressed and scaled analytics for easy understanding and sent by email to the Administrator. The data can also be consulted via the Server Genius web interface, which offers complete reports in an intuitive format. Server Genius 2.1 Introduces a New Design and Major Improvement Server Genius has been deeply reviewed to offer an optimal TSplus monitoring tool, with a faster and better scalability. The main improvement on this new version consists in the ability to follow-up multiple servers at the same time, and get all the reports, centralized into the Server Genius Web interface. This is concretized by a new “dashboard” homepage, that allows a quick check of the global situation of all connected servers, in real-time. Of course, in case of any updates on the main Server, all agents that are downloaded on one server are automatically updated on the other monitored Servers. This update also includes new features and measurements, such as a graphic showing bytes traffic on each Server Card. To illustrate these changes, the software is displaying a radically different look: besides the new shape of the logo, which is now a chemist’s flask, referring to the Genius aspect of the product,  Server Genius presents new graphic lines and colors, for a more sleek and attractive interface. Monitor TSplus Remote Sessions at a glance and troubleshoot damaging issues faster with real-time alerts directly sent to your inbox. Download Server Genius as an add-on for your TSplus Remote Server now! 
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MRHB DeFi Partners Ethereum L2 Scaling Chain zkSync to Power Halal DeFi Platform

Dubai, UAE, November 1, 2021 -- MRHB DeFi the world’s first inclusive and ethical DeFi platform is integrating the Ethereum scaling solution zkSync, developed by software experts Matter Labs. The move will mean that the MRHB DeFi ecosystem will benefit from the low  transaction fees zkSync enables, while developers will be able to utilize zkSync technology on the platform’s architecture to improve efficiency, speed, scalability, security and privacy. ZK RollUp solves Ethereum Scalability with Zero Security CompromiseszkSync is an innovative technology that is already live on the Ethereum mainnet. It allows for extremely low transaction fees, relies on a trustless protocol, and keeps funds cryptographically secure. Transactions use zero-knowledge proofs and on-chain data availability to keep users' funds safe, with computation and storage being performed off-chain. “At Marhaba, we strongly believe zkSync will lead the way as a ZK-RollUp solution for Ethereum,” said Deniz Dalkilic, CTO of MRHB DeFi. “Given its ability of 100% Solidity compatibility, fast finality with low fees while having the ability to secure unlimited amounts of TVL($), it makes it the perfect L2 solution for DeFi.” Built on ZK Rollup architecture, zkSync ensures that it strictly inherits the security guarantees of the underlying L1. Unlike sidechains, Rollup validator(s) can never be corrupted. Smart-contract friendly, exchange friendly, the technology allows for contract-interoperability and atomic swaps on different exchange protocols and even includes native support for NFTs. MRHB CTO Dalkilic highlighted that Vitalik Buterin has declared that “in the medium to long term, ZK rollups will win out in all use cases as ZK-SNARK technology improves.” The technology is already in use by a wide range of leading blockchain projects, including Curve, Argent, and Balancer, and was supported in its ecosystem funding round by leading names in the blockchain space, including Binance, Huobi, Coinbase and many more. An Ethical and Inclusive DeFi VisionMRHB DeFi was founded with a vision of providing greater access to the growing opportunities and utilities of the cryptoverse for excluded and cautious communities, and has a particular focus on delivering faith-based DeFi services which adhere to the ethical investment and financing principles rooted in Islamic Finance, many of which align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Such business practices include those that avoid interest, usury, social exploitation and other acts deemed unethical as well as support sustainability, asset/utility backed financing, transparency and equitable risk/reward sharing. With the Islamic Finance industry sized at around USD 3 trillion of assets, bringing even a small portion of Shariah-sensitive liquidity into DeFi will represent a major boost to the total value of the DeFi sector worldwide. MRHB DeFi has also received strategic investments from Blockchain Australia, Mozaic, Contango Digital Assets, NewTribe Capital, Sheesha Finance, Acreditus Partners and EMGS Group. About MRHB DeFi:MRHB (pronounced ‘Marhaba’) DeFi is a decentralised finance platform built to bring ethics to the DeFi space with an approach that supports the inclusion of faith-based and other excluded communities in addition to existing crypto-natives so that everyone can benefit from the full empowerment potential of DeFi to help build a true peer-to-peer financial and economic value system. Based on the tenets of blockchain such as trust, transparency, and security, MRHB DeFi has encapsulated universally applicable principles of Islamic Finance into those tenets of blockchain to render a suite of offerings that are also ESG compliant. The project is backed by a diverse and strong team with backgrounds spanning crypto, technology, faith-compliant investing, finance and seasoned institutional veterans of industry. The public sale offering will be in December. Register your interest and read more about MRHB DeFi’s Shariah Concept Paper, Lite and White Paper here: https://marhabadefi.com/info-centre.php MRHB DeFi Official Channels:Website: https://marhabadefi.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/marhabadefiTelegram: https://t.me/mdf_officialTelegram Announcements: https://t.me/marhabadefi_ANNYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHuvZG9DbS5ffeoqLX_bERgMedium: https://medium.com/@mrhbdefiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marhabadefiTelegram (Arabic): https://t.me/mdf_arabicTelegram (Russian): https://t.me/mdf_russiaTelegram (Turkish): https://t.me/MarhabaDefiTR About zkSync:zkSync is taking a cryptography-first approach to scaling blockchains and spearheading the scaling revolution by offering the cheapest token transfers on Ethereum. Next, they are launching general programmability, EVM-Compatibility, and off-chain data availability for a seamless developer and user experience, for the lowest transaction fees. Website: http://zksync.ioMedium: https://medium.com/matter-labsTwitter: https://twitter.com/zksyncTelegram: https://t.me/zksync_communityDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/px2aR7w
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Rare Revolutionary War Powder Horn will Headline University Archives' Online-Only Auction, Nov. 10th

Wilton, CT, USA, November 1, 2021 -- A rare and historic Revolutionary War powder horn, an extensive archive of material pertaining to Playboy magazine’s Hugh Hefner, a document signed by John F. Kennedy as President and a legal summons signed by the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp will all be part of University Archives’ online auction on Wednesday, November 10th, at 10:30 am Eastern time.  The Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books auction features exceptional historical material from multiple collecting categories. “Over thirty lots of the sale illustrate the fascinating and violent history of the Old West, with many pieces from the personal collection of celebrated Western photographer Jim Tackett,” said John Reznikoff, the president of University Archives.  The catalog, with all 391 lots, is up for viewing and bidding now, on the University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com) as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. It’s the eighth auction that will be conducted from University Archives’ modern new 6,000-square-foot facility in Wilton, Conn.  The list of major categories is extensive, to include Early American (John Hancock, Aaron Burr, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee and others); Presidents and First Ladies (John Adams to Biden, Mary Todd Lincoln to Michelle Obama, others); Old West (Emmett Dalton, Jesse and Frank James, Hanging Judge Roy Bean, others); Art (Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Dr. Seuss, Oskar Fischinger) and Music (The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, George and Ira Gershwin and others).  Other categories include Entertainment, (Stan Laurel, Lenny Bruce, Hefner and others); Sports (Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mantle, Tiger Woods and others); Literature (Walt Whitman, Eugene O’Neill, E.E. Cummings and others); Civil Rights (Martin Luther King, Jr., Lucy Stone, Frederick Douglass and others); and Space / Aviation / Exploration (the Mercury and Gemini space programs, Charles Lindbergh, the Soviet cosmonauts, Fridtjof Nansen and others).  The powder horn belonging to 18-year-old minuteman Oliver Buttrick and used at the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775 is a remarkable relic of the Revolutionary War and carries a modest pre-sale estimate of $90,000-$100,000. The Battle of Concord was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, and witnessed the “shot heard ‘round the world” that both announced and legitimized the American Revolution. It would be hard to think of a better relic symbolizing American freedom than this item. The horn has an ownership label on vellum at its base and is accompanied by over 50 pages of provenance that is available by request as a .pdf.  The large archive of original letters, cartoons, photographs and memorabilia relating to Hugh Hefner’s 75-year relationship with high school classmate and close friend Jane “Janie” Borson Sellers is expected to realize $50,000-$60,000. Included are over 150 letters by Hefner, half of which are illustrated with pen and ink cartoon drawings by him.  The one-page document signed by President John F. Kennedy on January 21, 1961, and countersigned by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, appointing “Robert S. McNamara of Michigan…Secretary of Defense”, should reach $30,000-$35,000. At the time McNamara was the youngest person ever appointed Secretary of State. He served from 1961-1968 and was largely responsible for intensifying American involvement in the Vietnam War.  The many lots documenting the lawlessness and disorderliness of the Wild West include the summons personally endorsed by a young Wyatt Earp, then just 21 years old and on his first job in law enforcement, as constable of Lamar, Missouri. In May 1870, Earp clearly wrote over twenty words on the back of a legal summons and signed it “WS Earp constable” (estimate: $30,000-$35,000).  A one-page autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, in superb condition, touting America’s superiority over Europe, written to American diplomat William Lee, contains stellar content and is expected to change hands for $25,000-$30,000. Also on offer is a rare and beautiful white Chinese Export porcelain dessert bowl from Jefferson’s White House service, circa 1790s, with 13 gold stars encircling the elegant “J” monogram at the center (estimate: $10,000-$12,000).  A Civil War-dated autograph album compiled by a correspondent of Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase contains 180 signatures of Lincoln administration officials and members of the 37th U.S. Congress, including President Abraham Lincoln himself and six current and future Lincoln cabinet members (Seward, Chase, Welles, Stanton, Smith and Fessenden). It is estimated to fetch $20,000-$24,000.  An important compilation of original documents written and/or signed by members of the Hartford Convention of 1814-1815, compiled by Washington real estate developer and manuscript collector Marshall B. Coyne, including documents from all 26 delegates from five states and the Convention secretary, should earn $18,000-$20,000.  A rare letter handwritten by then-President Zachary Taylor to Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ewing, introducing Henry Waller of Louisiana, dated Nov. 27, 1849, has an estimate of $12,000-$14,000. Also, a one-page, partially printed document boldly signed by John Hancock, dated Jan. 1, 1776, appointing a Captain to the 7th Regimen of Foot (the “do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes” Regiment of Battle of Bunker Hill celebrity) should rise to $8,000-$10,000.  An autograph letter written on White House letterhead, signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt” as President, addressed to Frank Deering of Saco, Maine, a fellow Naval history collector, dated Feb. 19, 1934, is estimated to go for $10,000-$12,000. Also, an autograph letter signed by Charles Darwin written to his land agent John Higgins in 1859, just a few weeks prior to publication of his On the Origin of Species, should hit $3,000-$4,000.  A large bust portrait photograph of the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, boldly signed and inscribed on the mat, “To Max Moffett at Taliesin Aug 24/50 Frank Lloyd Wright”, is expected to finish at $5,000-$6,000; while a large, glossy black and white photograph of all four Beatles, signed, inscribed, dated and numbered by French photographer Jean-Marie Périer (b. 1940), framed, should garner $3,000-$4,000. For more information about University Archives and the online-only Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books auction scheduled for Wednesday, November 10th, visit www.universityarchives.com.
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TSplus Integrates SAASPASS and Provide Multi-Factor Authentication

As more information moves to the cloud, the authentication process is the gate. Simple username/passwords are no longer sufficient for VPN Configurations, Server Network Access and On-premise applications. It is the whole system which needs to be air-gapped and protected physically from access. With hundreds of millions of identities and credentials stolen annually, now more than ever, IT teams have a more difficult job. They have the responsibility to ensure that users are who they say they are and that their credentials have not been compromised. For this reason, many are now turning to multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) to reduce the risk of stolen passwords. TSplus makes use of MFA World-Class security solution to deploy software securely Security is a major concern for TSplus, which uses Active Directory to authenticate users before allowing them to access any published application or Remote Desktop. The SAASPASS plug-in improves this level of Security. SAASPASS is the market reference for Multi- factor Authentication protocol and allows highly secure remote connections when combined with TSplus to efficiently prevent malicious people from stealing credentials and accessing sensitive data. SAASPASS is architected to be easily integrated into access systems like TSplus. As so, SAASPASS integration in TSplus' Security Policies is a quick and straightforward process. The only must pre-requisite is to download the SAASPASS App for mobile. With SAASPASS, two factors must always be present, sometimes three where additional passwords are still required. The application has the ability to retain two-factor authentication even when offline. All the user has to do is to register his company name onto the admin portal at http://www.saaspass.com and follow the instructions recommended in TSplus/SAASPASS online documentation. Once all steps have been achieved, the user can log-in directly into TSPlus using SAASPASS! Prerequisites: Latest version of TSPlus installedSAASPASS Mobile App installed with valid registrationWebSocket Protocol and ASP.NET 4.5 installedReachable server from SAASPASS for Login optionsKeep Your Remote Networks Secure with TSplus and SAASPASS.Source: https://www.newswire.com/news/tsplus-integrates-saaspass-and-provide-multi-factor-authentication-20006289
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