Monthly Archives: May 2017

IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery Released

IBM has released IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/messaging/entry/MQ903GA Highlights: – IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition has a new Connector Pack – The MQ REST API has had some updates to enable read and update of the queue manager configuration, plus querying of the status. – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer has […]

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SQLite v3.19.0 Released

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.19.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Scam/Fraud Email ‘Google Award Notice’

Another day, another scam. I received another scam email that Spam Assassin didn’t remove. This email is a ‘Google Award Notice’ and is a scam or more likely it is ransomware. So, be warned, the following email is a scam or ransomware and is not real. Email Header shows that it came from: o3tx-repu.taurus.oneoffice.jp From […]

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Introduction to JSON Session at MQTC v2.0.1.7

I have been using JSON a lot lately, so I thought I would give an ‘Introduction to JSON’ session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Web Page of MQTT Links

I have added a new web page to Capitalware’s web server. The new web page contains 7 sections with various links on MQTT. The new web page can be found here. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTT Message Viewer V1.0.0 Released

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQTT Message Viewer V1.0.0. MQTT Message Viewer is an MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) client that connects to an MQTT Broker. MQTT is a machine-to-machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity protocol. MQTT Message Viewer supports MQTT 3.1 and 3.1.1 protocol versions. MQTT Message Viewer allows users […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.1 Released

IBM has just released FixPack 9.0.0.1 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043467 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Debian 8.8 Released

Debian Project has just released Debian 8.8. https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170506 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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MQ End of Service Dates

So, what version of IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) are you running? Are you behind in upgrading your release of MQ? Everybody “should be” running IBM MQ v7.5, v8.0 or v9.0, if you want support from IBM. In case it has slipped your mind, here is a list of IBM MQ releases and […]

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VR, AR & Hype, Hype, Hype – What about Real Reality?

CEOs, CTOs & the news media love to hype the next ground-breaking technology (or so they claim). Not so long ago, 3D was the “it” technology. 3D TVs and 3D content were going to replace how we watched TV. Well, that fad came and went for a variety of reasons. i.e. required special glasses, eye […]

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