Monthly Archives: October 2017

Managed .NET Channel Security Exit Not Valid

October 31, 2017 Roger Lacroix

IBM has issued a fix for a “managed .NET client can not reference security exit in a path that contains parentheses”. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT21682 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.0.4 Continuous Delivery Announced

October 25, 2017 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.0.4 Continuous Delivery: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS217-420/index.html Highlights for MQ Base: – Additional support of REST API for administration – New REST API for messaging – Proxy support for IBM Cloud Product Insights – Salesforce bridge – Extended platform support for CD releases Highlights for MQ Advanced: – Replicated data queue managers – […]

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SQLite v3.21.0 Released

October 25, 2017 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.21.0. 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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Jewelry, Crafting and Nik Naks

October 23, 2017 Roger Lacroix

My 2 daughters, Courtney and Sarah, have been crafting for several years creating all sorts of jewelry and nik naks for themselves, family and friends. They have decided to be entrepreneurs and start a store on Etsy. Here’s their first 2 items: You can find their Etsy store here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/CreaARTiveCrafts Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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The 2nd Little Birdie to Leave the Nest

October 23, 2017 Roger Lacroix

The 2nd Little Birdie to Leave the Nest Tyler (son #2) is in 4th year engineering at the University of Western Ontario in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program. He too has done very well in the program maintaining a high 90’s average. Over the last few months, he has been applying for a full-time job […]

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Ubuntu 17.10 Released

October 19, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v17.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/17.10/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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OpenBSD v6.2 Released

October 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v6.2. http://www.openbsd.org/62.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Loanet Client-side MQ Security Exit

October 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix

It has been brought to my attention that the client-side MQ Security Exit required by SunGard’s Loanet has the EXACT same format as the client-side Security Exit for Depository Trust Clearing Corporation. Therefore, if your company is interacting with Loanet and requires a client-side MQ Security Exit, you can use SX4DTC2 and/or z/SX4DTC2. For more […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.2 Released

October 6, 2017 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 9.0.0.2 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044038 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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