The Queuing Solutioning Guide by Ian Shore

October 19, 2026 Roger Lacroix

Ian Shore of IBM has written a 3-part guide to queuing.

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 26.10 Released

October 16, 2026 Roger Lacroix

Canonical has just released Ubuntu v26.10.
https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

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.

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM Deprecates MQ Explorer

October 15, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM announced:

Starting with IBM MQ 10.0.1, IBM has officially deprecated IBM MQ Explorer and intends to remove it in a future release. While MQ Explorer will continue to receive support and security updates for now, no new functional enhancements are planned. The long-term strategic direction is clear: IBM MQ Console is becoming the primary administration experience.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7515694080954310656/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_company%3BMh%2FtXQ3zSTamOdHrkS9P5w%3D%3D

Declined

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 10.0.1 supports MQTT 5.0

October 15, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced that IBM MQ 10.0.1 supports MQTT v5.0:
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/aman-tewari/2026/10/12/introducing-mqtt-5-support

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 10.0.1 Announced

October 7, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ 10.0.1:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/mq-1001

IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ) homepage
https://www.ibm.com/products/mq

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ on ARM64

September 17, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM MQ has a developer edition that runs on Linux (Ubuntu or Raspberry Pi) on ARM64 (64-bit ARM):
https://ibm.biz/mqdevrpi

For an explanation and tutorial of Linux on ARM64, please read the following
https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/mq-connect-app-queue-manager-arm64/

IBM now needs to create a developer edition of IBM MQ that runs on Windows on ARM64.

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 9.3 End of Service Date

April 23, 2026 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for IBM MQ 9.3 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is September 30, 2027. The IBM MQ Software lifecycle page is at:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6598101

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM has announced IBM MQ 10.0

April 22, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just announced IBM MQ 10.0 for multi-platforms, z/OS and IBM MQ on Cloud:
https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/introducing-ibm-mq-v10-0

IBM MQ 10.0 will be available for electronic download on June 16, 2026 (June 19, 2026 for IBM MQ for z/OS)

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 9.4.5 Announced

February 26, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ 9.4.5:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?topic=delivery-whats-new-changed-in-mq-945

IBM MQ & IBM MQ Advanced for Multiplatforms 9.4.5

  • – Support for customized SSLSocketFactory for CCDT and JWT retrieval over HTTPS
  • – FIPS compliance with IBM MQ Explorer
  • – AIX Cryptographic library GSKit upgraded to version 9
  • – Secure heartbeat for HA RDQM
  • – Moving and copying messages in the IBM MQ Console
  • – Accessing error logs programmatically
  • – Support for .NET 10 at runtime

    • IBM MQ for z/OS and MQ Advanced for z/OS 9.4.5

  • – Integrated OpenTelemetry tracing with the IMS Bridge
  • – Integrated OpenTelemetry tracing with publish/subscribe
  • – Moving and copying messages in the IBM MQ Console

    • IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ) homepage
    https://www.ibm.com/products/mq

    Regards,
    Roger Lacroix
    Capitalware Inc.

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    IBM Champion Renewal Declined

    February 25, 2026 Roger Lacroix

    Today, I received the email below stating that I have been removed from the IBM Champion program after being in the program for 9 years. I have a blog dedicated to IBM MQ, answer email questions on various forums and mailing lists and the committee thinks I don’t provide value. All I can say is I’m shocked.

    Declined

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    Roger Lacroix
    Capitalware Inc.

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