Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the airline, retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

IBM MQ v9.3.1.1 (Continuous Delivery CSU) Released

February 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.1.1 (Continuous Delivery CSU): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9311-continuous-delivery-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, etc… and a Happy New Year. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.3.0.2 Released

December 21, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.3.0.2 for IBM MQ V9.3 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9302 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.7 Released

December 5, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.7 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9207 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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EBCDIC Code Pages and Square Brackets

November 29, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Back in the previous millennium, I created a set of simple routines for handling initialization files (section & parameters) that worked all platforms. i.e. Windows, Linux, Unix, IBM i (OS/400) and z/OS (mainframe). And over the years, the routines have worked well on any platform I tested them on. i.e. Sample initialization file The problem […]

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NSA Suggests Companies Shift To Memory Safe Programming Languages

November 10, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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NSA is advising companies to look into switching to memory safe languages such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, or Swift. From the report: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Article/3215760/nsa-releases-guidance-on-how-to-protect-against-software-memory-safety-issues/ Here is a direct link to the NSA report: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI_SOFTWARE_MEMORY_SAFETY.PDF Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v7.2 Released

October 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.2. https://www.openbsd.org/72.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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Ubuntu 22.10 Released

October 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Canonical has just released Ubuntu v22.10. https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.10/ 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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IBM MQ V9.3.1 Announced

October 20, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.3.1: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/ian-harwood1/2022/10/14/mq931ga?CommunityKey=183ec850-4947-49c8-9a2e-8e7c7fc46c64 Highlights: MQ 9.3.1: – New operating system support for RHEL 9 and Ubuntu 22.04 – MQ web console observability – MQ CAPEXPRY becomes a first class queue and topic attribute – MQ Operator 2.1 update adds MQ 9.3.1 MQ for z/OS 9.3.1: – MQ for z/OS new SMF115 […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.12 Released

October 20, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.12 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-91012 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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