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.

New: MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.0.0

August 26, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS (z/MQCE) v3.0.0. z/MQCE provides encryption for WebSphere MQ (WMQ) message data over WMQ channels. z/MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requestor, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the WMQ queue managers. z/MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) […]

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SQLite v3.8.0 Released

August 26, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.8.0. 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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MQTC v2.0.1.3 Gold Sponsor: IBM

August 23, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that IBM is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SupportPac MS0P v7.2.0.0 Released

August 22, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Mark E Taylor of IBM has released version 7.2.0.0 of SupportPac MS0P. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24011617 This SupportPac provides a set of plug-ins for the WebSphere MQ Explorer, extending its capabilities for configuration of queue managers, and displaying additional information about those queue managers. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQGem’s MO71 Beta

August 22, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Paul Clarke of MQGem Software has released a beta version MO71 (MO71 is no longer an IBM SupportPac). http://www.mqgem.com/mo71.html Changes: defect fixes re-branding MO71 provides a simple, easy to configure GUI interface to administer WebSphere MQ Queue Managers. It consists of a single program which sends PCF or MQSC messages to a local or remote […]

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Mozilla Firefox 23.0 Released

August 7, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v23.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.1.0.3 Released

August 6, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 7.1.0.3 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21645051 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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ProGuard v4.10 Released

August 2, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Eric Lafortune has just released ProGuard v4.10. http://proguard.sourceforge.net/ ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier. It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It optimizes bytecode and removes unused instructions. It renames the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. Finally, it preverifies the processed code […]

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Avada Software’s Session at MQTC

August 1, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Peter D’Agosta of Avada Software will be doing the following session at MQTC: The Value of MQ Stats by Business Unit For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Sending Extremely Large Files with Universal File Mover via MQ (How To #9)

July 31, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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In this blog posting, I will show you how to send an extremely large file (i.e. 1GB) when connecting to the queue manager in “client mode”. From a user’s perspective, sending a 1GB file is done exactly the same way as sending a 1KB file. For files greater than 4MB, UFM’s MQSend Action use MQ’s […]

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