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 Visual Edit v1.6.0

April 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit v1.6.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Edit. MQ Visual Edit allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a […]

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New: MQ Visual Browse v1.6.0

April 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse v1.6.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Browse. MQ Visual Browse allows users to view messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format similar […]

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LibreOffice 3.5.2 Released

April 12, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.5.2. http://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, […]

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Here’s another idea for the world!

April 11, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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For anyone who parks a car/truck/van on a city street or parking lot, at some point, you have had to put money or a credit card into a centralized parking payment machine and then place the issued parking receipt on your vehicle’s dash (face up of course). Pretty standard stuff if you live in a […]

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Free IBM e-book: DB2 10 for z/OS

April 11, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: DB2 10 for z/OS: The Smarter, Faster Way to Upgrade https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-DB210nurtt1 Written by IBM DB2 experts and published by MC Press, this e-book lays out best practices for planning and executing your upgrade to IBM DB2 10 for z/OS® (from DB2 8 or DB2 9), and […]

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SupportPac IA94 XMS for .NET v2.0.0.8 Released

April 4, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has released version 2.0.0.8 of SupportPac IA9H: IBM Message Service Client (XMS) for .NET. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24011756 The IBM Message Service Client for .NET (“XMS .NET”) renders the Java Message Service (JMS) API in a managed .NET environment. It brings the benefits of JMS – a standard, abstracted messaging API for pub/sub and point-to-point messaging, as […]

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RFE for WMQ manuals in PDF format

April 3, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I have created an RFE called “Create PDFs for WebSphere MQ”. The RFE ID # is 21041. Please vote for it, so that IBM will create/generate WebSphere MQ in PDF format. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=21041 To vote, locate the “RFE Actions” section on the right hand side of the screen and click the vote link. You can only […]

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SupportPac MS0P v7.1 Released

March 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Mark E. Taylor has released version 7.1 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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WebSphere MQ Administration Seminar

March 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I receive emails from people all the time asking me where they can get training on WebSphere MQ. I generally tell them to take one of the IBM WebSphere MQ courses. Today, I received the following email from WebSphere Insights: We’re proud to announce the launch of our new 3-day seminar: WebSphere MQ Administration, coming […]

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SQLite v3.7.11 Released

March 22, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.7.11. 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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