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.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 15, 2025 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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MQ Visual Edit V3.3.0 Released

December 15, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit v3.3.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Edit V2/V3. MQ Visual Edit allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue and/or topic of an IBM MQ queue manager and presents the data in […]

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MQ Visual Browse V3.3.0 Released

December 15, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse v3.3.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Browse V2/V3. MQ Visual Browse allows users to view messages in a queue and/or topic of an IBM MQ queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format […]

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MQ Batch Toolkit v3.2.3 Released

December 14, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v3.2.3. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of an IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment. MQ Batch Toolkit can run on the following platforms: […]

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MQTT Message Editing Suite V1.2.0 Released

December 14, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQTT Message Editing Suite V1.2.0. MQTT Message Editing Suite (MMES) application allows users to subscribe, publish, edit, copy, delete, forward, backup, restore, import and export messages of a topic of an MQTT Broker. MMES supports MQTT protocol versions 3.1, 3.1.1 and 5.0. MMES can run […]

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New: Universal File Mover v2.0.1

December 11, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of Universal File Mover v2.0.1. It is a free open source project. Universal File Mover is more than a simple tool to manage the transfer of files. It allows the user to combine business processes into a workflow. The user combines a series of Action commands to create […]

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Java/MQ GUI Program to Monitor a Queue

December 10, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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A long time ago, I created a Java/MQ GUI program to monitor certain queues in various MQ environments because a backend system had a throughput limitation and the request messages sent to it needed a reply message within 60 seconds or it would cause issues. I called the program Throttler and not only did it […]

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Inflation and Tariffs

October 30, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Between 2020 and 2024, annual inflation in Canada & USA averaged roughly 4–5%, compared with about 2% in the preceding decade. The CPI surged in 2021–2022, reaching highs of around 8%, before slowing to about 3–4% by 2024 as interest rates rose and supply chains normalized. Despite this moderation, real purchasing power has declined, as […]

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New Python Binding for IBM MQ

October 23, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has now added Python support for IBM MQ with a new open source package. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/dylan-goode/2025/10/16/new-python-binding-for-ibm-mq Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v7.8 Released

October 23, 2025 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.8. https://www.openbsd.org/78.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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