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.

What time is it in a customer’s time zone?

April 24, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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I have customers from various cities around the world. Sometimes when I working on a problem, I like to stay focused on it. So if I get an email from a customer somewhere else in the world, I like to know if I need to answer it ASAP (because it is off hours for them) […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 Released

April 24, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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Canonical has just released Ubuntu v20.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ 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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WooHoo! I have a brand new toy today!

April 21, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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Today, I got a brand new z/OS v2.4 image (aka mainframe) from the IBM Z Dallas ISV Center. They set it up with lots of toys to play with. IBM MQ v9.0.1 DB2 V11 and V12 IBM V13, V14 and V15 CICS V5 R5 In my original request, I asked for a queue manager for […]

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IBM MQ v9.0 End of Service Date

April 16, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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The end of service date for IBM MQ v9.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is September 30, 2021. The IBM MQ Software lifecycle page is at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/announcement-end-support-ibm-mq-90 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ, Java and MQ MI and/or MQ HA

April 8, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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Sometimes you come across things that make you just scratch your head and say who the hell wrote this @#$% code. I’m not trying to say that I’m the world’s greatest programmer but some of the shit that the MQ/Java team writes just makes my head spin. They need to share what they’re smoking! IBM’s […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.5 Released

April 6, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6090700 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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End of Service Date: IBM MQ v8.0 & IBM MQ Appliance M2000

April 3, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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The end of service date for IBM MQ v8.0 on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS and IBM MQ Appliance M2000 is April 30, 2020. Here is the IBM MQ announcement page: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/announcement-end-support-ibm-mq-80-and-ibm-mq-appliance-m2000 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.1.5 Announced

April 3, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.1.5 for Multiplatforms: https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/877/ENUSZP20-0119/index.html Planned availability for IBM MQ V9.1.5 is April 2, 2020 for Electronic software delivery. Ian Harwood of IBM wrote a blog posting summarizing the IBM V9.1.5 CD release. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/imwuc/blogs/ian-harwood1/2020/04/02/mq915ga IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ) homepage https://www.ibm.com/products/mq Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Working from Home – Loneliness / Self-Isolation

March 23, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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Chris Hadfield is a retired astronaut. You may remember him from his rendition of Space Oddity on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013. He spent 166 days in space. So, if you are feeling lonely, depressed or don’t know how you will handle working from home then watch the following: Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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New: Capitalware Software Lifecycle Pages

March 20, 2020 Roger Lacroix
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Earlier this week, a customer asked if we could publish a software lifecycle page for MQAUSX. Since, I wasn’t knee deep into fixing a bug, I figured I would create a Software Lifecycle page for each commercial product. Each lifecycle page has 3 columns: version, general availability and end of support. The version number is […]

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