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.

Trump’s Tariffs

December 12, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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President-elect Trump has said that after he is sworn into office, he will be placing tariffs on a variety of goods: he would impose a 10% to 20% tariff on all imports, including tariffs as high as 60% to 100% for goods from China. Trump’s proposed tariffs could raise prices for consumers and slow spending […]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 11, 2024 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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Enhancement to MQMR

November 15, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware has an MQ solution called MQ Message Replication (MQMR). MQ Message Replication will clone messages being written (via MQPUT or MQPUT1 API calls) to an application’s output queue and MQMR will write the exact same messages to ‘n’ target queues (‘n’ can be up to 100). When MQMR replicates a message both the message […]

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Share-IT / Digital River aka MyCommerce

October 17, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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I have been a merchant with Digital River’s subsidiaries since 2003. First with RegSoft then SWReg and now with Share-IT. The platform has always worked reasonable well, it’s not perfect but it did get the job done. In August, I got an email saying that Capitalware was not under the current terms of service. For […]

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Ubuntu 24.10 Released

October 15, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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Canonical has just released Ubuntu v24.10. https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole 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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OpenBSD v7.6 Released

October 10, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.6. https://www.openbsd.org/76.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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IBM MQ v9.4.0.5 Fix Pack Released

September 19, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.4.0.5 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-94-lts Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ End of Service Dates

August 14, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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So, what version of IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) are you running? Are you behind in upgrading your release of MQ? Everybody “should be” running IBM MQ v9.2, v9.3 or v9.4, if you want support from IBM. In case it has slipped your mind, here is a list of IBM MQ releases and […]

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IBM has announced IBM MQ 9.4

May 17, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just announced IBM MQ 9.4 for multi-platforms and IBM MQ on Cloud: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?announcement=mq-940 IBM MQ 9.4 will be available for electronic download on June, 18, 2024. Note: Under “Statement of general direction” it says: – Make LTS versions of MQ for z/OS and MQ Appliance firmware available. – Enable Federal Information Processing Standard […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 Released

April 25, 2024 Roger Lacroix
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Canonical has just released Ubuntu v24.04. https://ubuntu.com/blog/whats-new-in-security-for-ubuntu-24-04-lts 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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