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.

Lyn Elkins and Mitch Johnson will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.7

June 7, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Lyn Elkins of IBM and Mitch Johnson of IBM will be speaking at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). Lyn Elkins’ and Mark Taylor Session: Using and Analysing SMF data Lyn Elkins’ Sessions: MQ z/OS Performance & Internals MQ for z/OS – Shared queues and why is my workload not running where I think it should […]

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MQ API Verbs that IBM Forgot!!

June 1, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Every couple of months, I get an email from someone asking me if they can use MQAUSX client-side security exit with IBM MQ V8 or V9 to perform authentication via CONNAUTH. The answer is no – the MQAUSX client-side security exit only works with the MQAUSX server-side security exit. IBM added the MQCSP (Connection Security […]

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IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery Released

May 31, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has released IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/messaging/entry/MQ903GA Highlights: – IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition has a new Connector Pack – The MQ REST API has had some updates to enable read and update of the queue manager configuration, plus querying of the status. – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer has […]

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SQLite v3.19.0 Released

May 23, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.19.0. 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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Scam/Fraud Email ‘Google Award Notice’

May 23, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Another day, another scam. I received another scam email that Spam Assassin didn’t remove. This email is a ‘Google Award Notice’ and is a scam or more likely it is ransomware. So, be warned, the following email is a scam or ransomware and is not real. Email Header shows that it came from: o3tx-repu.taurus.oneoffice.jp From […]

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Introduction to JSON Session at MQTC v2.0.1.7

May 19, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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I have been using JSON a lot lately, so I thought I would give an ‘Introduction to JSON’ session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Web Page of MQTT Links

May 18, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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I have added a new web page to Capitalware’s web server. The new web page contains 7 sections with various links on MQTT. The new web page can be found here. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTT Message Viewer V1.0.0 Released

May 15, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQTT Message Viewer V1.0.0. MQTT Message Viewer is an MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) client that connects to an MQTT Broker. MQTT is a machine-to-machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity protocol. MQTT Message Viewer supports MQTT 3.1 and 3.1.1 protocol versions. MQTT Message Viewer allows users […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.1 Released

May 13, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 9.0.0.1 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043467 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Debian 8.8 Released

May 7, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Debian Project has just released Debian 8.8. https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170506 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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