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 Video by Mark Taylor on IBM MQ V9 – Open-source monitoring

August 24, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Mark Taylor of IBM Hursley UK has posted a video titled IBM MQ V9 – Open-source monitoring. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Chris Hanna will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.6

August 18, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Chris Hanna of SouthWest Airlines will be speaking at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). Chris Hanna’s Session: Addressing PCI w/Capitalware – A Customer Perspective For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ v7.5.0 End of Service Date

August 12, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced the end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.5.0. The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.5.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2018. The official announcement can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3t453863g97713d77 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Lyn Elkins will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.6

August 10, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Lyn Elkins of IBM will be speaking at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). Lyn Elkins’ Sessions: Using and Analysing SMF Shared queues – beyond the hype and into reality MQ for z/OS – Common issues and Problem determination MQ on z/OS – Performance, performance, performance For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, […]

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Nastel Technologies’ Session at MQTC v2.0.1.6

August 10, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Richard Nikula of Nastel Technologies will be doing the following vendor session at MQTC: Solving the top 10 problems in MQ/IIB with Nastel AutoPilot For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTC v2.0.1.6 Platinum Sponsor: Avada Software & IoPT Consulting

August 10, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that Avada Software and IoPT Consulting are a combined Platinum Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTC v2.0.1.6 Gold Sponsor: OpenLogix

August 4, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that OpenLogix is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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LibreOffice 5.2 Released

August 3, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Document Foundation has just released LibreOffice v5.2. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2016/08/03/libreoffice-5-2-fresh-released-for-windows-mac-os-and-gnulinux/ 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 […]

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Mozilla Firefox 48.0 Released

August 3, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v48.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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Firefox for iOS Gets Faster, Easier to Use

July 27, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Tyler Lacroix (my son) has been working at Mozilla’s Toronto office this summer as an intern. He’s been lucky to be doing new development work for Firefox on iOS. He’s been telling me about some of the new features he has been adding to Firefox and now it has been released to the public. You […]

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