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.

SQLite v3.12.0 Released

March 29, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.12.0. 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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Paul Clarke and Morag Hughson will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.6

March 18, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Drum-roll pleaseeeeeeee. Flying in from down-under, all the way from New Zealand, Paul Clarke and Morag Hughson will be speakers at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). Morag Hughson’s Technical Sessions: Introduction to the MQI Securing your z/OS Queue Manager Authentication in MQ Paul Clarke’s Technical Session: Either “Introduction to MQ Clients” or “Introduction to MQ […]

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Tim Zielke will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.6

March 18, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Tim Zielke of Aon will doing a session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC) called “MQ Data Conversion and MH06”. For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Apple vs FBI Encryption Court Case

March 17, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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I have not commented publicly on the Apple vs FBI encryption court case that is going on in the USA because Capitalware sells encryption software to companies to protect customer data, so you can guess that I’m on Apple’s side. This is not a simple issue like some people want to make it out to […]

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IBM Hursley Session Suggestions for MQTC v2.0.1.6

March 17, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Today I received an email from Matt Whitehead of IBM with a list of session suggestions for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). Distributed What’s New in IBM Messaging An Introduction to and Comparison of the Different MQ APIs MQ Security 1 – Overview & recap of the various security features MQ Security 2 – Deep […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.6 Gold Sponsor: MQGem Software

March 17, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that MQGem Software is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). For those who do not know, MQGem Software is a company that Paul Clarke created several years ago. Last year, Morag Hughson joined MQGem Software. So, why am I mentioning this? Because both Paul Clarke and Morag […]

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Another Phishing Scam

March 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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The other day, my brother’s Hotmail (Outlook.com) email account got hacked. First, I received an email from his account with the subject of ‘Favor’ and it said: I need you to do me a favor. Please reply when you get this. Not realizing that it was a hacker, I replied: “Got it”. Then I got […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.5.0.6 Released

March 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 7.5.0.6 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975660 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Using MQ Batch Toolkit to Clear Many Queues

March 8, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Here is another simple script that uses MQ Batch Toolkit (MQBT) to clear hundreds of queues at the same time. Let’s say you have an MQ sandbox or development queue manager that has hundreds of queues that need to be cleared nightly. If all of the queue names have the same high-level qualifier, then the […]

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Mozilla Firefox 45.0 Released

March 8, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v45.0. 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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