Archive for the Category: Unix

IBM MQ 9.3 End of Service Date

April 23, 2026 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for IBM MQ 9.3 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is September 30, 2027. The IBM MQ Software lifecycle page is at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6598101 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM has announced IBM MQ 10.0

April 22, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just announced IBM MQ 10.0 for multi-platforms, z/OS and IBM MQ on Cloud: https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/introducing-ibm-mq-v10-0 IBM MQ 10.0 will be available for electronic download on June 16, 2026 (June 19, 2026 for IBM MQ for z/OS) Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 9.4.5 Announced

February 26, 2026 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ 9.4.5: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?topic=delivery-whats-new-changed-in-mq-945 IBM MQ & IBM MQ Advanced for Multiplatforms 9.4.5 – Support for customized SSLSocketFactory for CCDT and JWT retrieval over HTTPS – FIPS compliance with IBM MQ Explorer – AIX Cryptographic library GSKit upgraded to version 9 – Secure heartbeat for HA RDQM – Moving and copying messages […]

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Capitalware Products & Older Versions of the Products

January 2, 2026 Roger Lacroix

A long time ago, Capitalware Support was constantly having issues with customers not upgrading to the latest version of a product and the customers reporting bugs/issues that had already been fixed months or years earlier. About 12 years ago, we added expiry code to output the “too old” error message. The error message is outputted […]

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New: Universal File Mover v2.0.1

December 11, 2025 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of Universal File Mover v2.0.1. It is a free open source project. Universal File Mover is more than a simple tool to manage the transfer of files. It allows the user to combine business processes into a workflow. The user combines a series of Action commands to create […]

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IBM MQ V9.4.4 Announced

October 14, 2025 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.4.4: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?announcement=mq-944-delivers-native-high-availability-cross-region-replication-linux-mq-as-service-reserved-instance-aws-technology-preview-mq-ai-agent IBM MQ for Multiplatforms 9.4.4 – Security Compliance: Use Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) mode configuration across distributed MQ components to meet the requirements of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program – FIPS 140-3: MQ on Linux distributions for x86-64 and IBM Power are compliant with FIPS 140-3 […]

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IBM MQ End of Service Dates

October 8, 2025 Roger Lacroix

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 v9.3 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 there […]

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A new website for learning Java!

July 2, 2025 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has created a new web site for learning Java: https://learn.java If you are a Java developer/programmer, don’t forget that there is an excellent Java web site for you: https://dev.java Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.4.3 Announced

June 18, 2025 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.4.3: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/ian-harwood1/2025/06/13/mq943ga Highlights: – IBM MQ Operator preview on Amazon EKS – IBM MQ Console enhancements – Improved JSON Web Token (JWT) handling – Longer User IDs – Native HA and Cross-region Replication Add-On parts IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ) homepage https://www.ibm.com/products/mq Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Enhancement to MQAUSX

April 2, 2025 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware has an MQ solution called MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX). MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) is a solution that allows a company to fully authenticate a user who is accessing an IBM MQ resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password against the server’s native OS system, LDAP server, Microsoft’s Active Directory, […]

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