Archive for the Category: Unix

New: MQ Message Encryption v1.0.0

March 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Encryption v1.0.0. MQ Message Encryption (MQME) provides encryption for MQ message data while it resides in a queue and in the MQ logs (i.e. all data at rest). In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information into an unreadable form (encrypted data). […]

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Why choose MQ Channel Encryption over SSL?

March 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

MQ Channel Encryption (MQCE) is priced at $299 USD (volume discounts available) per queue manager plus 15% yearly maintenance and support fee. SSL costs roughly $400 per certificate per year from a 3rd party CA (Certificate Authority). Hence, MQCE’s initial cost is cheaper than SSL and the ongoing yearly cost of MQCE is substantially cheaper […]

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Security White Paper

March 3, 2011 Roger Lacroix

James Michael Stewart of Global Knowledge has written a white paper called: Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security Here’s the interesting part: All too often when hacking is discussed, it is assumed that the hacker is some unknown outsider. However, studies have shown that a majority of security violations actually are caused by internal employees.  So, […]

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New WebSphere MQ v6 End of Service Date

March 3, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The original WebSphere MQ v6 End of Service date was September 30th, 2011, as noted in my blog posting here: https://www.capitalware.com/rl_blog/?p=98 Just recently, IBM has changed/updated the WebSphere MQ v6 End of Service date to be September 30th, 2012 (they added one more year). http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/support/lifecycle/ http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.jsp?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS211-072/index.html&breadCrum=DET001PT288&url=buttonpressed=DET001PT008&page=0&user+type=EXT&submit.x=12&submit.y=6&lang=en_US Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Encryption v2.0.0

February 28, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption (MQCE) v2.0.0. MQCE provides encryption for WebSphere MQ (WMQ) message data over WMQ channels. MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requestor, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the WMQ queue managers. MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt […]

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MQAUSX Security Bulletin

February 18, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Yesterday, it was discovered that MQAUSX has a security issue of a high priority. If your IniFile is using UseAuthOrder and AuthOrder keywords and if the any of the parameters of AuthOrder keyword are disabled then all incoming connections are allowed. i.e. A fix is available for this bug. Please contact Capitalware Support immediately for […]

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New: MQ Auditor v1.2.0

February 9, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Auditor v1.2.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Auditor. MQ Auditor is a solution that allows a company to audit/track all MQ API calls performed by MQ applications that are connected to a queue manager. For more information about […]

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WebSphere MQ v7.0.1.4 Fix Pack

February 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.0.1.4 for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg24028106 IBM has released WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.0.1.4 for IBM i (OS/400): http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg24028106 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ File Mover v3.2.1.1

January 24, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce that starting with v3.2.1.1 MQ File Mover is now supported on IBM i (OS/400). MQ File Mover is a software package that is designed to move files using WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user combines a series […]

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Capitalware Products for WMQ v5.3 on 32-bit Unix

December 22, 2010 Roger Lacroix

As of December 31st, 2010, Capitalware will no longer support its products on the 32-bit release of WebSphere MQ v5.3 (or earlier) on Unix (AIX, HP-UX and Solaris). Note: This does not affect the support of WebSphere MQ 32-bit for Linux. IBM ended support for WebSphere MQ v5.3 for distributed platforms on September 22, 2006. […]

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