Archive for the Category: Windows

New: MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment. For more information about MQ Batch Toolkit go to: https://www.capitalware.com/mqbt_overview.html Changes for […]

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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Released

February 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

The Apache Software Foundation has just released Apache HTTP Server v2.4. https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_celebrates The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services […]

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WMQ v7 Java applications and JMS messages (MQRFH2)

February 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

I have been banging my head against the wall this week over weird things in WMQ v7, so I figured I would post this so that people in the future would have less of a headache. A year or so ago, I noticed some odd behavior in WMQ v7 with Java applications reading messages with […]

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Where’s the MQ Security?

February 15, 2012 Roger Lacroix

I was at Wendy’s (in Canada) for lunch today and the cashier put the following flyer on my tray: Of course, it made me smile because I recently wrote a blog item that MQ people still need to implement either SSL or a security exit in WMQ v7.1. Maybe, I should create some T-Shirts with […]

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LibreOffice 3.5 Released

February 14, 2012 Roger Lacroix

LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.5. http://www.libreoffice.org 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 (Debian, […]

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Very Cool: PortableApps.com

February 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix

I just came across PortableApps.com and was amazed by what I found. I have no idea how I have never heard of them before now!! (It has been around since 2004.) http://portableapps.com PortableApps.com is the world’s most popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you. A fully open source and […]

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IBM announces End of Support for WebSphere MQ v6.0

February 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced that support for WebSphere MQ v6.0 will end on September 30th, 2012. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21584325&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSFKSJ&mync=R If you are running WebSphere MQ v6.0 on any of the following platforms then you will need to migrate to WebSphere MQ v7.0 to have support for WebSphere MQ. AIX HP-UX (Itanium) HP-UX (PA-RISC) iSeries (IBM i or OS/400) […]

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Mozilla Firefox 10.0 Released

January 31, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v10.0. 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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MQAUSX/MQSSX versus WMQ v7.1 CHLAUTH

January 30, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Last week, there was a robust/lively discussion on the MQSeries List Server regarding Derek Hornby’s question of (see http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.mq.devel/13985): In the MQ V7.1 base install, a channel authentication record is created which is a “block user list” for all channels, and the block is on a User List of *MQADMIN So I created a User […]

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Where’s the Security?

January 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Over the last 2 months, all of the sudden, I have “where’s the security?” phrase running through my head. Instead of that little old lady from the 80’s Wendy’s commercial saying “Where’s the beef?”, I have her in my head saying “Where’s the security?”. Back in 2005, when I first starting selling Capitalware’s MQ Authenticate […]

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