Archive for the Category: Linux

Life After a PC

July 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Robert X. Cringely has an interesting perspective of the PC era: http://www.cringely.com/2012/06/30/life-personal-computer/ If you extrapolate Robert’s thoughts to other computing environments then you would say: – The mainframe is dead – long gone buried. Oh wait, it lives and is doing very well. – The super-computer is dead. Well, it almost died but with Linux […]

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WMQ v7.0.1.8 Java/JMS Application Leaks Connections

July 5, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM has the following APAR IC79103 for the fix: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV18624 Error Description: Applications using the WebSphere MQ classes for Java Version 7.0.1.8 repeatedly reconnect and finally consume all the available connections of the queue manager. Traces show repeated occurrences of completion code “2” and reason code “2009”, and internal exceptions are traced out containing the […]

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Eclipse 4.2 Released

June 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 72 projects including Eclipse v4.2 (‘Juno’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – Code Recommenders is a new project that makes Eclipse code completion a lot smarter. – Eclipse Virgo ships the new Nano kernel that provides the ability to build very small OSGi based applications. – Koneki project delivers a Lua IDE – […]

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New: MQ File Mover v4.1.1

June 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of MQ File Mover v4.1.1. It is a free open source project. MQ File Mover is a managed file transfer solution that facilitates the transfer of files using IBM’s WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user […]

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New: MQ Visual Edit v1.6.1

June 26, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit v1.6.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Edit. MQ Visual Edit allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a […]

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New: MQ Visual Browse v1.6.1

June 26, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse v1.6.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Browse. MQ Visual Browse allows users to view messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format similar […]

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Sequoia built by IBM is the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

June 25, 2012 Roger Lacroix

The world’s fastest supercomputer is the US Department of Energy’s Sequoia system, installed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/25/06/2012/53974/top-supercomputers-revealed.htm Sequoia is an IBM BlueGene/Q system with 1,572,864 cores. Sequoia uses IBM’s 18 core 64bit Power Architecture processor and runs Linux. The Top500 Supercomputer list has Linux running 457 out of 500 of the world’s […]

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Ordered a Raspberry Pi

June 21, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Woo-hoo. Last night, I finally received my invitation to order a Raspberry Pi. I ordered the Raspberry Pi model B along with a clear case for it. The only sad thing is that it said “Despatch expected within 9 week(s))”. I have to wait 9 weeks for it to be shipped!! Aaahhhhh. I feel like […]

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WebSphere MQ v7.5 is Now Available for Download

June 15, 2012 Roger Lacroix

For anyone who wants to be on the bleeding edge of technology, WebSphere MQ v7.5 is now available for download from IBM’s Passport Advantage web site. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032734 For those who are counting, WebSphere MQ v7.5 is available 7 months after WebSphere MQ v7.1 was made available. I do not know if this is IBM’s new […]

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SQLite v3.7.13 Released

June 14, 2012 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.7.13. 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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