Archive for the Category: z/OS

Beta testers needed for MQ Channel Connection Inspector

January 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

All, Capitalware is ready for beta testers for a new solution called: MQ Channel Connection Inspector. Have you ever had client applications or remote queue managers attempt to connect to your queue manager but failed and the user claimed they used the “correct values”. I’ve created a new solution to quickly diagnose this problem and […]

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Sample Java Code to Subscribe to an IBM MQ Topic

December 8, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Here is blog posting # 2 on subscribing to a topic in IBM MQ. More code examples – here is a Java IBM MQ (non-JMS) sample program to subscribe to a topic within a queue manager of IBM MQ. It will receives messages until ‘no messages available’ exception which is set for 30 seconds. You […]

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Sample Java Code to Publish to an IBM MQ Topic

December 8, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Programmers always have questions about coding Pub/Sub in IBM MQ. I’ll do 2 blog posting: one on publishing to a topic and the next one on subscribing to a topic in IBM MQ. Since everyone likes code examples, here is a Java IBM MQ (non-JMS) sample program to publish a message to a topic within […]

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IBM MQ V9.0.4 Continuous Delivery Announced

October 25, 2017 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.0.4 Continuous Delivery: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS217-420/index.html Highlights for MQ Base: – Additional support of REST API for administration – New REST API for messaging – Proxy support for IBM Cloud Product Insights – Salesforce bridge – Extended platform support for CD releases Highlights for MQ Advanced: – Replicated data queue managers – […]

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SQLite v3.21.0 Released

October 25, 2017 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.21.0. 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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Loanet Client-side MQ Security Exit

October 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix

It has been brought to my attention that the client-side MQ Security Exit required by SunGard’s Loanet has the EXACT same format as the client-side Security Exit for Depository Trust Clearing Corporation. Therefore, if your company is interacting with Loanet and requires a client-side MQ Security Exit, you can use SX4DTC2 and/or z/SX4DTC2. For more […]

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Java 9 Released

September 22, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 9. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/whatsnew/toc.htm#JSNEW-GUID-C23AFD78-C777-460B-8ACE-58BE5EA681F6 Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applicationsrequire. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Channel Encryption Product Advisory

July 14, 2017 Roger Lacroix

It has been discovered that very small TSH segments will cause MQCEJ (Java/JMS) and MQCEDN (.NET) to throw an exception. The issue has been fixed and a product update is available. To get the latest Capitalware commercial product release, send an email to support@capitalware.com and we will send you the latest release of the product. […]

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IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery Released

May 31, 2017 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released IBM MQ V9.0.3 Continuous Delivery: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/messaging/entry/MQ903GA Highlights: – IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition has a new Connector Pack – The MQ REST API has had some updates to enable read and update of the queue manager configuration, plus querying of the status. – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer has […]

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MQ End of Service Dates

May 4, 2017 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 v7.5, v8.0 or v9.0, if you want support from IBM. In case it has slipped your mind, here is a list of IBM MQ releases and […]

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