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IBM MQ FixPack 8.0.0.6 Released

IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.6 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995100 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Who me? IBM Champion for Cloud!

A few months ago, Morag Hughson said she wanted to nominate me to be an IBM Champion. I was honored and said sure. Well, IBM approved my nomination and officially made me an IBM Champion for Cloud! You can read all about it here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/ibmchampion/entry/Introducing_the_2017_IBM_Champions_for_Cloud?lang=en Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Pres. Trump says gov’t agencies need better security – MQ security too?

The other day, U.S. President Donald Trump said: the government agencies need to better protect their networks. Most of the U.S. government agencies use IBM MQ for their messaging middleware. Application messages that traverse their MQ environment contain confidential and highly secure information. As many of you know, A basic setup of IBM MQ Server […]

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Call for Speakers for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7

We are looking for speakers on any product/service that uses IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) for “MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7” (MQTC). The sessions are to be technical in nature and on any subject so long as it relates to MQ. We offer speakers the conference fee for free and we also pay for […]

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MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7

Capitalware would like to announce MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). MQTC is an event that will educate attendees on current practices, methodologies, administration, problem determination, security best practices and technology trends for IBM MQ. MQTC will offer 70 technical sessions and 15 vendor sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.1.0.8 Released

IBM has just released FixPack 7.1.0.8 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993831 Don’t forget, the end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.1.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2017. The official announcement can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3c741503j17231u61 That’s in 3 months!!! So, suck it up buttercup, its time to get […]

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Speeding Up Channel Exits for MQ on z/OS

Tony Sharkey of IBM has an excellent write up on how to improve the loading times of channel exits written in C for MQ on z/OS. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/messaging/entry/Do_you_use_channel_exits_written_in_C_on_your_z_OS_queue_manager All of Capitalware channel exits are written in C. Therefore, any customers using the following channel exits, I strongly suggest you read Tony Sharkey’s article. z/OS Commercial Products: […]

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IBM MQ and Visual Studio 2015 Issue

If you plan on using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with IBM MQ on Windows prior to Windows 10 then you need to apply Microsoft Windows update KB3118401. If you do not have the Windows update then you will receive the following error: The program can’t start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-|1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling […]

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MQ not honoring MQGMO_PROPERTIES_IN_HANDLE

Summary: For an MQGET with the option of MQGMO_PROPERTIES_IN_HANDLE on a subscription, MQ does not honor the option when a message is published from an MQTT client. Note: This does not happen when a regular MQ client program publishes a message to the same topic. Setup: MQ v8.0.0.4 (on Windows 64-bit) and the latest SupportPac […]

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MQ Visual Edit V2 – Prompt for Password

A customer emailed me the other day saying that their security policy does not allow applications to store passwords (even in encrypted format) on their local PCs. Their security policy states that the user must be prompted for his/her password (like MQ Explorer). I thought this was a good idea, so I have made a […]

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