Archive for the Category: IBM MQ

IBM TechCon 2022

March 3, 2022 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM TechCon 2022. It will be a virtual conference running on April 5th – 7th, 2022. You can register here. This event brings together all our AIOps, IT automation, integration, and application platform domain expertise. TechCon 2022 will be held April 5 – 7 as an interactive virtual experience with access to […]

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IBM MQ V9.2.5 Announced

February 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.2.5: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/ian-harwood1/2022/02/03/mq925ga Highlights: MQ 9.2.5: – IBM MQ native HA is now available to deploy in containers on Kubernetes – REST Messaging API enhancements – Security enhancements MQ for z/OS 9.2.5: – z/OS 64-bit RBA (Relative Byte Address) by default – Java 11 support MQ Appliance 9.2.5 firmware: – Encrypted […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 Released

February 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9205 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Capitalware Products Listed at LinkedIn

January 26, 2022 Roger Lacroix

The other day, MQGem posted a blog item about a new feature at LinkedIn where a company can list their products. I’ve have created a LinkedIn page for Capitalware and then added all 17 commercial products that Capitalware sells. You can view the entire list of Capitalware products at https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitalware/products/ page. The interesting feature that […]

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Explanation of Parameters in an IniFile of Capitalware Products

January 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix

I have a new customer who is having a problem understanding parameters and relations of parameters in the IniFile (initialization file aka configuration file). By no means am I taking a shot or putting down or marking fun of the customer. When English is not your first language and a new user is trying to […]

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Idea: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available

January 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix

I have posted an “IBM idea” called: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available. If you are interested in it, please add your vote/comment to it. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.10 Released

December 21, 2021 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.10 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-91010 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM’s Response to the Log4J Vulnerability

December 15, 2021 Roger Lacroix

Here is a link to a list of IBM products that are affected by the Log4J v2.x vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228): https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/page/2/?s=2021-44228 The only IBM MQ related hit so far is for IBM MQ Blockchain bridge. Note: This is an actively growing list of IBM products. Hence, you should check back each day. Here is a link […]

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IBM MQ For .NET Core Primer

December 3, 2021 Roger Lacroix

I’m starting to see questions (even being asked) about IBM MQ for .NET Core and the challenges that people are having. I’m not a .NET developer, more of a “I’ll do it to get it done” .NET developer. Hence, I’ll explain it from an IBM MQ perspective. The first thing you should know is that […]

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IBM MQ V9.2.4 Announced

November 17, 2021 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.2.4: https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/899/ENUSLP21-0278/index.html Highlights: MQ 9.2.4: – Intelligent workload rebalancing with updates to uniform clusters – Security enhancements that build on the existing robust security mechan – MQ client support for new Java™ 11 runtimes – MQ client support for Java 17 runtimes – Updates to improve usability of the IBM […]

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