Monthly Archives: August 2015

MQTC v2.0.1.5 Bats of a Feather Session

August 25, 2015 Roger Lacroix

We’re trying something new at MQTC this year and if it goes well it may become a regular event. Let us know what you think by voting and participating in the contest. It’s conceived as a cross between the Birds of a Feather sessions from IMPACT and the slightly more subversive events that take place […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.5 Final Schedule

August 21, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The final schedule has been posted to www.mqtechconference.com/schedule.html A session list by topics can be found at www.mqtechconference.com/sessions_v2015.html A session list by tracks can be found at www.mqtechconference.com/tracks.html Here is a list of sessions by speaker: Technical Sessions: Mark Taylor of IBM: – What’s New in IBM Messaging – MQ Integration with Directory Services – […]

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Bug in MQ V8.0 for Getting Messages in a Group

August 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM Support has posted a bug report that may affect some Universal File Mover (UFM) users. Title: IT09814: IBM MQ V8.0: Applications cannot get messages that were put to a queue as a group. Error description: In IBM MQ v8.0 an application that reads from a queue can fail to get messages that are put […]

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Sessions by Track for MQTC v2.0.1.5

August 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

I have created a new web page called ‘Tracks‘. I have group sessions together by various Tracks. It is designed to help attendees determine what sessions they should attend at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC). I have created 7 Tracks and here is the list: MQ Administration MQ Advanced Administration MQ Programming MQ Security MQ […]

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Krista Valentine & Steve Lokam will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.5

August 19, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Krista Valentine & Steve Lokam of OpenLogix will be presenting the following session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC): Krista Valentine & Steve Lokam’s Vendor Sessions: 7 Tips to Successful Engagements with your Business Partners For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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CRA Phone Scam from (613) 927-9687

August 18, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Three weeks ago, I received the first phone call and I just received the second phone call from (613) 927-9687. It is an automated phone call (woman’s voice), stating it is the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) and threatening a lawsuit for unpaid taxes. The first time it happened, I figured it was a scam but […]

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IBM Introduces Two Open-Source-Only Mainframes

August 17, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM is introducing two mainframe servers that run only on the open-source Linux operating system. Here are some articles on it: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-17/ibm-introduces-two-open-source-only-mainframes-in-hardware-push http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/linux-foundation-launches-open-mainframe-project/ http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/ibm-teams-with-canonical-on-linux-mainframe/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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FreeBSD v10.2 Released

August 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has just released FreeBSD v10.2. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.2R/announce.html FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. FreeBSD’s code base has undergone over thirty years of continuous development, improvement, and optimization. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. FreeBSD provides advanced networking, impressive […]

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A Better MD Class than IBM’s MQMD Class

August 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix

This is a follow up to my blog posting last week titled: Java MQMD class Weirdness. After beating my head against the wall, I gave up on the ‘com.ibm.mq.headers.MQMD’ class and went back to my own MD (Message Descriptor) class. At least I know it works. 🙂 The reason I originally created my MD class […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.0.1.13 Released

August 13, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.0.1.13 for WebSphere MQ. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960691 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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