Monthly Archives: April 2016

New Video by Mark Taylor on the new IBM MQ V9

Mark Taylor of IBM Hursley UK has posted a video titled IBM MQ V9 Overview. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 16.04 Released

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v16.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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Lee Wheaton will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.6

Lee Wheaton of M&T Bank will doing a session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC) called “Supporting IBM MQ on a Shoestring Budget”. For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9 Released for Distributed Platforms

IBM has released IBM MQ V9: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP16-0205 Highlights: – Web addressable access to the Client Channel Definition Table (CCDT) – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Protocol Bridge Enhancements – New mode of operation for IBM MQ Advanced Message Security – IBM MQ Advanced Message Security support for non-IBM Java™ Runtime Environments (JREs) – LDAP authorizations […]

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IBM MQ V9 for z/OS Released

IBM has released IBM MQ V9 for z/OS: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS216-206 Highlights: – Increased number of active logs – JMS support within CICS® OSGI Server – JMS support within IMS™ server – Additional pageset statistics – Improved control of messages by using message expiry – Sample for channel partner – client auditing – Sample zOSMF workflows for […]

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WebSphere MQ v7.1.0 End of Service Date

IBM has announced the end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.1.0. 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 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Visualizing a Queue Manager and Queue

And now for something completely different. The following comments are for your ‘right-brain’. 🙂 When you create documentation or presentations, how do you draw MQ queue managers and queues? We all know what IBM uses for a queue manager – a yellow square with a single ‘U’ inside the square and for a queue, IBM […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.6 Silver Sponsor: NetFlexity

Capitalware would like to announce that NetFlexity is a Silver Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Categories for my Blog

I frequently get asked to notify a particular customer of an update/issue/patch for a product. I used to send mass emails to all customers when I needed to notify them of something but I stopped doing this several years ago. Now I say ‘check my blog‘ to find the information. I have created a bunch […]

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