New: MQ Standard Security Exit v2.0.1

October 30, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit v2.0.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Standard Security Exit. MQ Standard Security Exit is a solution that allows a MQAdmin to control and restrict who is accessing a WebSphere MQ resource.

For more information about MQ Standard Security Exit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqssx_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit v2.0.1:

  • Added UseMCCRedo flag to control MCCRedoCount, MCCRedoMinutes and MCCGetTimeOut
  • Added UserIDFormatting flag to force Lowercase/Uppercase/As_Is formatting of the UserID

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Message Encryption v3.0.1

October 28, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Encryption v3.0.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Message Encryption. MQME provides encryption for MQ message data while it resides in a queue and in the MQ logs (i.e. all data at rest).

For more information about MQME, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqme_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Message Encryption v3.0.1:

  • Added UserIDFormatting flag to force Lowercase/Uppercase/As_Is formatting of the UserID

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.0.1.11 Released

October 25, 2013 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.0.1.11 for WebSphere MQ.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21650151

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1

October 23, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS. MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS is a solution that allows a company to fully authenticate a user who is accessing a WebSphere MQ for z/OS resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password against the native z/OS system or an encrypted MQAUSX FBA file.

For more information about MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqausx_zos_overview.html

Changes for MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1:

    Server-side:

  • Added UseMCCRedo flag to control MCCRedoCount, MCCRedoMinutes and MCCGetTimeOut
  • Renamed UppercaseUserID flag to UserIDFormatting. UserIDFormatting supports 3 values: A/U/L (As Is/Uppercase/Lowercase)
  • Renamed AllowMQCSPAuth flag to AllowPlainTextCredentials
    Client-side:

  • Fixed a bug with MQAUSXCL handling the DD for encrypted credential file

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1

October 23, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS. MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS is a solution that allows a MQAdmin to control and restrict who is accessing a WebSphere MQ resource.

For more information about MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqssx_zos_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.1:

  • Added UseMCCRedo flag to control MCCRedoCount, MCCRedoMinutes and MCCGetTimeOut
  • Renamed UppercaseUserID flag to UserIDFormatting. UserIDFormatting supports 3 values: A/U/L (As Is/Uppercase/Lowercase)

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 13.10 Released

October 18, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v13.10.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/10/17/ubuntu-13-10-saucy-salamander-released/

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,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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More Free MQ Software

October 4, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce a licensing change for MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager (MQCACM) and MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS (z/MQCACM). MQCACM and z/MQCACM are now ‘licensed as free’ software. i.e. Same as how IBM licenses MQ Client software.

MQCACM and z/MQCACM are an MQ Channel Auto-Definition (MQ CHAD) exits that allows a company to control and restrict incoming connection requests to auto-create a channel. MQCACM (or z/MQCACM) is invoked when a request is received to start an undefined Receiver, Server-Connection, Cluster-Receiver or Cluster-Sender channel. MQCACM can modify or clear the supplied default channel definition values for an instance of the channel, so that there is no exit incompatibility (cross-platform or otherwise).

Both MQCACM and z/MQCACM are licensed as a free product. They are free to use but support is not included. A support license may be purchased.

For more information about MQCACM, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcacm_overview.html
Or for z/MQCACM, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcacm_zos_overview.html

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Have you been contacted?

October 3, 2013 Roger Lacroix

A customer just contacted me saying that since MQTC v2.0.1.3, people at their company who attended the conference along with managers, Directors and Sr. Directors, CIO, etc. have been contacted by someone named Danny Hyatt from Washington State University. This person is asking for contact information to send out a thank you card.

I do not know who this person is nor have I asked a 3rd party to send out a ‘thank you card’. The ONLY person who would be contacting MQTC attendees would be ME.

Please do NOT give out any personal information or information about your management to this person.

Now if you want, you can have fun and give out George Jetson or Barney Rubble or Fred Flintstone’s information to this person. 🙂

If you have been contacted, please let me know as I would like to try and figure who this person is and so would my lawyers. You know, if you don’t feed lawyers regularly, they start gnawing on the furniture.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Morag Hughson’s write up of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3

September 30, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Morag Hughson presented many sessions at Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3. Here is a write up she did on her experience at MQTC v2.0.1.3.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/aimsupport/entry/mq_technical_conference_in_sandusky_ohio

Morag Hughson works at IBM’s Hursley Lab in the UK on WebSphere MQ.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Summary of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3

September 26, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Well, that was a great conference (in my humble opinion). After it was over on Wednesday, my wife and I (and kids too) went to Kalahari’s water park, crawled into the hot tub and relaxed for an hour – boy did that feel good. 🙂

I would like to thank the attendees, speakers and sponsors for taking a chance on a brand new MQ conference. I truly appreciate all the positive feedback I received.

The goal of the conference was to educate people on MQ and provide some good food to people in a relaxing environment over a 3-day period. I purposely scheduled the sessions to be 75 minutes (to have a 20-25 minute Q&A rather than 5-10 minutes) and put a 15 minute break after each session, so that people did not need to rush from one session to the next. Kalahari has very comfortable chairs and couches along both sides of the hall, so that during the breaks, people can sit down and chat in a relaxing manner.

If people who attended went home educated, well feed and with a smile on their face, then I have achieved my goal.

The funniest part of organizing the conference was before the conference began, everyone asked ‘why did I pick Sandusky, Ohio, its in the middle of nowhere’. Once everyone got to Kalahari, they said great place and understood why I picked it (in the middle of nowhere). 🙂

So what’s next? Once I finish the paperwork for MQTC v2.0.1.3, as I announced on Wednesday, I’ll begin booking Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.4 for next September. 🙂 So, save a spot in your calendar for MQTC v2.0.1.4!!

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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