6 Days until MQ Technical Conference

September 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix

MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) is only 6 days away – September 23 to September 25, 2013.

MQTC will offer 70 sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who are using IBM’s WebSphere MQ on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS.

The price for the conference is only $349.00 which includes 3 days of MQ sessions, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks!!! That’s $115 a day to be feed and trained.

    Reasons to attend:

  • 70 total sessions – 39 unique sessions
  • 15 MQ speakers – 7 from IBM
  • MQ Sessions for all major platforms including z/OS
  • Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks are included
  • Hor d’oeuvres served between 5:30PM and 6:30PM in the Vendor Pavilion
  • Late/Onsite price is $349.00 per attendee
  • Group pricing (5+) is $199.00 per attendee

For more information, please go to: www.mqtechconference.com

On sad note, Mehrdad Kanafchian of Cressida Technology has a family medical emergency and will not be flying in from the UK. Therefore, the “MQSeries.net Challenge: A Technical Safari” session is cancelled.

The following companies are sponsors of MQTC and will be in the Vendor Pavilion:
– Platinum Sponsor: Capitalware and MioSoft
– Gold Sponsor: Cressida Technology, Nastel Technologies, Avada Software, IBM and TxMQ

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, Education, IBM MQ, MQ Technical Conference 2 Comments

SupportPac IA94 XMS for .NET v2.0.3 Released

September 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released version 2.0.3 of SupportPac IA9H: IBM Message Service Client (XMS) for .NET.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24007092

The IBM Message Service Client for .NET (“XMS .NET”) renders the Java Message Service (JMS) API in a managed .NET environment. It brings the benefits of JMS – a standard, abstracted messaging API for pub/sub and point-to-point messaging, as well as externally administered objects – to the non-Java world.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

IBM MQ, Linux, Programming, Unix, Windows Comments Off on SupportPac IA94 XMS for .NET v2.0.3 Released

Mozilla Firefox 24.0 Released

September 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v24.0.
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to anticipate likely additions to the standards

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Open Source, Windows Comments Off on Mozilla Firefox 24.0 Released

2 Weeks until MQ Technical Conference

September 11, 2013 Roger Lacroix

MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) is only 2 weeks away – September 23 to September 25, 2013.

MQTC will offer 70 sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who are using IBM’s WebSphere MQ on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS.

The regular price for the conference is only $299.00 which includes 3 days of MQ sessions, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks!!! That’s $100 a day to be feed and trained.

    Reasons to attend:

  • 70 total sessions – 39 unique sessions
  • 15 MQ speakers – 7 from IBM
  • MQ Sessions for all major platforms including z/OS
  • Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks are included
  • Hor d’oeuvres served between 5:30PM and 6:30PM in the Vendor Pavilion
  • Regular price is $299.00 per attendee
  • Group pricing (5+) is $199.00 per attendee

For more information, please go to: www.mqtechconference.com

The following companies are sponsors of MQTC and will be in the Vendor Pavilion:
– Platinum Sponsor: Capitalware and MioSoft
– Gold Sponsor: Cressida Technology, Nastel Technologies, Avada Software, IBM and TxMQ

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, Education, IBM MQ, MQ Technical Conference Comments Off on 2 Weeks until MQ Technical Conference

New: MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.4

September 10, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.4. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of a IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ , MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment.

For more information about MQ Batch Toolkit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqbt_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.4:

  • Altered code for Insert to handle extremely large files (i.e. 900MB) for 1 message per line of the file
  • Altered code for QM, QSM & CM so that they do not do an extra wait before exiting.
  • For GetEmail, Import, Insert, PutServer & SIMClient commands, changed RFH2 message type from “jms_bytes” to “jms_text”
  • Fixed a bug in QM, QSM & CM when displaying the refreshRate.
  • Updated docs (English only)

    • Regards,
    Roger Lacroix
    Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM i (OS/400), IBM MQ, Java, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), MQ Batch Toolkit, Unix, Windows Comments Off on New: MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.4

New: MQ Message Encryption v3.0.0

September 7, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Encryption v3.0.0. 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 v3.0.0:

  • Added support for local OS Group querying
  • Revamped IniFile keywords for ‘read authority’ for UserID & Applications
    • Removed keywords: UserIDs, UseGroups, Groups, GroupFile, UseApplications and Applications
    • Added new keywords for read authority: UserIDsForGet, UseGroupsForGet, GroupsForGet, UseGroupFileForGet, GroupFileForGet, UseApplicationsForGet and ApplicationsForGet
  • Added new IniFile keywords for ‘write authority’ for UserID & Applications
    • UserIDsForPut, UseGroupsForPut, GroupsForPut, UseGroupFileForPut, GroupFileForPut, UseApplicationsForPut and ApplicationsForPut
  • Added code in the Ini parser to distinguish between ‘ABC’ and ‘ABCDEF’ keywords
  • Increased the accepted IniFile parameter length from 1024 to 2048 characters
  • Added support non-default install for WMQ v7.1 & higher multi-install feature on Linux, Unix and Windows
  • Fixed a bug on IBM i (OS/400) related to square bracket (‘[‘ & ‘]’) processing
  • Fixed a bug in the in-memory Ini parser
  • Fixed an issue with BackupLogFileCount
  • Tested with MQ v7.5

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM i (OS/400), IBM MQ, Linux, MQ Message Encryption, Security, Unix, Windows Comments Off on New: MQ Message Encryption v3.0.0

MQTC v2.0.1.3 Gold Sponsor: TxMQ

September 4, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware would like to announce that TxMQ is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC).

For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, Education, IBM MQ, MQ Technical Conference Comments Off on MQTC v2.0.1.3 Gold Sponsor: TxMQ

Free IBM e-book: The ABC’s of z/OS Traces

September 4, 2013 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: The ABC’s of z/OS Traces
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-MultiTouch&S_PKG=ov17401&S_TACT=103GP27E

It includes: An overview of z/OS traces including GTF, component, master, GFS and SMS traces, Details on how to set-up and implement each type of z/OS trace, and Tips for using the data from these traces to optimize your z/OS environment

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

E-Book, Education, Programming, z/OS Comments Off on Free IBM e-book: The ABC’s of z/OS Traces

3 Weeks until MQ Technical Conference

September 3, 2013 Roger Lacroix

MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) is only 3 weeks away – September 23 to September 25, 2013.

MQTC will offer 70 sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who are using IBM’s WebSphere MQ on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS.

The regular price for the conference is only $299.00 which includes 3 days of MQ sessions, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks!!! That’s $100 a day to be feed and trained.

    Reasons to attend:

  • 70 total sessions – 39 unique sessions
  • 15 MQ speakers – 7 from IBM
  • MQ Sessions for all major platforms including z/OS
  • Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks are included
  • Hor d’oeuvres served between 5:30PM and 6:30PM in the Vendor Pavilion
  • Regular price is $299.00 per attendee
  • Group pricing (5+) is $199.00 per attendee

For more information, please go to: www.mqtechconference.com

The following companies are sponsors of MQTC and will be in the Vendor Pavilion:
– Platinum Sponsor: Capitalware and MioSoft
– Gold Sponsor: Cressida Technology, Nastel Technologies, Avada Software, IBM and TxMQ

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, Education, IBM MQ, MQ Technical Conference Comments Off on 3 Weeks until MQ Technical Conference

New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.0

September 3, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.0. 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 v2.0.0:

    Server-side:

  • z/MQAUSX server-side security exit defaults to use AES 256-bit encryption for user credentials
  • Added keyword UseAllowHostname and AllowHostname to only allow hosts by name (reverse lookup of incoming IP address)
  • Added keyword UseRejectHostname and RejectHostname to explicitly reject a hostname (reverse lookup of incoming IP address)
  • Added keyword UseAllowHostByName and AllowHostByName to only allow hosts by name
  • Added keyword UseRejectHostByName and RejectHostByName to explicitly reject a hostname
  • Added keyword SystemLogMessage to control what type of messages (‘accepted’ and/or ‘rejected’) are written to system log
  • Added keywords UseGroups, Groups & GroupFile
  • Added program CWDSPVER to display the product version number
  • Added code in the Ini parser to distinguish between ‘ABC’ and ‘ABCDEF’ keywords
  • ENCPWD program defaults to use AES 256-bit encryption
  • Added keyword UseFormFeed (z/OS only) to issue a FormFeed command once a day at midnight
  • Increased the accepted IniFile parameter length from 1024 to 2048 characters
  • Updated the “Connection accepted” log record to include the UserID set for the connection.
  • Updated MCC logic so that a command server failure does not affect the exit.
  • Changed MCCRedoCount default value from 1000 to 5000
  • Fixed a bug with ConnectionName when both IPv4 and IPv6 stacks are used
  • Fixed a bug with UseAuthOrder and AuthOrder
  • Fixed a bug in the in-memory Ini parser
  • Fixed a bug with Proxy file processing
  • Fixed a bug in the AllowSSLDN processing
  • Fixed a bug in CWCHAD when NoAuth is used
  • Fixed a bug with SSLPeerNamePtr field.
  • Tested with WMQ v7.1

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM MQ, MQ Authenticate User Security Exit, Security, z/OS Comments Off on New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.0.0