WebSphere MQ FixPack 7.0.1.6 Released

August 3, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.0.1.6 for WebSphere MQ.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21507302&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSFKSJ&mync=R

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Java SE 7 Released

July 30, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has released Java Standard Edition version 7.
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/444374

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Defense offers up tiny, secure Linux distribution

July 25, 2011 Roger Lacroix

U.S. Dept. of Defense offers up tiny, secure Linux distribution
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/u-s-dept-of-defense-offers-up-tiny-secure-linux-distribution-20110722/

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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PuTTY v0.61 Released

July 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Simon Tatham has just released PuTTY v0.61
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Free, limited-edition e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies

July 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-rtl-sd-wp&S_PKG=eb_sys-eng-dummies

Learn what systems engineering is, and how it can help you speed time to market, improve business agility, and develop and deliver smarter, higher-quality, more connected products while cutting costs.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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SupportPac MO71 v7.0.2 Released

July 12, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Paul Clarke of IBM has released version 7.0.2 of SupportPac MO71.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24000142

    Changes:

  • WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 support.
  • Multiple Queue Manager list support.
  • Sizeable list dialog areas.
  • Show object name in entryfield rather than dropdown.
  • Set default browse message range#.
  • Auto update of lists on change action.
  • MO71 Authority changes.
  • Browse message selector added.
  • New set() filter function.

SupportPac MO71 provides a simple, easy to configure GUI interface to administer WebSphere MQ (MQSeries) Queue Managers. It consists of a single program which sends PCF or MQSC messages to a local or remote Queue Manager and displays the output from the command server in dialogs. All Queue Managers that have a command server can be administered, including z/OS.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Capitalware products and HP-UX on Itanium (IA64)

July 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

For the record, Capitalware will support all of its commercial and open source products on HP’s HP-UX for Itanium (IA64) for as long as customers require it.

By no means am I taking sides in the HP/Oracle war, I’m just stating what Capitalware’s support position is. If you want to read about the HP/Oracle Itanium war, here are a few links:
– ZDNet Article
– InformationWeek Article
– ComputerWorld Article

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Java 7.0 Preview Release

July 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has issued the first release candidate of Java Standard Edition version 7.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/ea-jsp-142245.html

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Thunderbird 5.0 Released

July 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has just released Thunderbird v5.0
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

    The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes:

  • More responsive and faster to start up and use.
  • Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine.
  • New Add-ons Manager.
  • Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup.
  • New Troubleshooting Information page.
  • Tabs can now be reordered and dragged to different windows.
  • Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments.
  • Plugins can now be loaded in RSS feeds by default.
  • There are several theme fixes for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds (Thunderbird no longer supports PowerPC on Mac).
  • Over 390 platform fixes that improve speed, performance, stability and security.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser. Just as Firefox aims to redefine the web browser, Thunderbird is a refinement of the mail and news interface.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Visual Edit and WMQ v7 local queue manager

July 6, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The current and previous releases of MQ Visual Edit are designed to work with any version of an WMQ remote queue manager (i.e. connecting in ‘client mode’).

If the user has WMQ v6 server installed on their PC, MQ Visual Edit can connect in either ‘bindings mode’ or ‘client mode’ to the local queue manager.

If the user has WMQ v7 server installed on their PC, MQ Visual Edit can only connect in ‘client mode’ to the local queue manager. If the user prefers to connect to the WMQ v7 local queue manager in ‘bindings mode’ then they need a special build of MQ Visual Edit.

If any registered user of MQ Visual Edit would like a release of MQ Visual Edit that connects in bindings mode to an WMQ v7 local queue manager then send an email to support@capitalware.com to request it.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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