Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the Airline, Retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

Mateo Stjepanović’s Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17

March 30, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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I just came across Mateo Stjepanović blog item called: Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17 https://reflectoring.io/java-release-notes/ It is very handy when you are trying to write backward-compatible code. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM TechCon 2022

March 3, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced IBM TechCon 2022. It will be a virtual conference running on April 5th – 7th, 2022. You can register here. This event brings together all our AIOps, IT automation, integration, and application platform domain expertise. TechCon 2022 will be held April 5 – 7 as an interactive virtual experience with access to […]

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Capitalware halts product sales to Russian Companies

March 2, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Effective immediately, Capitalware has halted all product sales to Russian companies and Russian individuals. The online shopping cart has been disabled for Russian companies and individuals and we will no longer directly accept POs (Purchases Orders) from Russian companies or resellers on behalf of Russian companies. Capitalware stands with the people of Ukraine I have […]

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IBM MQ V9.2.5 Announced

February 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.2.5: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/ian-harwood1/2022/02/03/mq925ga Highlights: MQ 9.2.5: – IBM MQ native HA is now available to deploy in containers on Kubernetes – REST Messaging API enhancements – Security enhancements MQ for z/OS 9.2.5: – z/OS 64-bit RBA (Relative Byte Address) by default – Java 11 support MQ Appliance 9.2.5 firmware: – Encrypted […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 Released

February 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9205 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Capitalware Products Listed at LinkedIn

January 26, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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The other day, MQGem posted a blog item about a new feature at LinkedIn where a company can list their products. I’ve have created a LinkedIn page for Capitalware and then added all 17 commercial products that Capitalware sells. You can view the entire list of Capitalware products at https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitalware/products/ page. The interesting feature that […]

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Explanation of Parameters in an IniFile of Capitalware Products

January 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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I have a new customer who is having a problem understanding parameters and relations of parameters in the IniFile (initialization file aka configuration file). By no means am I taking a shot or putting down or marking fun of the customer. When English is not your first language and a new user is trying to […]

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Reasons to run Java on your IBM Z Mainframe

January 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Wayne Bucek of IBM has created and posted a video on running Java on the mainframe (z/OS) titled: “Reasons to run Java on your IBM Z Mainframe” Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Idea: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available

January 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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I have posted an “IBM idea” called: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available. If you are interested in it, please add your vote/comment to it. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Updated SimpleLogger Class

December 22, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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The other day, someone emailed me and asked if I could add code to externalize the default values used by the SimpleLogger Class. I thought about it and figured it would be reasonably straight forward. Hence, here are the JVM Environment variables that the SimpleLogger Class supports: SimpleLogger.LogFileName – any valid file name SimpleLogger.LogDirectory – […]

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