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.

Ubuntu 13.04 Released

April 25, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v13.04. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/04/25/ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-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, […]

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Chris Frank will be Speaking at MQTC

April 24, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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More great news. Chris Frank of IBM will be speaking at Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC). Chris Frank will be presenting the following sessions at MQTC: MQ Clustering MQ Pub/Sub Part 1 MQ Pub/Sub Part 2 Note: We will do our best to make sure that each session is presented twice. For more information […]

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Yes, Virginia, T.Rob Wyatt will be Speaking at MQTC

April 22, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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I have received several emails regarding T.Rob Wyatt speaking at Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) now that he is leaving IBM. Yes, T.Rob Wyatt of IoPT Consulting (his new consulting company) will be presenting the following sessions at MQTC: Certificate Management Base QMgr Hardening B2B MQ High Availability Note: We will do our best […]

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T.Rob Wyatt and IoPT Consulting

April 22, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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T.Rob Wyatt of IBM and Bank of America fame has decided to become an independent consultant. His new company is called IoPT Consulting and he will be doing consulting work in the following areas: WebSphere MQ WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition (FTE) WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security (AMS) WebSphere MQ Telemetry (MQTT) WebSphere Message Broker […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.3 is listed in Global WebSphere Community calendar

April 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Global WebSphere Community (GWC) has listed MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) in its calendar: www.websphereusergroup.org/go/calendar/event/1501321 For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM Hursley to Send Speakers to MQTC

April 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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I have great news. I just received an email from Leif Davidsen of IBM that said “we would be happy to find a couple of technical speakers from here in Hursley to come and present on a number of sessions”. I do not yet know who these speakers are nor the topics that they will […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.3 is listed in opensource.com calendar

April 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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opensource.com has listed MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC) in its calendar: opensource.com/resources/conferences-and-events-monthly/2013-09 For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Video Game that Teaches Kids How to Program in Java

April 12, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Computer scientists at UC San Diego have developed a first-person video game designed to teach young students Java programming. In CodeSpells, a wizard must help a land of gnomes by writing spells in Java: http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1347 What a great idea!! Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Exits and WMQ installed in a non-default location

April 11, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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I have been testing Capitalware products (various exits) on different platforms with WebSphere MQ v7.1 & v7.5 and life was going along very well. I had a customer (who uses our security exit) just contacted me saying that they have a Linux server with 3 different releases of MQ installed (v7.0.1.9, v7.1.0.0 and v7.5.0.1) where […]

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Security and the Development Process

April 11, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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From the article: Developers aren’t security experts, and most security experts aren’t developers. That’s so true. John Jacott has posted an arcticle at Venture Beat that every developer and security expert should read: http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/06/developer-first-security/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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