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.

IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 are announced

July 3, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just announced IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/07/03/ibm-mq-9-1-ibm-mq-appliance-m2002-announced-plus-small-tweak-continuous-delivery-support/ IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 have announced today. IBM MQ 9.1 consolidates product features delivered throughout the IBM MQ 9.0.x continuous delivery releases. IBM MQ 9.1 LTS will be the default firmware level on the new […]

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Eclipse 4.8 (Photon) Released

June 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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On June 27th, 2018, Eclipse Foundation has released the annual Eclipse release train: https://projects.eclipse.org/releases/photon Eclipse is an open source community, whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation […]

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Two Free E-Books on Blockchain

June 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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IBM is giving away free copies of 2 E-Books on Blockchain: Blockchain for dummies! The Founders Handbook Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Category – Fix Packs for MQ

June 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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I decided to create a new category on my blog called “Fix Packs for MQ”. This will allow people to find MQ Fix Packs quickly. A direct link to the new category is: http://www.capitalware.com/rl_blog/?cat=65 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.10 Released

June 25, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 8.0.0.10 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017459 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.4 Released

June 25, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.0.0.4 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044869 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTC v2.0.1.8 Early-bird Price ends on Sunday June 24th

June 22, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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The early-bird price for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8 (MQTC) expires on Sunday, June 24th. MQTC is the largest conference in the world solely dedicated to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries). For more information about MQTC, please go to: https://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Security Risk for MQ Model Queue

June 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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Well, I learnt something new today: an MQ model queue is a security risk! It is not that a model queue in of itself is a security risk but rather what you can do with a model queue to get a backdoor to a queue or maybe it is called a ‘side channel attack’ of […]

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Five Things Junior Developers Need to Know

June 14, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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If you’re a junior developer then have a view of this video Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTC v2.0.1.8 Platinum Sponsor: TxMQ

June 11, 2018 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that TxMQ is a Platinum Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: https://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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