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 Cumulative Security Update 8.1.0.16 for HP NonStop Server Released

August 31, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Cumulative Security Update 8.1.0.16 for IBM MQ for HP NonStop Server: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/879471 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ End of Service Dates

July 17, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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So, what version of IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) are you running? Are you behind in upgrading your release of MQ? Everybody “should be” running IBM MQ v9.2 or v9.3, if you want support from IBM. In case it has slipped your mind, here is a list of IBM MQ releases and there […]

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IBM MQ 9.2.0.15 Fix Pack Released

July 7, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ 9.2.0.15 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-92015-fix-pack Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.0.6 LTS CSU Released

June 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.0.6 LTS CSU: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007719 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.3.3 Announced

June 22, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.3.3: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/ian-harwood1/2023/06/21/mq933ga Highlights: – IBM MQ Appliance SSH certificate authentication – IBM MQ Appliance disk usage notifications – XMS and .NET client enhancements – Use the MQ messaging REST API to send messages to a remote queue manager – IBM MQ Console enhancements – Unlocking events from mission-critical data using […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.1.0.15 for HP NonStop Server Released

June 9, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 8.1.0.15 for IBM MQ for HP NonStop Server: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-mq-hp-nonstop-server-81-fix-pack-81015 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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List Ciphers used by JVM

June 2, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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On StackOverflow, someone was having an issue with a particular CipherSuite. So, I posted a sample Java code that I found a while ago to list the ciphers used by a JVM. I found the Java code on Atlassian Support’s page here. The purpose of the code sample is to allow the user to determine […]

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IBM MQ v9.1.0.15 Fix Pack Released

May 10, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.1.0.15 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989409 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.2.1 Continuous Delivery CSU Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.2.1 Continuous Delivery CSU: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9321-continuous-delivery-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.0.5 Fix Pack Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.0.5 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9305-fix-pack Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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