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.

MQTC v2.0.1.7 Gold Sponsor: Avada Software

July 19, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that Avada Software is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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United Airlines – You Suck!

July 18, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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My wife (Cynthia Meek) wanted to visited Richard and Tyler in San Jose, California before Tyler’s internship at Facebook was over on Friday (Richard just started at Google). So, she booked her and the kids flight on United Airlines for Monday (July 17th). It was supposed to be a 1-stop flight – Toronto to Newark, […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.7 Platinum Sponsor: Nastel Technologies

July 17, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that Nastel Technologies is a Platinum Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Channel Encryption Product Advisory

July 14, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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It has been discovered that very small TSH segments will cause MQCEJ (Java/JMS) and MQCEDN (.NET) to throw an exception. The issue has been fixed and a product update is available. To get the latest Capitalware commercial product release, send an email to support@capitalware.com and we will send you the latest release of the product. […]

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First Draft of the Schedule for MQTC v2.0.1.7

July 13, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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I have posted the first draft of the schedule for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). There are some new changes to the schedule: (1) Both the ‘Open Remarks’ and Mark Taylor’s session ‘What’s New in IBM Messaging’ will be held in Suite 6 of Kilimanjaro Ballroom. – My ‘Opening Remarks’ will be from 8:15AM to […]

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Robin Wiley will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.7

July 13, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Robin Wiley of Robin Wiley Training will be speaking at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). Robin Wiley’s Session: MQ-DataPower Connectivity Deep Dive For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9 – New CVEs

July 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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A new vulnerability has been logged: CVE-2017-1337. IBM MQ V9.0.1 and V9.0.2 Java/JMS application can incorrectly transmit user credentials in plain text. Another new vulnerability has been logged: CVE-2017-1284. IBM MQ V9.0.1 and V9.0.2 could allow a local user with ability to run or enable trace, to obtain sensitive information from WebSphere Application Server traces […]

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Fedora 26 Released

July 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Fedora Project Contributors have just released Fedora v26. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/26/ChangeSet Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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Free MQTT Message Viewer

July 10, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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As mentioned in this blog posting, Capitalware is giving away 150 licenses for MQTT Message Viewer. We have given away many licenses but there are still a fair number of them left. Therefore, if you use/work with MQTT messages and want a great tool for FREE, then send an email to support@capitalware.com and say ‘Happy […]

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Barry Lamkin will be Speaking at MQTC v2.0.1.7

July 7, 2017 Roger Lacroix
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Barry Lamkin will be presenting the following sessions at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC): Barry Lamkin’s Technical Session: IBM MQ MFT – An Overview and Usage Barry Lamkin’s Vendor Sessions: What is new in OMEGAMON XE for Messaging? For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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