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.

Roger Lacroix’s MQTC Session Video

October 20, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Here is the third video that my daughters, Courtney and Sarah, recorded at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6. Here’s Roger Lacroix’s MQ Visual Edit V2 – The Next Generation session: The presentation for MQ Visual Edit V2 – The Next Generation session can be found at: http://www.mqtechconference.com/sessions_v2016.html Note: All the videos can be found on my […]

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A Prime Example of Bad Security Information

October 19, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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This morning I noticed a new blog posting over at IBM’s MQdev Blog called Compiling IBM MQ sample programs on AIX platform using XL C/C++ Compiler by Prema Laxmanachar. This is a prime example of someone starting out with a good intentions but takes a short-cut and ends up writing an extremely bad MQ security […]

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SQLite v3.15.0 Released

October 14, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.15.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 16.10 Released

October 13, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v16.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.10/ 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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T.Rob Wyatt’s MQTC Session Video

October 13, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Here is the second video that my daughters, Courtney and Sarah, recorded at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6. This session by T.Rob Wyatt is a MUST watch video for IT mangers, MQ mangers and Application Managers of any and all organizations that use IBM MQ. Here’s T.Rob Wyatt’s Check list of Top MQ Security Outstanding Bugs/Issues/Gotchas […]

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FreeBSD v11.0 Released

October 12, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has just released FreeBSD v11.0. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/announce.html FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. FreeBSD’s code base has undergone over thirty years of continuous development, improvement, and optimization. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. FreeBSD provides advanced networking, impressive […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.5.0.7 Released

October 11, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 7.5.0.7 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983301 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Chris Hanna’s MQTC Session Video

October 11, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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My daughters, Courtney and Sarah, recorded 3 sessions at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6. Chris Hanna of Southwest Airlines was extremely kind and volunteered to do a customer session on Capitalware products that Southwest Airlines uses. Here’s Chris Hanna’s Addressing PCI w/Capitalware – A Customer Perspective session: The presentation for Addressing PCI w/Capitalware – A Customer […]

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Robin Wiley’s MQTC Session Video

October 11, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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Robin Wiley had a health issue on the last day (Wednesday) of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6. Since, he was not able to deliver his last session, he volunteered to do a video, after he got out of the hospital, for those who missed the Wednesday session. Here’s Robin Wiley’s MQ-DataPower Connectivity Deep Dive session: The […]

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New YouTube Channel

October 11, 2016 Roger Lacroix
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I have created a YouTube channel for Capitalware and MQ Technical Conference videos. I have 4 videos from MQ Technical Conference that I’ll post shortly. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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