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 v9.0.0.14 (LTS CSU) Released

February 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.0.0.14 (LTS CSU): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-90014-lts-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.2.0.8 (LTS CSU) Released

February 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.2.0.8 (LTS CSU): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9208-lts-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.0.3 (LTS CSU) Released

February 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.0.3 (LTS CSU): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9303-lts-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.1.1 (Continuous Delivery CSU) Released

February 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.1.1 (Continuous Delivery CSU): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9311-continuous-delivery-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, etc… and a Happy New Year. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.3.0.2 Released

December 21, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.3.0.2 for IBM MQ V9.3 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9302 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.7 Released

December 5, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.7 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9207 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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EBCDIC Code Pages and Square Brackets

November 29, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Back in the previous millennium, I created a set of simple routines for handling initialization files (section & parameters) that worked all platforms. i.e. Windows, Linux, Unix, IBM i (OS/400) and z/OS (mainframe). And over the years, the routines have worked well on any platform I tested them on. i.e. Sample initialization file The problem […]

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NSA Suggests Companies Shift To Memory Safe Programming Languages

November 10, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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NSA is advising companies to look into switching to memory safe languages such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, or Swift. From the report: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Article/3215760/nsa-releases-guidance-on-how-to-protect-against-software-memory-safety-issues/ Here is a direct link to the NSA report: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI_SOFTWARE_MEMORY_SAFETY.PDF Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v7.2 Released

October 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.2. https://www.openbsd.org/72.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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