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.

SQLite v3.8.8 Released

January 16, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.8.8. 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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T.Rob Wyatt, Barry Lamkin, Chris Frank and Tim Zielke will be Speaking at MQTC

January 15, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Well, the MQTC announcement day is off to a bang. 🙂 T.Rob Wyatt of IoPT Consulting will be back doing interesting sessions on MQ at Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC). Barry Lamkin and Chris Frank of IBM received approved to be a speakers at MQTC. Tim Zielke of AON said he will be back […]

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MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

January 15, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC). MQTC is an event that will educate attendees on current practices, methodologies, administration, problem determination, security best practices and technology trends for IBM MQ. MQTC will offer 70 technical sessions and 15 vendor sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who […]

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Mozilla Firefox 35.0 Released

January 13, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v35.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.1.0.6 Released

December 18, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 7.1.0.6 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691297 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 18, 2014 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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Fedora 21 Released

December 9, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Fedora Project Contributors has just released Fedora v21. http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/21/html/Release_Notes/index.html 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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Mozilla Firefox 34.0 Released

December 2, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v34.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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FreeBSD v10.1 Released

November 18, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has just released FreeBSD v10.1. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.1R/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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Microsoft Launches Free, Unrestricted Version of Visual Studio for Small Teams

November 12, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Microsoft today announced a free, unrestricted version of Visual Studio for small teams called Visual Studio Community 2013: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-makes-visual-studio-free-for-small-teams/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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