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.

New: MQ Auditor v2.1.0

November 5, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Auditor v2.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Auditor. MQ Auditor is a solution that allows a company to audit/track all MQ API calls performed by MQ applications that are connected to a queue manager. For more information about […]

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OpenBSD v5.6 Released

November 3, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v5.6. http://www.openbsd.org/56.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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Ubuntu 14.10 Released

October 23, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v14.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.10/ 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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SQLite v3.8.7 Released

October 17, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.8.7. 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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SupportPac MS0T v8.0.0.1 Released With APAR IT04736

October 16, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has released SupportPac MS0T for version v8.0.0.1 with APAR IT04736: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24021041 Changes: Updated to include the fix for APAR IT04736 Updated for v8.0.0.1 SupportPac MS0T (MQ Explorer) is a graphical configuration tool built on Eclipse which enables you to remotely explore and configure all WebSphere MQ objects and resources, including Java Message Service (JMS), […]

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Name change: Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference???

October 14, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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At MQTC v2.0.1.4, several people mentioned that initially, they thought “Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference” was ONLY a conference on Capitalware’s products. I was surprised by these comments and made me wonder how many people ‘out there’ also think MQTC is only on Capitalware’s products. So, I’m thinking of changing the conference name to: – MQ […]

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Mozilla Firefox 33.0 Released

October 14, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v33.0. 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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Summary of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.4

October 6, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Summary of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.4 I would like to thank the attendees, speakers and sponsors for participating in the 2nd annual MQ Technical Conference. Kalahari catering had a few hiccups but outside of that, I think everything went reasonably well. I did my best to make sure that each breakfast and lunch had something […]

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Presentations for MQ Technical Conference

October 6, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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I have updated the Sessions web page to include links to each session’s presentation (in PDF format). As I get the final few presentations, I’ll update the Sessions web page. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Third Day of MQ Technical Conference

October 3, 2014 Roger Lacroix
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Breakfast: Omelet bar at Breakfast: Chris Frank presenting ‘So You Think You Understand Multi-Instance Queue Managers?’ session: Lunch: Suganya Rane presenting the ‘An Overview of MQ Clustering’ session: Afternoon desserts: Dave Ware presenting the ‘What can you achieve with MQ clusters?’ session: Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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