Archive for the Category: Linux

JMS (MQRFH2) Message But The User Sees Garbage

April 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I swear at least once a month I read about someone complaining that they are seeing garbage (unreadable) output when they try to read their JMS (aka MQRFH2) message in IBM MQ. The user will put a message to a queue with their JMS application then try and read it with a non-JMS tool and […]

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Tic-Toc: WebSphere MQ v7.5 End of Service Date

April 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.5 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2018. The official announcement can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3t453863g97713d77 Summary for MQ End of Service Dates: WebSphere MQ v7.5 is April 30, 2018. WebSphere MQ v7.1 was April 30, 2017. WebSphere MQ v7.0.1 was […]

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SQLite v3.23.0 Released

April 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.23.0. 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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Easy Disaster Recovery with IBM MQ Advanced 9.0.5

March 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Mark Campbell has posted a new blog item on disaster recovery with MQ Advanced 9.0.5 over at developerWorks: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/03/23/easy-disaster-recovery-ibm-mq-advanced-9-0-5/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java 10 Released

March 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 10. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/10-relnote-issues-4108729.html Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applicationsrequire. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.3 Released

March 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 9.0.0.3 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044508 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.0.5 Continuous Delivery Announced

March 16, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.0.5 Continuous Delivery: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/877/ENUSZP18-0084/index.html New features and enhancements for clients with MQ Advanced entitlement – Enhancements to the previously delivered Replicated Data Queue Manager support – New support for the MQ MFT REST administration interface – Identification of MQ Advanced installs – Improved performance for MQ AMS encryption on MQ […]

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New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Released

March 14, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/ It has a faster CPU, upgraded networking and improved thermal management. Specifications: Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 […]

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Debian 9.4 Released

March 12, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Debian Project has just released Debian 9.4. https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180310 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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What is the default behaviour of method writeString of MQMessage for Java?

March 9, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Paul Titheridge has posted a blog item over at developerWorks with the title “What is the default behaviour of the IBM MQ classes for Java method MQMessage.writeString(String)?”: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/03/09/mqmessage-writestring-default-behaviour/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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