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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.11 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.11 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-91011 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Mateo Stjepanović’s Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17

I just came across Mateo Stjepanović blog item called: Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17 https://reflectoring.io/java-release-notes/ It is very handy when you are trying to write backward-compatible code. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM TechCon 2022

IBM has announced IBM TechCon 2022. It will be a virtual conference running on April 5th – 7th, 2022. You can register here. This event brings together all our AIOps, IT automation, integration, and application platform domain expertise. TechCon 2022 will be held April 5 – 7 as an interactive virtual experience with access to […]

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IBM MQ V9.2.5 Announced

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.2.5: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/ian-harwood1/2022/02/03/mq925ga Highlights: MQ 9.2.5: – IBM MQ native HA is now available to deploy in containers on Kubernetes – REST Messaging API enhancements – Security enhancements MQ for z/OS 9.2.5: – z/OS 64-bit RBA (Relative Byte Address) by default – Java 11 support MQ Appliance 9.2.5 firmware: – Encrypted […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9205 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Capitalware Products Listed at LinkedIn

The other day, MQGem posted a blog item about a new feature at LinkedIn where a company can list their products. I’ve have created a LinkedIn page for Capitalware and then added all 17 commercial products that Capitalware sells. You can view the entire list of Capitalware products at https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitalware/products/ page. The interesting feature that […]

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Updated SimpleLogger Class

The other day, someone emailed me and asked if I could add code to externalize the default values used by the SimpleLogger Class. I thought about it and figured it would be reasonably straight forward. Hence, here are the JVM Environment variables that the SimpleLogger Class supports: SimpleLogger.LogFileName – any valid file name SimpleLogger.LogDirectory – […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.10 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.10 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-91010 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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My SimpleLogger can be a Replacement for Log4J

In this blog post, don’t get me wrong, I think Log4J is a great product and I am not trying to discourage anyone from using it. I have used Log4J v1.x on hundreds of projects for customers and myself. It has always worked exactly as expected. I have never used Log4J v2.x, so I cannot/will […]

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IBM’s Response to the Log4J Vulnerability

Here is a link to a list of IBM products that are affected by the Log4J v2.x vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228): https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/page/2/?s=2021-44228 The only IBM MQ related hit so far is for IBM MQ Blockchain bridge. Note: This is an actively growing list of IBM products. Hence, you should check back each day. Here is a link […]

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