Archive for the Category: Linux

PuTTY v0.61 Released

July 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Simon Tatham has just released PuTTY v0.61 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Free, limited-edition e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies

July 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-rtl-sd-wp&S_PKG=eb_sys-eng-dummies Learn what systems engineering is, and how it can help you speed time to market, improve business agility, and develop and deliver smarter, higher-quality, more connected products while cutting costs. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java 7.0 Preview Release

July 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has issued the first release candidate of Java Standard Edition version 7. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/ea-jsp-142245.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Thunderbird 5.0 Released

July 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has just released Thunderbird v5.0 http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes: More responsive and faster to start up and use. Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine. New Add-ons Manager. Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup. New Troubleshooting Information page. Tabs can now be […]

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MQ Visual Edit and WMQ v7 local queue manager

July 6, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The current and previous releases of MQ Visual Edit are designed to work with any version of an WMQ remote queue manager (i.e. connecting in ‘client mode’). If the user has WMQ v6 server installed on their PC, MQ Visual Edit can connect in either ‘bindings mode’ or ‘client mode’ to the local queue manager. […]

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MQ File Mover v4 beta

June 30, 2011 Roger Lacroix

I am working on the next release of MQ File Mover and was working if anyone working like to beta test it? (This is a beta, so do not put it into your production environments.) Here are the new features/updates so far: – Added support for unlimited file size for Send, Receive and Watch Actions […]

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MQAUSX and AES 256-bit Encryption

June 27, 2011 Roger Lacroix

MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) currently uses the ‘Tiny Encryption Algorithm Variant’ (aka TEAV or XTEA) for encryption and decryption of the user’s password between the client-side security exit and the server-side security exit. The security group of existing customers and potential customers are requesting that we use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) symmetric-key encryption […]

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Eclipse 3.7 Released

June 23, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 62 projects including Eclipse v3.7 (‘Indigo’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – EGit 1.0 provides tight integration with the Git version control system. – WindowBuilder, a popular GUI builder for Eclipse developers, is now open source and part of Indigo – Drag to Install support with Eclipse Marketplace Client. – Better integration with […]

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LibreOffice 3.3.3 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.3.3. http://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, […]

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Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v5.0. 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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