Archive for the Category: z/OS

Capitalware’s MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3

April 8, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware would like to announce a new 3-day MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.3 (MQTC). MQTC is an event that will educate attendees on current practices, methodologies, administration, problem determination, security best practices and technology trends for IBM’s WebSphere MQ. MQTC will offer over 40 sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who [...]

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New: ISPF MQ Message Editor for z/OS v2.0.0

March 1, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of ISPF MQ Message Editor for z/OS v2.0.0. ISPF MQ Message Editor for z/OS application allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ for z/OS queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format similar to a database [...]

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Updated MMX and MRTR Load-Modules for z/OS

January 29, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Yesterday afternoon while doing some z/OS MQ testing, I discovered that both Message Multiplexer (MMX) and Message Router (MRTR) had been linked with the wrong MQ stub. Oy vey!! I relinked both MMX and MRTR with the correct MQ stub (CSQBSTUB) then posted the both download archives to Capitalware’s web site. Note: The source did [...]

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Impact 2013

December 3, 2012 Roger Lacroix

I just received an email from IBM regarding being a sponsor at Impact 2013: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/events/impact/ Note: Impact 2013 will be held at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV on April 28 – May 2, 2013. From an MQ point of view, does anyone find Impact useful? Now I said “MQ” and not “WebSphere”. Inquiring minds [...]

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Security with Secret Phrases, Passwords, etc.

November 19, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Over the weekend, I was reading different articles/blogs about how people think that passwords, no matter how long, are useless. These people write that their accounts (email, Apple, phone, bank, etc) were hacked even when they used long passwords. When you reread the articles/blogs and analyze what they are saying, you realize that the password, [...]

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Free: Parser, Syntax Checker and Interpreter Tools

November 13, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is now hosting Richard Tsujimoto’s Parser, Syntax Checker and Interpreter Tools. These tools provide a simple means for parsing strings, perform syntax checking and interpreting the parameters and/or values of the parsed strings. http://www.capitalware.biz/psci_overview.html These tools are written in C for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, IBM i (OS/400) and Windows. For IBM mainframes, the tools [...]

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WMQ v7.1 and v7.5 manuals as PDFs

November 9, 2012 Roger Lacroix

After a nice community push for RFE # 21041, IBM has made available WebSphere MQ v7.1 and v7.5 manuals as PDFs. WebSphere MQ 7.1 PDFs: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r1/topic/com.ibm.mq.doc/zo00170_.htm WebSphere MQ 7.5 PDFs: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r5/topic/com.ibm.mq.doc/zo00170_.htm Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Are you still running WebSphere MQ v6?

October 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix

If you are still running your MQ environment using WebSphere MQ v6 then you are using unsupported software!! WebSphere MQ v6 End of Service date was September 30th, 2012 (just over 2 weeks ago). http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/support/lifecycle/ So, if you are running WebSphere MQ v6 and you have a problem, “who you gonna call?” – nobody because [...]

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Free IBM e-book: IBM Software for System z for Dummies

October 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: IBM Software for System z for Dummies https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-102GW14W In this book you’ll learn about System z’s unique capabilities, enabling customers to: – Deliver a robust private cloud infrastructure – Mine business data for critical decisions and maximum value – Provideultimate security and integrity of critical data [...]

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WebSphere MQ Advanced v7.5 and WebSphere MQ Advanced for z/OS v7.1

October 11, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is now offering 2 new “combo products” called WebSphere MQ Advanced v7.5 and WebSphere MQ Advanced for z/OS v7.1. For a single price, WebSphere MQ Advanced v7.5 includes: WebSphere MQ WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer Service WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security WebSphere MQ Telemetry Here is the WebSphere MQ Advanced v7.5 announcement: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21613585 For [...]

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