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Message Broker v8: Record, Replay and REST

IBM WebSphere Message Broker v8 was released in December last year – There is an announcement and comparison of versions on the IBM website.

IBM WebSphere Message Broker introduced Record and Replay as part of its version 8 release. I thought I would just write a brief quickstart guide to getting running with record and replay, and . . . → Read More: Message Broker v8: Record, Replay and REST

Message Broker v8 with MySQL

Now that you know that you can use Message Broker v8 on Ubuntu for development, you may be wondering if you can use some of the databases that are more common on Linux, such as MySQL. You can!

IBM WebSphere Message Broker now uses UnixODBC to connect to many databases. Though not supported by IBM, . . . → Read More: Message Broker v8 with MySQL

WebSphere Message Broker on Ubuntu

WebSphere Message Broker v8 now supports Ubuntu for development systems (i.e. not production use) - http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27023600#Ubuntu

I have been running MQ and Message Broker on Ubuntu and Debian since shortly after I joined IBM in 2005, and it seems there are lots of other people doing this too despite it not being a supported platform before . . . → Read More: WebSphere Message Broker on Ubuntu

Guest presenting on the Ubuntu UK PodCast

I was a guest presenter on this weeks Ubuntu UK PodCast. I talked about Southackton, and IBM’s use of Ubuntu on the desktop. Listen to the podcast at http://t.co/vVL5M3YJ

Blue Fusion 2011

As it is National Science and Engineering week, IBM Hursley are running Blue Fusion 2011 - The official press release summed it up quite well, and also contains a list of this year’s activities:

HURSLEY, U.K. – 11 Mar 2011: More than 450 students from 80 schools across the South of England will be celebrating National Science . . . → Read More: Blue Fusion 2011

WebSphere Message Broker Fix Pack 7.0.0.1 available

Finally – All that hard work has paid off and the release is available!

Fix Pack 7.0.0.1 (V7.0 Fix Pack 1) for WebSphere Message Broker v7.0 is now available. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg24027267

You can see what is new in 7.0.0.1 by looking in the Information Center

Simplicity and productivity User-defined patterns Solar Pattern Authoring sample Service Access . . . → Read More: WebSphere Message Broker Fix Pack 7.0.0.1 available