Messaging middleware for Windows NT from Microsoft. Code-named Falcon, and abbreviated MSMQ, it allows programs to send messages to other programs. It can be used to queue up transactions in a ...

Systems need to talk to one another. When an IT environment contains platforms with multiple messaging protocols—and most do—a message queue (MQ) is required to handle the messages that travel back ...

In part 1 of this series, I detailed issues around PCI and message queuing. Here in part 2, we will get more into the nitty-gritty of how to ensure PCI DSS compliance when dealing with message queues.

Sometimes you can improve your application's response time by shunting some activities to offline processing -- sending an e-mail response, for instance. Here's how to use Microsoft Message Queue ...

While IBMs WebSphere MQ is quite possibly the ultimate under-the-hood application, companies interested in the newest version will find that almost all the changes are upfront. Click here to read the ...

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A queue is a data structure that works on a FIFO (first in first out) basis. Items are inserted at the rear of the queue and removed from the front. The term “Enqueue” denotes the operation that ...