The End of Wylbur

As announced in previous issues of Interface and Titan News, Wylbur, the Titan mainframe editing and batch processing system, will retire on December 31, 2009.

Resources

CIT is offering a number of resources to help Wylbur users find alternatives to their Wylbur procedures and processes.

• The Wylbur Retirement website at http://silk.nih.gov/silk/wylbur is a central source of information about the transition and the different types of assistance available for Wylbur users.


• The Wylretire Wiki (http://wylretire.cit.nih.gov - Titan login required) offers a growing library of information on the various alternate tools for Wylbur procedures, including advice on using ISPF for basic mainframe tasks.


• Titan News has been featuring a series of articles on Wylbur alternatives.


• The CIT Computer Training Program offers classes on ISPF, a full-screen editor in TSO. Check the Training website (http://training.cit.nih.gov/) for course offerings such as "Introduction to ISPF."


• In some cases, CIT can arrange for small group consulting for an office or group of people who support an application using Wylbur. Please see the related article "Small Group Consulting on Wylbur Retirement Issues" in issue 244 of Interface for more details.

We want to hear your questions and concerns

We want to hear from you and make sure we address your concerns. Please contact the NIH Help Desk at http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/support or 301-496-4357, 301-496-8294 (TTY), or toll free at 866-319-4357 with your questions and requests for assistance. To keep up with the latest news on the Wylbur retirement, subscribe to the Titan News online newsletter.