The ADB Is the First South System to Move to Titan

Most customers signing on to the ADB (NIH Administrative Database) on Monday, December 9, 2002, saw no differences, even though the IMS service that it uses had moved to Titan (OS/390) the day before. A few customers experienced password validation problems that were quickly corrected. All telecommunications connections and NIHnet network addresses were modified to enable a transparent conversion.

Transparency was important for users of the ADB, since it handles approximately 150,000 transactions a day for inventory, procurement, property, travel, human resources, and central accounting.

IMS is the first production system to be moved from the South system because it could be accomplished with no user changes. In the upcoming months, other services will also be moved. Customers will be notified in future issues of Interface and Titan/South System News when changes will be required as other systems move to Titan.