DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION PROGRAMS

摘要

A distributed processing system and method for application programs, for performing general processes such as user authentication, application program download/update, etc. efficiently through a dedicated browser, when a user wants to execute a desired application program provided on the World Wide Web through the Internet, comprises a DB server (10) which manages a DB (11) having various basic information for performing various processes stored therein; middlewares (20) that communicates with the DB server (10) and performs corresponding processes on the basis of the information provided from the DB server (10); a client terminal (30) which can access the middlewares (20) and includes the dedicated browser (32) for performing the processes; and a file server (40) which manages a plurality of application program files stored therein and provides corresponding application programs to the browser (32) in accordance with the instruction from the middlewares (20).