IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SERVER SYSTEMS

摘要

A data processing system has a number of user work area (12) and a number of resources such as servers (10), the work areas (12) and resources (10) sending and receiving data in different forms. The system permits any user work area (12) to work with any resource (10) by, when necessary, interposing a helper PC (30) which transforms data from one form to the other. A work area (12) can be connected to a selected helper PC (30) by a matrix switch (27) controlled by a switch server (26) in accordance with data held on a database (29). The helper PCs (30) and resources (10) communicate via a multiplexed network using a network protocol.