Data processing network having a plurality of independent subscribers

摘要

A data service company comprises an integrated database (DB) in which various business data dispersively kept in each part in an apparel industry including plan, manufacture, and sales relating to a dress as a product and textile raw material as material is integrated and a host computer (integrated database management system) including a computer hardware and a software for retrieving data from the integrated DB in accordance with data service to be provided and for outputting data. There is formed a data service network in which the integrated DB of the data service company is provided as the nucleus, and a plurality of sales companies, that of apparel manufacturers, that of sewing companies and that of textile companies are connected to each other. When a business instruction is sent from each terminal provided in each of the sales companies, the apparel manufacturers, the sewing companies and the textile companies, the database management system connected to each terminal to be accessible to each other through a public telephone line suitably retrieves various data necessary for supporting the business from a plurality of databases of the integrated DB, and outputs data to satisfy the terminal.