Abstract: In an object request broker (ORB) for processing requests or responses among distributed objects, a method and an apparatus for realizing a high processing speed of a process to convert from data (communication data) which is used in communication among the ORBs and is not specific to particular computers into a data format (program data) which is specific to a program language. A correspondence between the communication data which was transmitted and received by the ORB and the conversion into the program data corresponding thereto is stored in a cache which can be called at a high speed. When a receiving process of the same communication data cached at the second and subsequent times or a transmitting process of the program data occurs, the cached conversion result is used.

Abstract: A work assistance method previously stores at least a plurality of work items required for a predetermined project work, a plurality of work products to be achieved for the respective work items, and a plurality of tools for processing for the respective work products in a mutually related state. The stored work items are displayed for selection, and a particular work products related to the work items among the work products and a plurality of tools for processing are displayed on the same screen. A particular tool is selected from the plurality of tools and executed.

Abstract: In an object request broker (ORB) for processing requests or responses among distributed objects, a method and an apparatus for realizing a high processing speed of a process to convert from data (communication data) which is used in communication among the ORBs and is not specific to particular computers into a data format (program data) which is specific to a program language. A correspondence between the communication data which was transmitted and received by the ORB and the conversion into the program data corresponding thereto is stored in a cache which can be called at a high speed. When a receiving process of the same communication data cached at the second and subsequent times or a transmitting process of the program data occurs, the cached conversion result is used.

Abstract: A work assistance method previously stores at least a plurality of work items required for a predetermined project work, a plurality of work products to be achieved for the respective work items, and a plurality of tools for processing for the respective work products in a mutually related state. The stored work items are displayed for selection, and a particular work products related to the work items among the work products and a plurality of tools for processing are displayed on the same screen. A particular tool is selected from the plurality of tools and executed.

Abstract: Only important portions in all of messages are extracted in the halfway or after the end of a discussion and are allowed to be referred to the user. The time for discussion is reduced, thereby smoothly proceeding a conference. An electronic conference system is constructed in an electronic conference system server in a manner such that a plurality of user clients are connected to the electronic conference system server through a network (not shown). The electronic conference system is made up of a message database, a message relation extracting unit, a message type setting unit, a message input and display unit, and an electronic conference summarizing system. The electronic conference summarizing system is constructed by a discussion path specifying unit, a message merging unit, a duplication message deleting unit, and a message summary file.