Abstract: According to prior art techniques, it is not possible to set virtual groups of network devices between SANs and IP networks and to provide virtual connection control of network devices between SANs and IP networks. A network system having an IP network for interconnecting network devices constituting SANs, is provided with a virtual group conversion device for converting, when information including an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the IP network is received, the received identifier into an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the SANs and transmitting the converted identifier to a SAN virtual group setting device, and for converting, when information including an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the SANs is received, the received identifier into an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the IP network and transmitting the converted identifier to an IP virtual group setting device.

Abstract: A contracting method and system are arranged to obtain description data in which a description content presented by one of the concerned parties with a contract to the other is built or data for specifying the description content before the concerned parties make an electronic contract for provision of a commodity or service (contract data creation signing process), generate contract data containing the description data or the specifying data (contract data creation signing process), and writing an electronic signature of both or either of the concerned parties with the contract data (contract data creation singing process and contract data signing process).

Abstract: According to prior art techniques, it is not possible to set virtual groups of network devices between SANs and IP networks and to provide virtual connection control of network devices between SANs and IP networks. A network system having an IP network for interconnecting network devices constituting SANs, is provided with a virtual group conversion device for converting, when information including an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the IP network is received, the received identifier into an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the SANs and transmitting the converted identifier to a SAN virtual group setting device, and for converting, when information including an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the SANs is received, the received identifier into an identifier for identifying a virtual group in the IP network and transmitting the converted identifier to an IP virtual group setting device.

Abstract: An insurance agency system 1100 notifies a payment intermediary system 1200 of a payment intention. When the payment intermediary system 1200 receives a payment intention notification, it notifies a beneficiary system 1300 of the payment intention. When the beneficiary system 1300 receives the payment intention notification, it notifies the payment intermediary system 1200 of a deposit account. If the payment intermediary system 1200 receives the deposit account notification before the payment due date or during a payment period specified by the payer, the amount specified by the payer is deposited in the deposit account.

Abstract: A computer having a terminal unit corresponding to a multiwindow is coupled with a control object system to be operated through communication devices. Furthermore, there are provided in the computer an emulation unit for emulating the operation of a terminal unit operated by respective operating tools software-wise, a unit for aggregating and processing message groups outputted by respective operating tools, a unit for controlling display of aggregated and processed information in a multiwindow, a unit for interpreting and converting the operation from a terminal unit corresponding to a multiwindow into a command group of respective operating tools and a unit for generating a picture interface of a terminal unit corresponding to a multiwindow by interlocking with an existing Office automation (OA) tool, thereby to unify and aggregate functions of a plurality of operating tool groups in one window.

Abstract: The status or state of a computer system is displayed with respect to at least one subspace having two or more coordinates of display corresponding respectively to different selected status variables of the computer system, which might be utilization factors of respective programs operating in a network. Critical states are defined by critical state formulas, at least one of which involving a plurality of the status variables. The critical state formulas are used to define and display a critical region on the display apparatus with respect to the coordinate system. Values of the status variables, loci of the status variables, indications of change of the status variables, distances of points defined by the status variables from the critical region and the like information are displayed in a subspace with respect to the coordinates to give a visual indication of their relationship to the critical region.