Computer apparatus and program for controlling same

A computer apparatus comprising:

• a first receiving device for receiving an address list, which contains addresses of respective ones of a number of computers, and a search command, the address list and command being provided by a transmit-source computer;
• a dividing device for dividing up the original address list, which has been received by said first receiving device, into divided address lists corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of computers;
• a first transmitting device for transmitting a divided address list obtained by said dividing device as well as a search command to a transmit-destination computer specified by an address contained in this divided address list;
• a search device for conducting a search in accordance with a search command received by said first transmitting device;
• a second receiving device for receiving data representing result of execution of search processing by said transmit-destination computer in accordance with the search command;
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• a second transmitting device for transmitting, to said transmit-source computer, data representing result of execution of search processing by said search device and data representing result of execution of search processing received by said second receiving device.

A program for controlling a computer apparatus so as to:

• receive an address list, which contains addresses of respective ones of a number of computers, and a search command, the address list and command being provided by a transmit-source computer;
• divide up the received original address list into divided address lists corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of computers;
• transmit a divided address list as well as a search command to a transmit-destination computer specified by an address contained in this divided address list;
• conduct a search in accordance with a search command received;
• receive data representing result of execution of search processing by the transmit-destination computer in accordance with the search command;
• and
• transmit, to the transmit-source computer, data representing result of execution of search processing received and data representing result of a search conducted in accordance with the search command.