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Agents for the Masses {thompson, ford}@objs.com. • eGents • Agents over E-mail useful for building very disconnected, asynchronous apps. Description Objective: move agent technology from proprietary closed-world agents-only solutions into the mainstream.
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Agents for the Masses {thompson, ford}@objs.com • eGents • Agents over E-mail useful for building very disconnected, asynchronous apps • Description • Objective: move agent technology from proprietary closed-world agents-only solutions into the mainstream. • Approach: piggyback agent technology onto and leverage widely deployed technologies (e.g. distributed objects, Java, Jini, email, the web, XML, search engines, and channels). • This integration of the best of agent technology with pervasive infrastructure results in improved capability, reduced development effort, greater compatibility with existing software, and greater potential for mainstream use. • AgentGram • Natural Language Wrappers for Agents • Results • Three Agent Technologies • eGents - agents communicating via email • AgentGram - natural language interface wrappers for agents accessible over the web • WebTrader - agents and services found using search engines • Architecture, Standards, Tech Transfer • NEO, MIATA, CoAX TIEs, Rome JBI • OMG Agent SIG & FIPA • “Characterizing the Agent Grid” in Handbook of Agent Technology • WebTrader • Scalable Service/DataSource Discovery on the Web Future • Continue Agents for the Masses theme driven by MIATA, CoAX and JBI TIEs. Package and harden components. • Add Grid Control theme to show how environment (e.g., threats, traffic, weather) and system-wide properties (-ilities and QoS) affect agent communication. Hypothesis: system properties can be inserted into agent communication paths to provide these controls. • Transition to DoD, OMG/FIPA, and commercialize. WebTrader in NEO TIE