Overview

Agents represent an exciting and promising new approach to building a wide range of software applications. Agents are autonomous problem-solving entities that are able to flexibly solve problems in complex, dynamic environments, without receiving permanent guidance from the user. Agent Technology: Foundations, Applications and Markets is the first book to provide an integrative presentation of the issues, challenges and success of designing, building and using agent applications. The chapters presented are written by internationally leading authorities in the field. The book provides, for a general audience, a unique overview on agent technology applications, ranging from an introduction to the technical foundations to reports on dealing with specific agent systems in practice.

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Author:   Nicholas R. Jennings ,  Michael J. Wooldridge
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9783642083440

ISBN 10:   3642083447
Pages:   325
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introductory Papers.- 1 Applications of Intelligent Agents.- 2 A Brief Introduction to Software Agent Technology.- 3 Agent Software for Near-Term Success in Distributed Applications.- 2: Vision Papers.- 4 Practical Design of Intelligent Agent Systems.- 5 Vendors of Intelligent Agent Technologies: A Market Overview.- 6 Brokering the Info-Underworld.- 7 Personal Agents: A Walk on the Client Side.- 3: Systems and Their Applications.- 8 Rational Software Agents: From Theory to Practice.- 9 Agent-Oriented Techniques for Traffic and Manufacturing Applications: Progress Report.- 10 Co-operating Agents: Concepts and Applications.- 11 Intelligent Agents in Telecommunications.- 12 Managing Heterogeneous Transaction Workflows with Co-operating Agents.- 13 Software Technologies for Building Agent Based Systems in Telecommunication Networks.- 14 Intelligent Agents in Portfolio Management.- 15 The FinCEN AI System: Finding Financial Crimes in a Large Database of Cash Transactions.- 16 Adding Value with Intelligent Agents in Financial Services.

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