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Inhaltsangabe1: 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.

This is the first book providing a comprehensive introduction to agent technology *The authors are first-rate scientists who have contributed enormously to agent technology research and design