Agent sourcebook : a complete guide to desktop, internet, amd intranet agents /

Caglayan, Alper K.

Agent sourcebook : a complete guide to desktop, internet, amd intranet agents / Alper K. Caglayan and Colin G. Harrison - New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c1997 - xviii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter 1. Intelligent Agents -- Chapter 2. Desktop Agents -- Chapter 3. Internet Agents -- Chapter 4. Intranet Agents -- Chapter 5. The Technology of Intelligent Agents -- Chapter 6. Agent Machinery -- Chapter 7. Agent Content -- Chapter 8. Agent Access -- Chapter 9. Agent Security -- Chapter 10. Developing Agent Applications -- Chapter 11. Deploying an Intelligent Agent for a Web Site -- Chapter 12 Summing Up.

Agent technology allows software to perform tasks on behalf of a user. The aim of this book is to show IS managers how to develop and use Agents to improve the performance of traditional business applications, as well as Internet and electronic commerce use.

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