Agent Sourcebook

by Colin Harrison and Alper Caglayan

A practical guide for implementing agent technology into business applications This book shows businesses how they can develop and use agent technology to improve business efficiency and lower costs. It describes the different commercial agents currently in use, strategic benefits, and integrating agents into existing systems. The authors use real case studies to show how to successfully deploy agents for specific business purposes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471153273
• ISBN13: 9780471153276
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This is a great book! It is a super introduction to agent technology. There is so much hype about agents around -- this book provides a coherent taxonomy of agent technologies and really explains what agents can and cannot do. Other books I've read on agent technology are either too technical and full of mumbo-jumbo, or are marketingese and filled with content copied straight from company web sites. This book is a great mixture of technology and business that allows you to see the impact agents will make in business. These guys have really put a lot of thought into this book!

A great resource, demystifies important topic.

Check out the companion website. A place to find out more about the book, read a sample chapter, and keep up-to-date on a rapidly moving field. The book is focussed on commercial business applications for software agents - not so much technical research. Ideal for CTO's and CEO's considering agent learning functions in their corporate Intranets or applications.