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able of Contents for chapter six:
6.1
Introduction
6.2
The Agent-technique
6.2.1
General remarks
6.2.2
Chronological overview of expected/predicted developments
6.2.2.1
The short term: basic agent-based applications
6.2.2.2
The medium term: further elaboration and enhancements
6.2.2.3
The long term: agents grow to maturity
6.3
The User
6.3.1
General remarks
6.3.1.1
Ease of Use
6.3.1.2
Available applications
6.3.2
Chronological overview of expected/predicted developments
6.3.2.1
The short term: first agent encounters
6.3.2.2
The medium term: increased user confidence and agent usage
6.3.2.3
The long term: further agent confidence and task delegation?
6.4
The Suppliers & the Developers
6.4.1
Who will be developing agents and how will they be offered?
6.4.2
What kinds of agents will be offered?
6.4.3
Why/with what reasons will agents be developed and/or offered?
6.5
The Government
6.6
The Internet & the World Wide Web
6.7
Summary
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Intelligent Software Agents on the Internet
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Björn Hermans
