Agents Working Group

http://www.objs.com/isig/agents.html

The mission of the ObjectManagementGroup (OMG) AgentsWorkingGroup is:

to provide a forum to educate OMG on agent technology (e.g., via presentations);
to develop a framework or architecture for agent technology that is complementary and consistent with the OMG ObjectManagementArchitecture? and existing and emerging OMG specifications. A corresponding roadmap of recommendations for priorities for technology adoption will also be developed. Agent WG will work with existing task forces to develop a possible RFI and one or more RequestForProposal?s (RFPs) related to the agent architecture and roadmap; and
to develop liaison efforts with FIPA and other groups focused on agent technology to coordinate standards adoption.

The issue of the scope of the AgentsWorkingGroup is still to be determined, and requires discussion at future meetings and possibly an RFI. How an agent architecture relates to OMA is still to be determined as well but that is the central question of the AgentsWorkingGroup.

The issue of which group(s) AgentsWorkingGroup should report to was handled by having both the platform Internet SIG and the domain ElectronicCommerceTaskForce? formally jointly meet to sponsor the group. But at the same time there is interest from other groups (e.g., OA&D TF) and there is an intent to accommodate the wide interest in agents and not just look through Internet or EC glasses, so all interested parties are invited to participate in AgentsWorkingGroup.

Contact JamesOdell (co-chair of the AgentsWorkingGroup) for more information, or visit the AgentsWorkingGroup website above.

CategoryAgentOriented