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ABSTRACT

The Web paradigm shift is just beginning. It is growing to permeate every aspect of how organizations operate and transact business. As the Web-based economy continues to proliferate, all systems and services will shift to the Web and Web-based computing will take on an ever-larger importance. This will lead to an even greater integration of the Web technology with all aspects of human endeavor. Soon, almost all business and commerce will be transacted on and through the Web. Integration and adaptation of the Web paradigm poses an immense challenge for today's enterprises. In particular, the Web paradigm imposes the following requirements:
  • Computational: providing scalability, openness and adaptability to operate on and over the Web,
  • Contextual: providing an environment in which ongoing, long-duration Web-distributed transactions can take place,
  • Organizational: dynamically arranging commitments among dispersed and distributed Web resources,
  • Agility: using the Web to thrive in a competitive environment dominated by uncertainty and rapid change.
Agencies research provides a framework and test bed for identifying, formulating, assessing and presenting issues, concepts, engineering principles, methods and technologies needed to successfully navigate the Web paradigm shift. Agencies computational model and enabling technologies will provide an engineering foundation for conceptualizing, implementing, organizing, and operating on and through the Web.

BIOGRAPHY

Assad Moini is a principal member of technical staff and a chief technologist at the Software Productivity Consortium. He is currently leading the research effort focused on developing the technical foundation of Agencies. His research interest includes multi-agent systems, distributed component technology, and the next generation Web. Previously, he worked on several DARPA funded projects, developing and assessing the application of software agents technology for integrating heterogeneous sources of information and Command and Control applications.