A system that integrates agent services with Web services and a distributed event-based system for processing XML information

Abstract

The work reported here integrates three paradigms for collaboration and dissemination of information: multiagent systems, Web services, and distributed event-based systems (in the form of JMS). The information in the current context is military command and control information represented in XML documents. The integration uses gateways provided as add-ons to the agent framework that was used and has proved to be surprisingly natural and easy to enhance, with the agents dominating the overall control flow.