Table 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" - by Björn Hermans