'<h2 class=abstract> Autonomous intelligent agents </h2> <p class=abstract> Agents are an emerging technology that holds the promise to revolutionize work and social interaction.  They provide solutions to real business problems and present a powerful method of integrating systems, both internal and external.  This seminar introduces the basics of agent technology, provides examples of several different types of agents and shows you how toget started with this technology.  <p class=abstract> Tutorial outline: <p> <ul> <li>What is an Agent?  <li>Agent examples <li>How do Agents work?  <li>How do I get started? (Java agent frameworks) </ul> '