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Combining FIPA agents and web services for the design of tailorable groupware architecture

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iiWAS '08: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services

Pages 702 - 705

https://doi.org/10.1145/1497308.1497449

Published: 24 November 2008 Publication History

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In this paper, we present a new groupware architectural model called UD³, which is based on the integration of web services technologies with software agents. The aim is to design a tailorable groupware architecture using the integration of both technologies, thus using properties of each while reinforcing their individual strengths. In fact, agent-oriented technology is claimed to become the next breakthrough in the development and implementation of large-scale complex systems, while Web services are fast emerging technologies for connecting remotely executing programs via well established internet protocols. Web services and agents were originally developed with different standards, thus their integration becomes important in the context of groupware tailorability, giving a totally innovative approach for designing collaborative applications.

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Cheaib NOtmane SMallem M(2011)A machine-machine collaboration formalism based on web services for groupware tailorabilityProceedings of the 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD)10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960080(238-245)Online publication date: Jun-2011
https://doi.org/10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960080

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Combining FIPA agents and web services for the design of tailorable groupware architecture
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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iiWAS '08: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services

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DOI:10.1145/1497308

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La Trobe University, Australia
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Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

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Cheaib NOtmane SMallem M(2011)A machine-machine collaboration formalism based on web services for groupware tailorabilityProceedings of the 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD)10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960080(238-245)Online publication date: Jun-2011
https://doi.org/10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960080

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