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Conclusions and Future Work<br />

Figure 4. Barga<strong>in</strong>Bot network operations<br />

Figure 5. Client-side agent network operations<br />

Barga<strong>in</strong>bot is undergo<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ual ref<strong>in</strong>ements <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g enhancements to its responses, further facilitat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

comparison shopp<strong>in</strong>g amongst different stores. A Java rewrite is also <strong>in</strong> progress.<br />

Electronic shopp<strong>in</strong>g agents like Barga<strong>in</strong>bot have a pert<strong>in</strong>ent place <strong>in</strong> electronic commerce. However, before we<br />

can expect the widespread use of such agents, various issues need to be addressed. For example, Barga<strong>in</strong>bot<br />

and Barga<strong>in</strong>F<strong>in</strong>der operate well for products such as CDs and books. However, future electronic commerce<br />

agents should also consider the importance of more subjective criteria such as product quality, after sales<br />

service, warranties etc. Furthermore, future agents should be <strong>in</strong>telligent enough to seek new avenues for<br />

<strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion and adjust to new environments. The personalisation of agent technology should also be<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigated. An agent that learns of the shopp<strong>in</strong>g habits and <strong>in</strong>terests of its user, and adjusts its operations<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>gly is of more worth.<br />

References<br />

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[URL 3] - http://www.mcc.com/projects/ <strong>in</strong>fosleuth/papers/<strong>in</strong>tranet-java.html<br />

[URL 4] - http://cdr.stanford.edu/ABE/JavaAgent.html<br />

[Eichmann 1994] Eichmann, D. (1994) Ethical Web Agents, Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs of the 2nd International WWW<br />

Conference, Chicago, IL, October 1994.<br />

[Kunze] Kunze, J. A. (1992) Nonbibliographic Applications of Z39.50. The Public-Access Computer Systems<br />

Review 3(5), 4-30.<br />

[Genesereth et al. 1994] Genesereth, M. et a. (1994) A Distributed and Anonymous Knowledge Shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Approach to Software Interoperation", Computer Science Department, Stanford University<br />

[Gosl<strong>in</strong>g & McGilton] Gosl<strong>in</strong>g, J. & McGilton, H. (1995) The Java Language Environment: A White Paper,

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