A name generally given to staff taking or making calls in a call centre. Also used to describe software programs that act autonomously on behalf of a user, for example performing searches for information that matches a users interests. ANSI
Also known as intelligent agents, knowbots and droids, an agent is a software routine that waits in the background and automatically seeks out online information based on your queries.
Independent, autonomous, software modules that can search the Internet for data or content pertinent to a particular application, such as a gene, protein, or biological system.
Also called intelligent agents, these are small strings of computer code that manage information on the Internet and TV. Agents "learn" to recognize their users' preferences. They can retrieve pertinent information, sort e-mail and recommend TV programs
electronic shopping software tools that assist users to search the Internet for product items. Users interact with a shopping agent by submitting agent requests. The agent then searches relevant online shops for items matching the search criteria. One example is the web site at www.mysimon.com. (p. 96)
Software programs designed to interact or work together with a degree of autonomy to perform a set of tasks or satisfy a set of goals. Agents are typically capable of flexible, autonomous action in a changeable and unpredictable environment.
Agents, or 'intelligent agents' are small programs that search the web for pre-determined content.
Intelligent software that can be used in an exchange or auction to monitor prices and conditions on behalf of buyer and supplier, and in some cases to automatically execute trades.
Programs that gather information or accomplish tasks without your immediate presence. Agents are usually given very smalland well-defined tasks. They are also called intelligent agents, personal agents, or bots.
1. Representatives who broker Web advertising space. 2. Software programs (spiders). [ Source: 1
Software programmes that can assist humans to perform tasks such as finding particular information such as the best price for a product.