Intelligent Agents to Support Information Sharing in B2B E-Marketplaces

Abstract This article proposes an architecture to support information and knowledge exchange between collaborating business partners. the focus is on knowledge representation and exchange by intelligent agents to support collaborative business functions through agents that exchange problem-specific information in standardized formats. the article then shows the application of the proposed architecture in the context of an infomediary-based B2B E-marketplace.

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