Thiscoursefocusesonsoftwareagents,particularlymobileagents.TheprogramminglanguageusedisJava.SeveralagentAPI'sarediscussed.TheseincludeAglets,originallyfromIBM,nowOpenSource,theJavaAgentDevelopmentEnvironment(JADE)fromtheUniversityofParma,andAscape,fromtheBrookingsInstituteinWashing