Latest Trend of Object Oriented Technology and Agent Technology

Abstract

Object¯oriented technology is used fox the software of the large range, and its application fields are increasing. Object-oriented technology is also accepted naturally in the field of Internet application. Consequently, developments of new kinds of object-oriented technologies have been performed. Agent technology has been developed based on an object¯oriented concept, and may have a great evolution with applying to applications of Internet field. In this paper, authors introduce the latest trend and the example of application of such object-oriented technology and agent technology. © 2003, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. All rights reserved.