Tool agents in coordinated information systems

Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 59-77

  Norrie, Moira C ^a   Wunderli, Martin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agents; Coordination Systems; Repositories; Tool Integration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS;

COORDINATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COORDINATION SYSTEMS; REPOSITORIES; TOOL AGENTS; TOOL INTEGRATION;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031118727     PISSN: 03064379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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