Distributed software systems: From objects to agents

Proceedings - 1998 International Conference Software Engineering: Education and Practice, SEEP 1998

Volumn 1998-January, Issue , 1998, Pages 158-165

  Purvis, M ^a   Cranefield, S ^a   Ward, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; LEGACY SYSTEMS;

AGENT-BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER INTERCONNECTIONS; DISTRIBUTED OBJECT TECHNOLOGY; DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE SYSTEM; OPEN ENVIRONMENT; RECOMPILATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

SOFTWARE AGENTS;

EID: 0242583292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SEEP.1998.707646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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