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ActiveEdge=AE =
=96 An=20
Intelligent Distributed Agent Platform
Cougaar Software=92s ActiveEdge=AE is an =
intelligent=20
agent-based middleware platform for building complex,=20
distributed, intelligent applications. ActiveEdge is a =
mature,=20
proven commercial product, not a lab prototype we hope =
to=20
someday commercialize. ActiveEdge has over a dozen =
companies=20
and 100+ developers that are trained and capable of =
building=20
applications using the platform. ActiveEdge is built =
on the=20
Cognitive Agent Architecture (Cougaar)=97an open =
source,=20
distributed agent architecture. ActiveEdge provides =
all the=20
power of Cougaar and includes key extensions to =
simplify=20
application development, increase agent functionality, =
and=20
provide enhanced system capabilities. ActiveEdge is =
designed=20
to transform data into usable knowledge and provides =
advanced=20
situational awareness, creating an understandable =
real-time=20
picture of current enterprise operations. In addition, =
ActiveEdge provides advanced execution monitoring and=20
collaborative decision support. Cougaar Software=92s =
goal is to=20
provide application developers the platform foundation =
for=20
building the next generation intelligent system =96 =
systems that=20
maintain a representation of a situation that focuses =
on the=20
current relevance of information to an end-user and =
that=20
enables intelligent reasoning, secure collaboration, =
advanced=20
data management, dynamic updates, and custom, =
rule-based=20
processes.
ActiveEdge uses a distributed intelligent agent=20
architecture based on the human cognitive model of =
reasoning=20
and planning. This advanced software model captures =
the way=20
humans observe, reason, plan, and act. It allows you =
to=20
automate the complex processes humans do everyday more =
realistically and robustly than other traditional=20
technologies.
ActiveEdge is the first commercial platform to be =
based on=20
the technologies and methodologies of the Cognitive =
Grid, the=20
integration of Intelligent Agents, Semantic Web and =
Grid=20
technologies into a unified platform for intelligent =
systems.=20
The foundation is intelligent agents, but the addition =
of the=20
Semantic Web allows the computer to understand the =
meaning of=20
the concepts it is reasoning over, rather than merely=20
manipulating them as tokens of an unknown language. =
The Grid=20
technologies, empower both the Service Orientation as =
well as=20
the distributed resource management and other =
scalable,=20
distributed features of the architecture.
Intelligent agents, the core of the Cognitive Grid =
and=20
ActiveEdge, are software entities that operate =
continuously=20
and autonomously in a particular environment. An =
agent=92s=20
responsibilities are defined by the behaviors that =
have been=20
built into it, and agents carry out their activities =
in a=20
flexible and intelligent manner that is responsive to =
changes=20
in the environment. Agents can adjust behavior =
dynamically to=20
fit the current situation, determining how their =
actions and=20
behaviors should change as events change. Agent-based =
systems=20
represent the next major advancement in network =
computing and=20
leverage the strengths of object-oriented, =
peer-to-peer and=20
service-oriented architectures while providing a=20
process-centric design. The real value is that =
intelligent=20
reasoning occurs at each level of the system to reduce =
overall=20
system load and increase quality, control, and =
responsiveness.=20
The key benefits of agent technology come in these =
areas:=20
- Dynamic Re-planning =96 The =
ability to=20
develop and modify distributed workflows using rules =
and=20
domain knowledge that is appropriate to the current=20
situation. This benefit allows enterprises to create =
more=20
accurate and appropriate plans and to react more =
quickly and=20
appropriately when conditions change.=20
- Advanced Data Mediation =96 The =
ability=20
to gather and process data from multiple diverse =
sources=20
into a single environment so that it is appropriate =
for the=20
current situation.=20
- Situational Awareness =96 The =
ability to=20
build and maintain a virtual world representation of =
the=20
current situation on which intelligent reasoning can =
occur.=20
- Collaborative Information =
Management =96=20
The ability to easily share information and =
coordinate=20
changes across your enterprise.=20
- Intelligent Reasoning =96 The =
ability to=20
emulate the way humans observe, reason, plan, act, =
and=20
monitor at computer speeds.=20
- Scalable, Distributed Computing =
=96 The=20
ability to handle massive amounts of data across the =
enterprise while providing more efficient =
processing.=20
- Business Process =
Adaptation/Evolution =96=20
The ability to allow significant business changes to =
be=20
implemented quickly and dynamically by actual users =
who can=20
easily manage adjustments to the business rules or=20
policies=97without engaging consultants to =
significantly alter=20
their systems. This benefit allows enterprises to be =
agile=20
and adaptive as conditions change, thus saving =
valuable=20
costs in process re-engineering. =
ActiveEdge is fully=20
Web Service-compliant and supports many of the current =
web,=20
java and messaging protocol standards. ActiveEdge =
offers a=20
full framework for building intelligent applications =
in=20
distributed network SOA and Grid environments. Based =
on=20
existing standards and open technologies like Java, =
SOAP, OWL,=20
XML, and the Cognitive Agent Architecture (Cougaar),=20
ActiveEdge enables development of higher level =
services,=20
dynamic service planning and advanced knowledge =
mediation and=20
management.=20
ActiveEdge is is highly scalable and designed to =
transform=20
massive amounts of disparate data into situationally =
grounded=20
actionable knowledge. With our powerful Distributed =
Data=20
Environment (DDE), ActiveEdge lets you efficiently and =
reliably gather, integrate, distribute, and manage =
large=20
volumes of complex data from diverse sources and =
models.=20
Applying modern Semantic Web concepts and the W3C =
standard on=20
Web Ontology Language (OWL), The DDE has defined a =
rich data=20
model, which allows application developers to easily =
define a=20
semantically rich object model to represent =
information from=20
available data sources and services. ActiveEdge =
creates an=20
understandable real-time picture of the current =
situation as=20
well as provides advanced event management, execution=20
monitoring, and collaborative decision support. Based =
on=20
modern game theory techniques, situation management=20
(situational knowledge, situational understanding or=20
situational awareness) is one of the most innovative=20
components of the ActiveEdge architecture. It is based =
on our=20
unique situational reasoning framework (SRF), which=20
incorporates hybrid object-semantic domain model to =
allow=20
accurate representation of the situation and enable =
users to=20
more effectively understand and act on the situation.
In SOA environments, intelligent reasoning and =
planning for=20
data collection, fusion, analysis and results =
presentation=20
requires the sequential invocation of services with =
support=20
for mediation and transformation of intermediate =
results.=20
Performing such a service plan in a fixed environment =
is easy,=20
dynamically creating a service plan in response to an =
complex=20
and evolving situation requires advanced reasoning and =
dynamic=20
planning not found in conventional architectures. =
Intelligent=20
agents, combined with capabilities like semantic =
service=20
discovery, enable higher level services that allow SOA =
environments to be utilized to their fullest potential =
even=20
under new emerging problems. ActiveEdge provides a=20
user-friendly visualization tool that lets users =
quickly and=20
easily create task-specific, collaborative =
applications. In=20
addition, users can modify process flows graphically =
without=20
changing any code=97they can easily =
=91drag-and-drop=92 components=20
from one application to another. In the middleware =
layer, the=20
robust ActiveEdge Distributed Data Environment (DDE) =
offers=20
advanced information management and data mediation=20
capabilities and can support volumes of data from =
diverse,=20
distributed sources and models, integrating that data =
into a=20
single environment. The DDE supports secure, =
selective, and=20
seamless data integration and collaboration among =
sites in the=20
same organization as well as with employees, partners, =
and=20
customers at different sites. The ActiveEdge DDE is a=20
state-of-the-art data mediation system that supports =
advanced=20
mediation and mapping, selective data replication, and =
intelligent querying using standard and object query=20
constructs as well as higher level, advanced =
semantic-based=20
queries.=20
The core services of ActiveEdge systems act on the=20
situational picture to support functional processes =
and=20
applications. And, these functional applications use =
the=20
situation and core services to perform functional =
planning,=20
reasoning, display, and analysis for users. With =
ActiveEdge,=20
situations are monitored, and, depending on defined =
events,=20
actions are generated according to user-defined =
business rules=20
and workflows. Software agents can build and/or adjust =
these=20
business rules and processes based on rule patterns =
and their=20
ability to learn from prior actions. The situation =
management=20
component uses situational and domain agents, or =
reasoners, to=20
translate an event or group of events into a =
meaningful=20
situation in the current context and situation. The =
context=20
includes the set of actions the system is performing, =
the set=20
of events received, and the actions currently =
operating on the=20
system. The domain controllers correlate events and =
reason=20
about the changes to the situation that result, =
considering=20
not only primary impacts, but also secondary and =
tertiary=20
impacts.=20
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