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CONCORDIA - Redefining Mobile Agent Technology
The term agent today typically means a software program that automates a series of computations on behalf of a user even when the user is not connected to a network. An agent performs its assigned work as defined by the developer and authorized by a user. Concordia expands the agent functionality to include:
MOBILITY - Your agents travel from device to device on a network as determined by the application or user, performing various sub-tasks on each device in its path. Computations are performed closer to the data source, reducing network connect time and costs.
SECURITY - Agents are only allowed to access resources for which they have been authorized. Concordia uses advanced encryption techniques to provide tamper-resistance to agents while they are on a device and when traveling across networks.
PERSISTENCE - Your agents transparently resume computations that are affected by system or network interruptions or failures. An agent's internal state information is maintained as it travels across the network.
COLLABORATION - Your agents cooperate with each other to perform tasks. An application can be composed of several agents with specific sub-tasks.
DISCONNECTED COMPUTING- Your agents continue to perform their assigned tasks even when the user is not connected to the network.