MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER AMERICA
LAUNCHES CONCORDIA MOBILE AGENT FRAMEWORK

New Framework Delivers Programming Tool
for Creation of Java-Based Distributed Software Applications

WALTHAM, Mass., January 19, 1998 * Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America (ITA) today is unveiling Concordia, a new technology framework designed for the creation and deployment of mobile agent programs.

Concordia's Java-based framework is ideal for programmers who develop software applications for industries such as sales force automation, utilities, health care and electronic commerce. The technology also is well suited to deploying applications that interface with multiple platforms or small platforms such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), smart phones, pagers and information appliances.

Concordia enables mobile agent applications to move about networks efficiently to perform automated functions on behalf of users, such as collecting information, processing data, executing decisions or delivering information. With this framework, mobile agents can perform these tasks quickly and easily at the data source, reducing congestion within a network.

John Harrell of Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center explained, "Concordia is an ideal framework solution for enhancing existing legacy applications so they can interact with client-server applications. Concordia also provides developers with the ability to run automated programs or agents, especially those involving wireless communication, mobile communication or disconnected computing. "The framework's Java-based environment enables mobile agents to be highly portable, provide highly secure communications, and support disconnected computing, including over public networks," he continued.

Concordia is compatible with Windows 95, Windows NT, Unix operating systems and any network using TCP/IP protocol. Concordia is available immediately. Complementary Concordia evaluation and academic kits, as well as licensing information, are available through the ITA Web site: http://www.meitca.com/cgi-bin/ConcordiaRequest.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America (ITA) researches and develops new client/server systems, advanced multimedia applications and multimedia software, as well as computer communication and visual systems. Concordia is developed and supported by ITA at its Horizon Systems Laboratory in Waltham, Mass.

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