A reusable multi-agent architecture for active intelligent websites

In this paper a reusable multi-agent architecture for intelligent Websites is presented and illustrated for an electronic department store. The archit ecture has been designed and implemented using the compositional design met hod for multi-agent systems DESIRE. The agents within this architecture are based on a generic information broker agent model. It is shown how the arc hitecture can be exploited to design an intelligent Website for insurance, developed in co-operation with the software company Ordina Utopics and an i nsurance company.