[agents] Agent Profile and Metamodel (AMP) RFP - call for participation

[James Odell]

Agent Profile and Metamodel (AMP)
    Request For Proposal

The OMG is now developing two standards : UPMS (SOA) and EMP (EDA/SOA).
These emerging standards includes the class Agent in them to handle service
and event handling.  In order to take the next step and provide a richer
standard for agents and agent-based systems, an additional standards is
being proposed by the OMG.  Currently an RFP (request for proposal) is being
created for this purpose:


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Agent Profile and Metamodel (AMP)
    Request For Proposal

This Request for Proposal solicits submissions for an Agent Metamodel and
Profile (AMP). Essentially, the AMP RFP requests a metamodel and profile for
extending UML with capabilities applicable to agents and agent-based
software.  

Submissions developed in response to this RFP will achieve the following:

€    Clarify semantics concerned with modeling Agents using a UML Profile

€    Establish Agent modeling best practices for UML by incorporating
     constraints from the UML Profile and Metamodel for Services (UPMS) and
     the Event Metamodel and Profile (EMP) submissions.

€    Provide a UML metamodel to address the modeling needs of developers
     employing Agent-based approaches.

€    Enable Agent model interchange between tools via XMI.

It is expected that responses to this RFP will make good use of Agent
modeling capabilities already supported by the OMG.

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The first draft for comments and modifications is at:
http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ad/2008-04-01

If you or your organization would like to contribute to the creation of this
RFP, please contact me.  We welcome all individuals and organizations to
participate in this effort ‹ as well as submitting a response to this RFP.
OMG membership is NOT required.


Regards,

Jim Odell