Enough Already: Curbing Info Glut

June 11, 2003 | Source: Wired News

New software developed by a team of university researchers may help soldiers and emergency workers avoid information overload and handle threats more efficiently.

CAST (Collaborative Agents for Simulating Teamwork) uses software agents to predict what kind of data people will need to handle a specific situation, then deliver that information on a need-to-know basis.