This paper describes an architecture model for multiagent systems that was developed in the European project LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Agent Platform). Its main feature is a set of generic services that are implemented independently of the agents and can be installed into the agents by the application developer in a flexible way. Moreover, two applications using this architecture model are described that were also developed within the LEAP project. The application domain is the support of mobile, virtual teams for the German automobile club ADAC and for British Telecommunications.

Habin Lee is a senior research fellow in Brunel University's Brunel Business School. He contributed to the mPower project at BT for more than five years before joining Brunel. His research interests include agent technology for business processes, information systems development methodology, and computer-supported cooperative work. He received his PhD in management information systems from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Contact him at Business & Management, Brunel Business School, Brunel Univ.,

One of the obstacles preventing the widespread adoption of multi-agent systems in industry is

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