Before revision:  In order to better understand the existing technological challenges and opportunities , in this paper we examine the status quo in terms of intelligent software web agents, guided by research with respect to requirements and architectural components, coming from that agents community.
After revision:  In order to better understand the existing technological challenges and opportunities , in this paper we examine the status quo in terms of intelligent software web agents, guided by research with respect to requirements and architectural components, coming from the agents community.