In the case of the interactive holiday brochure, information can be made readily available to prospective customers in the travel and tourism industry, and by integrating information from a network of international databases, a very large customer base can be reached. The MIPS Toolkit is an integrated set of software modules for writing MIPS presentations. The general query tool transforms users' requests into specific database queries. The external database access module, guided by the knowledge-based system, fetches the requested information from local or remote databases and presents it to the clarification model. The information is displayed either in a specific MIPS format or through standard text, image, video tools.
Intelligent agents control users' profiles, database parameters and presentation details.
Applications MIPS has been successfully applied in the development of an interactive holiday brochure. Here the customer indicates information requirements by means of a user-friendly interface. This is confirmed in text form on the screen for customer confirmation. Intelligent agents in the system search through a network of databases, potentially across several countries, to locate relevant information. The result is a consistent, seamless presentation of video, text, graphics images and sound through which the customer may browse in hypermedia fashion.