The expert system maintains a stable kiln temperature and has facilitated the standardization of control procedures. American Airlines (Fort Worth, Tex.) consortium representing 60 percent of Irvine Sensors (Costa Mesa, Calif.) has utilized speech-recognition technology all newspapers circulated in the United has received a contract from the U.S. to enhance its automated Kingdom, has developed an intelligent Army Space and Missile Defense Command flight information system, The technology will be used to classified ads. Calif.) has initiated a fingerprintbased to improve its underwriting process. Cooper Tire & Rubber (Findlay, that provides participants with access The company's rule-based paperless Ohio) has implemented a genetic to online banking services. The biometric personal lines processing application algorithm-based system to optimize software matches the fingerprint automates the procedure for evaluating its supply chain.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, Calif.) has developed The chip, which has The National Aeronautics and Chester, N.Y.) to improve its ability to been licensed by automaker Ford Space Administration (NASA) Goddard match reported wage information. Motor (Dearborn, Mich.), is designed Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, The solution will help the agency to augment current vehicle on-board Md.) has developed the The Philippines (Quezon City, The process for outside scientists wanting RoyScot Trust, the asset finance arm Philippines) has adopted an intelligent to use NASA's space telescopes. of the Royal Bank of Scotland (Edinburgh, agent-based software system to The system is designed to capture and Scotland), has implemented an manage mission-critical tax processes maintain key scientific knowledge expert system-based solution to automate across The Philippines. The intelligent while it reduces common errors made the credit-underwriting process. The firm has set up a credit control management of the bureau's entire Johnson Controls (Milwaukee, Wis.), system, The turnkey expert installs and maintains. By integrating component has deployed a speech-recognition- frequent air travelers through U.S. math data with work-cell visualization based application for its frequent flier Immigration inspection in less than software, engineers can simulate customers.

John Deere (Moline, Ill.), a manufacturer of agricultural and industrial equipment, has adopted a genetic algorithm-based solution to solve its factory scheduling problems. John Deere is using genetic algorithms to streamline scheduling at its factories, Sarasota County Detention Center knowledge in a system model and balancing an increasing number of (Sarasota, Fla.) has incorporated The center will use the The Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties new system to identify and confirm (Cambridge, Mass.) has deployed a (Woodville, Ohio), a producer of identities of inmates prior to being speech-driven automated attendant magnesia chemicals for industrial released from the facility. LucasArts Entertainment (San technology to automatically answer Primary objectives for the system Rafael, Calif.) has deployed a casebased and direct telephone calls, enabling are to increase production yet maintain reasoning self-service customer each caller direct access to a registered quality and decrease energy costs. This Report (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Shanghai PuDong International Airport resource-allocation application evaluates www.lionhrtpub.com), The react to unforeseen events in real time.

Buzzeo (Phoenix, Ariz.), a software engineering firm, has developed a highly adaptable self-service application that automates various administrative Bell Helicopter Textron (Fort Worth, rapid transit (BART) system. The lab functions for the higher-education Tex.), a manufacturer of helicopters, will develop a system to better train marketplace. This rule-based has implemented an intelligent system both new BART operators and those system has helped Buzzeo cut its to automate the procurement needing periodic retraining. ATS enables customers traffic problems at commercial airports. Technical Library at the to track packages through a The $9.3 million, two-story Phillips site on Kirtland Air Force Base, nationwide 800 number by simply building, called the Surface Development New Mexico, is using advanced pattern-recognition stating a tracking number to learn and Test Facility, is being built at technology to design the status of a package.

Deneb Robotics (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has been awarded a $2.3 million contract from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop the agent network for task scheduling and execution. This intelligent agent-based project is designed to improve existing factory-scheduling systems with a new task scheduling and execution system in which Shell U.K. Exploration and Production availability and prevent cars from agents represent factory resources, systems, (Aberdeen, U.K.) has implemented being damaged while they are parked. The Arvin Industries (Columbus, Ind.) is Cisco Systems (San Jose, Calif.), a supplier expert system helped Shell achieve working with the U.S. Air Force to of network technology, is using over $1.6 million in cost savings for develop a neural network system that intelligent-agent technology to integrate its Brent Field site within 2 months of can determine the quality of noise in CD-ROM and online web information implementation. The neural network will help The addition of intelligent The National Research Council has determine what exactly an annoying search-and-retrieval capabilities has awarded Nestor (Providence, R.I.) a sound is and how it can be fixed. Mercedes-Benz plans This system has helped cut specialty Neural Computer Sciences (NCS) to establish three vrf test sites in clinic costs by 40 percent.

Busey Bank (Champaign, Ill.) is using intelligent-agent technology to launch its Lloyds Bowmaker Motor Finance (Petersfield, U.K.) has implemented a The Philadelphia Stock Exchange care products, has developed a rulebased neural network-based system for credit (Philadelphia, Pa.) has adopted an multinational order-entry and scoring new loan applications. The company is system helps Lloyds determine whether increase the reliability and scalability using the system to process orders to accept a loan and gives the reasons of network-supported options-trading from its network of more than for its choice. The system uses an electronic facilities. The software will permit installed a rule-based expert system to camera to image the front face of letters, team members in different geographic manage the complexity of producing identify the destination address, locations to explore similar multisensory more than 20,000 new designs and and determine its delivery-point bar environments both independently 2.4 billion greeting cards annually. The company has completely reengineered its operation, converting an Telecommunications providers MCI Healthcare software developer HBO & antiquated job-shop operation into a (Washington, D.C.) and BT (London, Company (Atlanta, Ga.) is developing state-of-the-art cellular one.

The system generates traffic flow measurements that enable traffic operations centers to monitor traffic movement and better respond to accidents Wal-Mart Stores (Bentonville, Ark.) Tektronix (Wilsonville, Ore.), a and congestion. This system, which manage its automated storage and models for its computer-assisted includes fuzzy logic and neural network retrieval system. The systems will Mexico), a producer of metals, has Calif.) is using visualization and digital monitor satellite signals in near real implemented an intelligent system to prototyping software for vehicle time, alerting operators to out-of-tolerance improve its zinc yield. The advanced design and manufacturing within its conditions and the presence of control expert system provides operator new concurrent engineering system. The application was developed and virtual manufacturing.

The mail sorting, folding, and inserting mobile personal communications goal is to facilitate the design of exhaust equipment, has implemented an expert network that will permit any mufflers of inlet manifolds in system solution at the core of its type of wireless telephone transmission--voice, hours instead of days. Air Force Manufacturing Technology service data from which common GKIS Intelligent Systems (Houston, Directorate (MANTECH) (Wright-Patterson knowledge--such as service procedures, Tex.) has developed the It is process to prove out and select Intergraph (Huntsville, Ala.), a designed to mine environmental optimal new concepts. The company has Industries (Phenix City, Ala.), a decisions related to advanced launched Project Solomon to upgrade textile manufacturer, is using an automated strike-warfare technology. The Workers' Compensation Fund uses advanced vision technology, neural knowledge-based software. The system compares workers' to develop a fuzzy logic-based solution off-quality production.

Net-ID (San Francisco, Calif.) has been involving the deployment of the and performance management as well awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Army's vast resources. Intelligent Optimization (St. Louis, software for the rapid analysis and Mo.) has developed optimizor, a neural StockSmart (Dallas, Tex.) has integrated classification of the large number of network program designed to help hospital quest server, an intelligent searchand-discovery DNA and protein sequences produced staff members make more efficient The AIbased creates an optimal schedule that its web site. Visitors to StockSmart's software will be used to mine reflects an institution's own preferences web site can use Resumix (Sunnyvale, Calif.) has won a among thousands of mutual funds. The contract calls for Technology Office. Users will have installed in each regional location of systems in a real-time, interactive environment.

Mach-5 aircraft concept jointly funded IntelliCorp (Mountain View, Calif.), a by the National Aeronautics and vendor of knowledge-based live modeling ZEBCO MotorGuide (Tulsa, Okla.), a Space Administration and the United software, has joined PDES, a fishing tackle manufacturer, has implemented States Air Force. The aircraft utilizes global consortium working to accelerate speech-recognition technology neural technology to improve maneuverability, the development and deployment to develop a voice-activated reliability, and efficiency. of the standard for the exchange of control system for fishing boats.