| Example applications illustrate where MINERVA is strong and why,
what the target areas are and how it complements existing technology.
Application areas include government services, routine consulting tasks,
help desks, advice, intelligent World Wide Web front ends,
sales support etc systems for large audiences. Competitive advantages
provided by MINERVA are: reduced network traffic for interactive
applications, faster response times, reduced server work load,
client privacy protection, reduced effort for client system
administration in addition to the well published software
engineering benefits inherited from the Prolog and Java paradigms.
MINERVA is the ideal implementation tool for
- large
potentially many clients
- dynamic
modifications and extensions expected during system use
- internet based
communication is essential
- intelligent
not only canned text and graphics
- interactive
for consulting and simulations
- cooperative
user and system contribute to the solution
client server systems.
By contrast, MINERVA is likely not a good choice for the
implementation of a simple database of static image files or for
traditional EDP accounting batches on a proprietary mainframe.
MINERVA is a Prolog compiler and Prolog machine implemented in Java,
executable as applets for easy integration into large scale
public or private client server systems using standard internet
and world wide web technologies.
MINERVA is a commercial product by IF Computer. MINERVA
implements a subset of ISO-Prolog with Java access and other
extensions.
| 
