| In the next stage, flat files will be replaced with a parallel Oracle server |
| Ultimately, the graphical user interface will be supplemented with an agent-based middleware layer, implemented in Java, where derivative pricing and risk management services will be requested and dispatched to the parallel Monte Carlo engine and returned to the client using an EDI-like protocol encapsulated within the KQML envelope. |
| This will be a prototype of the new service economy that will flourish on the Web. |
