Intelligent System Lab, BTexact
MLB1/PP12, Orion Building, Adastral
Park, Ipswich, IP5 3RE, UK
{yang.li, simon.2.thompson, zhu.tan, nick.giles, hamid.gharib}@bt.com
Abstract. There are a number of different ontology server implementations available, Their functionality focuses on editing, browsing and storing ontologies. In some cases the ontology server also provides an inference engine that allows statements about the relationships between entities in different ontologies to be tested or retrieved. These functions are certainly required for a practical deployment of and ontology service in an organization but when an ontology service is to be deployed in an open environment, such as the Semantic Web, a number of other considerations become apparent. This paper describes ACOS (Agent Cities Ontology Service), during the development of ACOS we have explored some aspects of creating a collaborative, community-oriented ontology server, in an open environment.
In Proceedings of the Second International Semantic Web Conference (http://iswc2003.semanticweb.org), 20-23 October 2003, Florida, USA.