Multiagent systems and its development tools

The paper presents practical usage items of multiagent technology. It includes description of agent-based system specific features determining an area of their practical application and successful examples of agent-based approach usage for decision of some important practical tasks. The main attention of the paper is paid to the problem of interaction of agents with environment. In this relation description of some multiagent systems’ environments is given. As well the paper includes description of MASDK tool supporting completed life cycle of multiagent systems' development. Taking into account the focus of the paper the main attention of the tool description is paid to presentation of decisions that are used for realization of interaction agents with environment.