Microsoft Agent

MSAgent (A.K.A Microsoft Agent) - a better version of Micorsoft Bob, used in BonziBUDDY, Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper (Or MASH for short), etc.. Office 2000 was the first program to use MSAgent or known as "Office Assistant" However Office XP didnt have MSAgent, then becoming an obscure on Windows 7 and later but luckily MASH still supports Windows 7 and later by using Double Agent. For real Microsoft Agent was a technology developed by Microsoft which employed animated characters, text-to-speech engines, and speech recognition software to enhance interaction with computer users. Thus it was an example of an embodied agent. It came preinstalled as part of Windows 98 through Windows Vista. It was not included with Windows 7 but can be downloaded from Microsoft. It was completely discontinued in Windows 8. Microsoft Agent functionality was exposed as an ActiveX control that can be used by web page (Only For Internet Explorer and on IETab.