9 software and information services including designation and retrieval of information, information agents, data mining, and data gathering from semi-structured and other data sets, including the worldwide web, research and development of software regarding information designation and retrieval, information agents, data mining, and data gathering from semi-structured and other data sets, including the worldwide web, software regarding information designation and retrieval, information agents, data mining, and data gathering from semi-structured and other data sets, including the worldwide web