The overall change in computing from manipulation to delegation was already predicted in the mid-90s but hitherto remains a bold vision. Although software agents have the potential of fully automating processes, real world agent-based applications are very limited in number. Even in the case of...

An electronic negotiation is a request-and-offer based communication process between agents in a market aiming at an agreement for a mutual consent deal. The process breaks in several phases, one of which is matchmaking. Matchmaking includes the determination of the relevance of a specific offer...