Service oriented automated negotiation system architecture

Automated negotiation has become the core of the intelligent e-commerce. Traditional research in automated negotiation is focused on theory about negotiation protocol and strategy. However, the application of automated negotiation system has lagged far behind. This paper discusses the reason for such a situation, and proposes a technology roadmap for the development of automated negotiation system using the software agent technology. In order to find a way to the applicable application of the system, this paper proposes an application architecture based on SOA and Web services technology.