Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Computer Science and Engineering
Abstract
Auctions on the Internet can involve not only consumers, but also businesses. They can form dynamically and enable the exchange of goods much as stock exchanges manage the buying and selling of securities. But because auctions have a wide scope and a short lifetime, the opportunistic behavior needed for successful interaction requires agents to both participate in and manage auctions. The article focuses on the use of software agents in such Internet based auctions
Publication Info
Published in IEEE Internet Computing, Volume 3, Issue 3, 1999, pages 103-105.
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© 1999 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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