AN E-BROKERAGE APPROACH BASED ON MULTI-AGENT TECHNOLOGY

In this paper the author shows the importance of multi-agent system in the e-commerce domain, specially for brokerage. He also propose an agent-based architecture for brokerage and a structure for the intelligent broker. The structure may be seen like a multi-agent system, having intelligent agents that are doing specific tasks for brokerage activity. In the end, conclusions reveal some aspects that may be start points for future researches.E-commerce, intelligent agent, brokerage, multi-agent systems.

PRIVATE EQUITY - CHALLENGE OR A CHANCE?

The purpose of this study is to present the advantages and the opportunities of the private equity funds impact on the Romanian economy, and also identifies the economic disadvantages that can derive from applied strategies. For this reason we can consider private equity as a challenge and a chance at the same time, because beginning with choosing the investment domain, sector, company and the investment strategies the private equity funds can drive to performance for the investee companies, and implicit can have an important impact on the business environment and not in the least to the entire economy.private equity, involvement, economic and social implications, investment cycle, divestment