From the reviews: "This book provides insights into the issues related to the convergence of agent-based and service-oriented computing methods. ... The book's strength lies in its use of simple, example-based algorithms for various important attributes of service-oriented and agent-based computing. ... an encyclopedia for readers who are interested in conducting research on agent-based and service-oriented computing. Practitioners will find this book useful for understanding the underlying principles of these two contemporary methods, and will thus be able to use them appropriately to design and develop user-centered services." (Harekrishna Misra, ACM Computing Reviews, April, 2011)

• Service Advertisement and Discovery.- Multi-Agent Coordination for Service Composition.- Flexible Workflow Management in Service Oriented Environments.- Semantics for Service-Oriented Architectures.- Dependability in Service-Oriented Computing.- Consensus Issues for Service Advertisement and Selection.- Trust and Reputation.- QoS-Aware Service Selection.- Future Directions.

From the reviews: "This book provides insights into the issues related to the convergence of agent-based and service-oriented computing methods. ... The book's strength lies in its use of simple, example-based algorithms for various important attributes of service-oriented and agent-based computing. ... an encyclopedia for readers who are interested in conducting research on agent-based and service-oriented computing. Practitioners will find this book useful for understanding the underlying principles of these two contemporary methods, and will thus be able to use them appropriately to design and develop user-centered services." (Harekrishna Misra, ACM Computing Reviews, April, 2011)

• Service Advertisement and Discovery.- Multi-Agent Coordination for Service Composition.- Flexible Workflow Management in Service Oriented Environments.- Semantics for Service-Oriented Architectures.- Dependability in Service-Oriented Computing.- Consensus Issues for Service Advertisement and Selection.- Trust and Reputation.- QoS-Aware Service Selection.- Future Directions.

From the reviews: "This book provides insights into the issues related to the convergence of agent-based and service-oriented computing methods. ... The book's strength lies in its use of simple, example-based algorithms for various important attributes of service-oriented and agent-based computing. ... an encyclopedia for readers who are interested in conducting research on agent-based and service-oriented computing. Practitioners will find this book useful for understanding the underlying principles of these two contemporary methods, and will thus be able to use them appropriately to design and develop user-centered services." (Harekrishna Misra, ACM Computing Reviews, April, 2011)

• Service Advertisement and Discovery.- Multi-Agent Coordination for Service Composition.- Flexible Workflow Management in Service Oriented Environments.- Semantics for Service-Oriented Architectures.- Dependability in Service-Oriented Computing.- Consensus Issues for Service Advertisement and Selection.- Trust and Reputation.- QoS-Aware Service Selection.- Future Directions.