Anincreasingnumberofcomputersystemsarebeingviewedintermsofautonomousagents．Mostpeoplebelievethatagent-orientedapproachiswellsuitedtodesigningandbuildingcomplexsystems．Yet，todate，littleefforthadbeendevotedtodiscussingtheadvantagesofagent-orientedapproachasamainstreamsoftwareengineeringparadiam．Herebothofthisissuesandtherelationbetweenobject-orientedandagentorientedwillbeargued．Wedescribeanagent-orientedmethodologyandprovideaquotefordesigningaauctionsystem．
