Application of TINA-C computing and service architecture concepts to the development of an advanced information brokerage service in the context of EC

The concept of electronic brokerage is based on the use of new information technologies so as to provide a service capable of facilitating and organising the relationship between the supply and the demand in an "electronic marketplace" environment. This new service supported by the so-called "electronic brokers", will allow service providers to publish and advertise their offers and, at the same time, will help end users to access the offered services and information in an easy and efficient way. The paper presents an architecture for this electronic brokerage service that is currently being developed within the scope of the ABS (Architecture for Information Brokerage Service) ACTS European project. This architecture is based on concepts and principles contained in the TINA-C computing and service architecture and in the OMG EC-DTF Reference Model.