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<article-title>A WSA-Based Architecture for Building Multi-Agent Systems</article-title>
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<author><a href="mailto:aluizio.famesul@uniasselvi.com.br"><name>Aluizio Haendchen Filho</name></a></author>
<aff>UNIASSELVI&#8212;FAMESUL, Centro Universit&#225;rio Leonardo da Vinci, Rio do Sul, SC, Brazil, +55 (47) 3521-9299</aff>

<author><a href="mailto:hercules@ctaa.embrapa.br;hercules@unicarioca.br"><name>H&#233;rcules Ant&#244;nio do Prado</name></a></author>
<aff>Embrapa Food Technology, Unicarioca &#8212; Centro Universit&#225;rio Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, +55 (21) 2410-9557</aff>

<author><a href="mailto:lucena@inf.puc-rio.br"><name>Carlos Jos&#233; Pereira de Lucena</name></a></author>
<aff>PUC-RIO, Pontif&#237;cia Universidade Cat&#243;lica do RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, +55 (21) 2540-6915</aff>

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<p>This paper discusses some advantages of applying the SOA paradigm for the MAS development, showing a framework whose architecture follows the WSA reference model. We believe that service-oriented paradigm can simplify the MAS development because it demands a much simpler coordination level than the traditional approaches focused on the message-oriented model.</p>
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