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Ariba to obtain FreeMarkets in $493M deal.

Publication: American Metal Market
Publication Date: 27-JAN-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CHICAGO -- Software and services company Ariba Inc. plans to acquire supply-management software and services provider FreeMarkets Inc. The deal comes less than a month after FreeMarkets announced plans to take over the auction business of automotive e-commerce marketplace Covisint LLC, Southfield, Mich.

Spokesmen for Ariba and FreeMarkets said that the approximately $493-million...

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