Pioneer of online reverse auctions, FreeMarkets, was founded in 1995 by former McKinsey consultant and General Electric executive Glen Meakem after he failed to find internal backing for the idea of a reverse auction division at General Electric.
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In January 2004, Ariba announced its purchase of FreeMarkets for $493 million.
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