Before its sale to Ariba, e-auction provider FreeMarkets released its ES 4.0, featuring expanded decision management tools and more robust supplier relationship management capabilities. For its part, Ariba unveiled three new products to its Enterprise Spend Management suite: Category Procurement, Contract Workbench and Settlement. It also unveiled a list of upgrades to existing tools. www.freemarkets.com, www.ariba.com

PeopleSoft unveiled its Buyer Workspace, a new portal that delivers a single view of key tasks enabling buyers to streamline the inbound supply chain and more effectively manage and prioritize multiple suppliers. PeopleSoft also announced several enhancements to its Supplier Self Service solution. www.peoplesoft.com

MAPICS Inc. announced its MAPICS eProcurement release 2.0 and MAPICS Portal release 2.0, featuring the "quick view digital dashboard," which helps improve productivity and efficiency by reducing or eliminating the need for suppliers to follow up with buyers via the phone or e-mail to check order and payment status. www.mapics.com

SciQuest Inc. recently launched its Sourcing Manager module for its on-demand supplier relationship management suite. Leveraging technology from strategic partner Ion Wave Technologies, Sourcing Manager lets procurement professionals create, issue, monitor, and award informal quotes and formal bid requests. www.sciquest.com