Business software drives Microsoft's gains
ENT News | at | by Mike
Microsoft's core business software drove the financial gains the company reported in its fourth quarter, according to the company's financial statements. Microsoft's overall revenues were up by 11 percent in its fourth quarter ended June 30, 2003, compared to its fourth quarter for 2002. The 2002 fourth quarter total was a little over $8 billion, while the company's revenues for Q4 2002 were $7.25 billion, Microsoft reported last week.
Some 82 percent of the $812 million in new revenues came from the company's server software ($283 million more), Windows XP Professional ($200 million more) and Information Worker (read Office, with $182 million more).