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Microsoft shows Commercial side strength

Microsoft shares rose after it indicated Q2 commercial sales rising, even though it is also lowering its FY14 (ends June '14) opex guidance range to $31.2bn-$31.5bn from a prior $31.3bn-$31.9bn.

Logitech bounces on tablet accessories

Logitech International's financial results for Q3 saw better-than-expected total sales of $628m, up 2% compared to the third quarter of the prior year.

Alternative Networks buys ControlCircle

Business communications service provider Alternative Networks, has acquired ControlCircle, UK-based provider of managed hosting and cloud-based services to enterprises and on-line businesses.

Adaptive reveals global expansion

Adaptive Planning, specialist in cloud-based business analytics solutions, announced during its recent Worldwide Partner Summit a global expansion and rising revenue driven by its channel partners.

Imtech sells back stake in Turkish firm

Imtech has concluded a review in Turkey and announced it plans to sell back its 80% shareholding in a Turkey-based engineering company AE Arma-Elektropanç as it its profile is no longer in line with Imtech’s market strategy, it says.

SAP in transition

SAP's Q4 and full year showed a changing business. The EMEA region saw high single-digit growth with non-IFRS software and cloud subscription revenue increasing 9% at constant currencies.

IP video surveillance market keeps growing

The IP video surveillance and VSaaS market is expected to reach $57.3bn (€42.1bn) by 2020, according to the newest study by consultancy Allied Market Research (AMR).

ITE Awards - extra seven days for entries

The European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014 have had a number of requests from organisations seeking to submit entries for more time to complete them.

EU presses Google for answers

The European Union wants Google to come up with more concessions within weeks if it is to avoid formal charges in an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour. EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia (pictured) says he is still waiting to receive Google's response.