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Microsoft profit up as demand for cloud service soars

Microsoft Corp reported a 3.6 percent rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by growth in its fast-growing cloud computing business, but it saw a slight decline in margins in the unit that includes its flagship cloud platform Azure. Since taking charge in 2014, Chief Executive Satya Nadella has…

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Boeing sets cash flow record, lifts 2017 forecast for jet output

(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Wednesday it expects to deliver between 760 and 765 commercial aircraft in 2017, topping 748 deliveries in 2016. The world's biggest maker of jetliners said it expects 2017 core earnings, which exclude some pension and other costs, of between $9.10 and $9.30 per share on revenue of $90.5 billion to $92.5 billion. Boeing forecast operating cash flow of about $

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Cisco to buy AppDynamics for $3.7 billion in growth push

By Liana B. Baker and Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc said on Tuesday that it agreed to buy U.S. business software company AppDynamics Inc for about $3.7 billion, making one of its largest deals of recent years as it searches for growth beyond its core networking business. Legacy technology players like Cisco have been…

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Google rebrands cloud business, adds more artificial intelligence

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, the company's latest gambit to better compete with Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. in the lucrative cloud business. Discussing the rebranded Google Cloud, Diane Greene, senior vice president of Google's enterprise business, said the company has made good progress courting customers and improving its technology. Cloud computing uses remote internet servers…

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Dell to cut 2,000-3,000 jobs as EMC deal closes: Bloomberg

Most of the job cuts will be in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The layoffs will be mainly in supply chain, marketing and general and administrative divisions, Bloomberg said, adding that the combined company has 140,000 employees. “As is common with deals of this size, there will be some overlaps we will need to manage

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Dell to cut 2,000-3,000 jobs as EMC deal closes: Bloomberg

Most of the job cuts will be in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The layoffs will be mainly in supply chain, marketing and general and administrative divisions, Bloomberg said, adding that the combined company has 140,000 employees. “As is common with deals of this size, there will be some overlaps we will need to manage and where some employee reduction will occur,” Dell spokesman Dave Farmer said.

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Google to buy software developer Apigee for $625 million

By Julia Love and Natalie Grover SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is acquiring software developer Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business. The service is critical for businesses transitioning to the cloud, Diane

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Google to buy software developer Apigee for $625 million

By Julia Love and Natalie Grover SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is acquiring software developer Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud

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