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Microsoft Q2 Earnings Beat, But Commercial Sales Soft

Microsoft late Monday beat December-quarter estimates with growth in cloud services and hardware sales compensating for declining Windows software business, but its sales guidance missed. In its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, Microsoft (MSFT) earned 77 cents a share, excluding a charge of 2 cents a share related to corporate restructuring and integration of the Nokia devices acquisition and a charge of 4 cents a share from an income tax

Manhattan Associates Growth Seen Continuing Past Q4

Manhattan Associates is set to post Q4 earnings next week that could show that it continues to write the book for successful warehouse management software. The maker of software that companies use to manage their supply chain and warehouse operations competes with larger rivals that include SAP (SAP). But Manhattan has posted double-digit year-over-year revenue growth in its past six quarters and a rising number of $1 million-plus deals. Shares

Tech Companies, As Usual, On Super Bowl Ad Sidelines

The Super Bowl is becoming a game of soaring costs and more conservative game plans for tech companies. As usual, few tech companies are playing the ad game for the show that consistently is the most viewed of the year. That viewership carries a price: The cost of a 30-second ad in this year’s game telecast is $4.4 million to $4.5 million, up from $4 million last year. Longtime players GoDaddy and Intuit (INTU) are in, but are cutting back.