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Cylance appoints new CFO on back of 283% year-on-year revenue growth
AI Security

Cylance appoints new CFO on back of 283% year-on-year revenue growth

​On the back of skyrocketing growth, Cylance has announced the appointment Brian Robins as chief financial officer (CFO).

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
'Disappointing' Kiwi results lead to improvement strategy for JB Hi-Fi
JB Hi-Fi

'Disappointing' Kiwi results lead to improvement strategy for JB Hi-Fi

JB HiFi says it is finalising a two year strategy to improve its performance in the NZ market following 'disappointing' financial performance here.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Cognizant reveals financial results for Q2 2017
Cognizant

Cognizant reveals financial results for Q2 2017

The company posted a rise in revenue to $3.67 billion, up 8.9% from the year-ago quarter and 3.5% sequentially.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017
Renesas Electronics undergoes significant growth in Q2 this year
Semiconductors

Renesas Electronics undergoes significant growth in Q2 this year

The company has plenty to be satisfied about, with its President and CEO reporting it as a successful expansion.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
QTS reports financial results with a renewed focus on hyperscale customers
Hyperscale

QTS reports financial results with a renewed focus on hyperscale customers

Data center solutions provider QTS Realty Trust has reported a decrease in net income for Q2 2017, but an increase in operating FFO and total revenues.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Check Point's second quarter financials exceed highest end of projections
Cybersecurity

Check Point's second quarter financials exceed highest end of projections

Gil Shrewd says the company is rapt with the second quarter results, reporting the revenue growth to be healthy.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Positive June quarter for Infosys with more money, clients and employees
Financial results

Positive June quarter for Infosys with more money, clients and employees

As of June 30 2017, liquid assets including cash and cash equivalents and investments are $6,091 million, compared $5.979 million on March 31 2017.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 15th Jul 2017
Alibaba Group experiencing monumental revenue growth
Cloud Services

Alibaba Group experiencing monumental revenue growth

Alibaba Group has released its financial results for the quarter ended March 31 2017 and the fiscal year then ended, showing extraordinary growth.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd May 2017
Tata Communications reports healthy profit as data business grows
Unified Communications

Tata Communications reports healthy profit as data business grows

Tata Communications reported S$268.3 million in its latest financial results. A large part of that growth has come from its data business.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017
Office 365, Azure continue to drive Microsoft growth as Surface drops
Gaming

Office 365, Azure continue to drive Microsoft growth as Surface drops

Strong growth in Office 365 and Azure has helped Microsoft to an 8% growth in revenue for the latest quarter, and offset declines seen elsewhere.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
Red Hat marks 60th consecutive quarter of revenue growth with latest financial results
Open source

Red Hat marks 60th consecutive quarter of revenue growth with latest financial results

Red hat today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 28 February 2017, revealing great profits throughout.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Fujitsu's Q1 2017 financial results a mixed bag of good and bad
Fujitsu

Fujitsu's Q1 2017 financial results a mixed bag of good and bad

While the company has experienced great success in Japan, elsewhere its revenue and profits appear to be declining.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Toshiba NZ's profit up, revenue down as company sells off PC and medical businesses
Toshiba

Toshiba NZ's profit up, revenue down as company sells off PC and medical businesses

Toshiba's New Zealand business has produced an improved profit for the latest financial year, despite a slight decrease in sales revenue.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
Growth's good for LG Electronics' New Zealand business
Financial results

Growth's good for LG Electronics' New Zealand business

LG Electronics' New Zealand business has logged a 15% for last financial year, with profit also moving upwards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2017
Galaxy Note 7 issues fail to dampen bumper Samsung Electronics NZ profit
Samsung

Galaxy Note 7 issues fail to dampen bumper Samsung Electronics NZ profit

Samsung Electronics New Zealand has reported a bumper profit increase on the back of solid revenue growth – despite the Note 7 issues.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
Revenue up 13% - SaaS working wonders for Aussie tech giant
Cloud Services

Revenue up 13% - SaaS working wonders for Aussie tech giant

The company hopes to transition from perpetual licences to subscription licences with the aim of creating a strong longer term annuity business.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
SaaS contracts fuel revenue growth for Kiwi heath tech company
Health Technologies

SaaS contracts fuel revenue growth for Kiwi heath tech company

Breast imaging company Volpara Health Technologies sees 45% YoY growth in recurring revenue, driven by its cloud-based breast imaging analytics platform.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Fujitsu brings in 88.4 billion yen profit over 2016 - with further growth expected
Fujitsu

Fujitsu brings in 88.4 billion yen profit over 2016 - with further growth expected

​Fujitsu has announced profit for the year of 2016, coming in at a whopping 88.4 billion yen, representing growth of 1.7 billion yen from fiscal 2015.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017