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• Optus headcount drops by more than 500 in a year

  The latest quarterly financials reveal a headcount downgrade for the telco, amid a slight year-on-year dip in profit for the quarter ending June.

• AWS floats Amazon’s financials

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is driving growth for its parent company, Amazon, as reflected in its second quarter financials for 2017.

• HPE’s software “woes” continue amid US$612M quarterly loss

  ​Ongoing declines in HPE's software business have contributed to the company’s latest quarterly loss, according to analysts.

• Microsoft Australia posts $55.9M profit amid top-tier changes

  Microsoft Australia has recorded a profit of $55.9 million for its 2015-16 financial year, an increase of $2.3 million from the $53.6 million it recorded the for same period last year.

• Can Microsoft turn around Its fortunes with Windows 8 tablets?

  After trailing iPads and Android tablets for enterprise market share in 2013, analysts predict that Windows 8-based tablets will surge from a distant third place to lead the field.

• How much tax do big tech companies pay?

  Large U.S. tech companies should pay income taxes of about 35 percent on the profits they make (above $18.3 million) from business done in the United States. So says the tax code.

• Report: Microsoft could lay out $3 billion to help Dell go private

  Microsoft may be planning to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion as part of a leveraged buyout of Dell, according to a report this afternoon from CNBC.

• Public prosecutor shops for software upgrade

  The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) will upgrade its financial management and HR applications before the end of 2010 and has gone to market for the supply of software and support services.

• Oracle extends Hyperion for more financial duties

  Oracle has augmented the capabilities of its Hyperion financial analytics software with new modules to help bean counters streamline specific financial management tasks.

• Salesforce.com, Coda form new SaaS financials company

  Unit 4 Agresso and on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor Salesforce.com will announce Wednesday they are launching a new company called FinancialForce.com that will incorporate the Coda 2go on-demand financial application.

• Oracle buys financial reporting software from HyperRoll

  Oracle is buying software assets from HyperRoll to improve the reporting capabilities in Oracle's financial management software, the companies announced Monday.