The Microsoft Business Division grew its revenue 9 percent to $5.81 billion, helped by continued success of Office 2010 among both consumers and businesses, and of the Dynamics enterprise software family.

The Windows and Windows Live Division, whose revenue fell in the second quarter, rebounded with a 4 percent increase to $4.62 billion, thanks to "strong" sales of Windows 7, especially among enterprises.

The Online Services Division, which includes online advertising generated by products like the Bing search engine, had revenue of $707 million, up 6 percent.

However, revenue at the Entertainment & Devices Division, which makes the Xbox, fell 16 percent to $1.62 billion, a drop Microsoft attributed to what it called "a soft gaming console market."

The IDG News Service