However, the underlying cause remains the same—revenue growth from Dynamics CRM Online. Microsoft does not break out revenue figures for the Dynamics applications. It's been a while since we have heard the financial applications mentioned as having a role in an uptick. Meanwhile server and cloud services revenue was up 11 percent driven by growth in Azure. Microsoft also said the acquisition of LinkedIn is expected to accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Office 365 and Dynamics. The 10-Q did not elaborate on how the deal would help Dynamics sales.
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Dynamics revenue took off in the September quarter. The company said this week that for the third quarter ended September 30, the line's income rose by 11 percent over last year's corresponding period. That compares to a 4-percent increase for the year ended June 30.
