Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $6.46 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, a 14 percent increase over the $5.66 billion for the same quarter last year. Net income and diluted earnings per share were $2.45 billion and $0.44.

"Results were strong across all businesses and came in a little better than we expected. We were particularly pleased by the ongoing strong performance of Windows® 2000 Professional and the accelerating demand for our .NET Enterprise Server products by business customers," said John Connors, chief financial officer at Microsoft. "Despite this quarter´s solid performance, we continue to be mindful of the current economic climate and the impact it may have on business and consumer demand."

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