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Microsoft Dynamics
Description

How does a company keep growing when its primary products are already ubiquitous? If the company is Microsoft, it takes on other markets. Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) offers a wide range of enterprise software applications for small and midsized businesses. The Microsoft division offers software for a wide range of business functions such as accounting, customer relationship management, supply chain management, analytics and reporting, e-commerce, business portals and online business services, human resources, manufacturing and retail management, field services management, and project management.

Microsoft Game Studios
Description

Microsoft's got a finger in just about every pie, including the video game software played on its Xbox 360 platform, as well as PCs running the Windows operating system. Microsoft Game Studios, a division of the computing behemoth, oversees Xbox and PC gaming operations. Popular titles include the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology series, Halo (coming soon to movie theaters near you, directed by Peter Jackson), Gears of War, and Project Gotham Racing. The division also offers Xbox Live, one of the largest online gaming subscription services.