Intel once again reported a record revenue year. Not the least of contributors to the company’s overall revenue growth was its data center business, whose full-year revenue grew 17% from the previous year.

Intel’s full-year 2011 revenue was US$54bn, up 24% from the previous year. Its annual earnings per share were $2.39, up 19% year over year. Intel’s net income was $12.9bn.

For the fourth quarter, the company reported income of $3.4bn on $13.9bn in sales.

Intel’s Data Center Group contributed $2.7bn to fourth-quarter revenue and $10.1bn to the full-year figure.

IBM’s strategic initiatives successful

IBM reported full-year revenue of $106.9m, up 7% year over year. Its net income for the year was $15.9bn, and earnings per share were $13.06.

IBM president and CEO Ginni Rometty said the results were “outstanding” in all four of the company’s strategic initiatives for both the quarter and the year.

“We continued to realize the benefit of our long-term investments in growth markets, business analytics, Smarter Planet solutions and cloud,” she said. “We are well on track toward our long-term roadmap for operating earnings per share of at least $20 in 2015.”

The company’s fourth-quarter revenue was $29.5bn, while net income for the quarter was $5.5bn. Revenue was up 2% and net income was up 4% year over year. IBM’s Q4 earnings per share were $4.62, up 11%.

Microsoft’s Q2 revenue grows 5%

Microsoft ended its second fiscal quarter at the end of December. The company reported revenue of $20.89bn for the quarter, a 5% increase year over year.

Microsoft’s net income was $6.62bn, and its earnings per share were $0.78.

The company’s CEO Steve Ballmer indicated it had a major focus on consumer products.

“Coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show, we’re seeing very positive reviews for our new phones and PCs, and a strong response to our new Metro style design that will unify consumer experiences across our phones, PCs, tablets and television in 2012.”