Accenture/Avanade, Bulletproof, winners at Microsoft’s global Partner of the Year Awards

Google’s new cloud storage service is a strong competitor, but not yet a winner

Plus, why Symantec is trimming targets and a look at Cloud Alliance for Google Apps

Company also produces several new channel programs and incentives for product release

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says faulty component in the desktop could cause fire

June 5 the most likely date if company follows Windows 7’s timeline

Exadata delivers the processing speed Oracle has touted, but at high expense and with sizable technical requirements, users say

Microsoft is playing catch-up again, this time in mobile computing

With Waze, NextBus, WeatherBug, and other no-cost phone apps, you can make the most of your time on public transit

The company plans to recruit net new partners to take on mobility and improve its business analytics channel

Plus, HP partners gain some sales training and paid SkyDrive options from Microsoft

Flatworld Interactives in claiming damages, but does their technology have anything to do with iPads and iPhones?

The hysteria around the Google ‘WiSpy’ case is based on an irrational double standard

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