The Reddit Recap – Microsoft partners rejoice, Azure Lighthouse, outgoing vendor challenges

If speed’s the name of your business-class, all-in-one game, you won’t be disappointed by this system. But that’s all it brings to the table

The deal recently got approval from China, Australia, and the European Commission

The U.S. International Trade Commission will block some products in the patent fight starting next April

Plus, more news on MDM and patent battles

It was a big year for the company, with several high-profile product releases, new leadership in Canada and the death of co-founder Steve Jobs

The networking vendor promises its commitment to the channel remains firm as Tidd tells CDN the company is looking to go in a new direction

Plus, Angry Birds maker prepares for Asian IPO and Red Hat’s potential for 2012

The distributor had a busy year in Canada, with the launch of a services division and some cloud-related moves

Seagate cuts warranties from five years to one for certain desktop and laptop drives

In 2011, Avaya moved toward being a channel first company and drove the business toward the SMB market

The jury was unable to agree on whether Microsoft acted to deliberately impede Novell’s WordPerfect software

Bockhop led the charge to invest more in partner training and marketing, as the company surpassed Dell in the PC market

Technology viewed as helpful in limiting or preventing disease outbreaks in animals