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

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

Tech topics, led by Apple terms, were hot this year on the annual Google Zeitgeist list

First time in years that a non-Microsoft browser has been top dog

Virtualization goes mainstream as it prepares for the post-PC era

Pluses on this home-oriented MFP include an LCD touchscreen, a dedicated photo tray, and cheap inks