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

A Japanese government backed company will take a 70 percent stake in the joint venture

But Linux geeks say that the kernel source code is secure

The environmental group leader calls it a positive sign from Apple

IBM said Algorithmics’ focus on credit and market risks will strengthen its advisory practice

Now available for pre-sale, Sony is fashionably late to the Android tablet party, but its gamble may just pay off

Plus, why we aren’t yet in the post-PC era and Facebook’s music service rumours

Episode 21 features an interview with HP channel chief prior to the news that it killed off tablets

The Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G is a big laptop with sleek looks and a terrible touchpad

Responding to demand, HP will make a limited number of TouchPads through Oct. 31

UK researchers have found a new way to use graphene

Lost productivity a major consequence after breaches, surveyed IT professionals said

Many of those who join Anonymous see themselves as hacktivists

Scott Aronson tells partners at VMware it needs to make it easier for partners to do business with the vendor, because it needs their help on the hybrid cloud

VMware explains why the post-PC era is coming, and what partners need to do to be ready to capitalize on the trend

Plus, Samsung’s mobile messaging service and Brocade’s network subscription model