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

Links from users’ circles of online contacts will now appear more prominently in results

But unseen by reporters

ITAC and other industry experts say a lack of knowledge is why technology is being underutilized by small businesses

Plus, the cloud and the channel and Windows 8 in tablet form

New group is headed by Richard Toledo to better support reseller partnersrnrn

‘Exascale’ arrives for first time in federal budget

IBM’s supercomputer crushes human opponents on third night of the TV game show challenge

Price should be much more competitive with Apple iPad

This Android 2.2 tablet packs more features than most, but it also has its drawbacks, including a mediocre display

Distributor tries to change the landscape of its business model

Plus, Dell’s acquisition strategy and Lenovo earns Gold rating on green IT certification

Facebook’s founder said consumers will see dozens of phones with integration with his social networking site

Jeopardy-playing computer called by some the biggest computing advance in decades

Cloud-authentication service now features advanced controls to let customers more effectively control who gets into corporate applications