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

One of our reviewers tells you how he really feels about laptops these days, and why

The search giant has planned an event for Thursday

Its own cloud offering, Business ByDesign, is delayed until the company gets its strategy right

Employees can back up and restore data from their own systems using the enterprise-wide platform

Plus, Samsung’s Galaxy Spica phone and the future of netbooks

Smart IT hiring managers know that postponing hiring until the recovery is well under way — and competition for top candidates is in full swing — could be risky

FedDev Ontario will provide $1.6 million to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s Export Market Access program

Investment of more than $1.8 million will enable Alberta companies to participate in the program for five years

Plus, is Asus eyeing Toshiba’s notebook business? And Apple wins legal battle against Psystar