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

Hardware requirements have slowed upgrades, making Vista a ‘product for new hardware’

HP and Lenovo have already announced business desktops using the new quad-core chips

Executive promises no more delays, says all on track for February launch

Problems with battery life and interfaces have hampered growth

This is the holiday shopping season that environmentally friendly gift giving goes mainstream

Its SS4200x features hardware-only and software models

Despite predictions, it’s been a flop so far, but that’s changing and the iPhone is paving the way

Plus, selling business to the users and a dip in the Shark Tank

Ingram Micro Canada and Optoma partner on a promotion

Reduced power consumption and improved IT management tools to highlight the new models

Cisco and Sun raise concerns about US enterprise market

Multi-language and Linux support also added to new Bomgar Box

Cisco and Tech Data partner to change misperceptions of today’s youth and convince them to get into IT