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

Responding to partner feedback, the vendor will allow limited sharing of specialization roles in its partner program

New Office promo will reward one customer, and one partner, with a new smart car

Security seen as a barrier to wider enterprise adoption of Google Apps

And we just can’t let a day go by without mentioning the iPhone

The software giant may make its boldest move yet to prove that its Dymanics and CRM products are channel mainstays

Only desktop processor prices are falling, laptop processor prices are unchanged

Forrester report says 26 per cent won’t renew and 31 per cent are undecided

Purchase will give Intel a 2.5 per cent stake in the company

Vendor touts reliability, biometric security of new C550 machine and promises attractive margins for channel partners

American distributor hires former Ingram Canada executive to lead the charge

Also, the Internet as educator and a warning to beware beta of Vista’s first service pack

Customers hopeful SAP’s admission of inappropriate downloads will lead to a speedy resolution of the case

Bosack is staying mum but XKL’s Web site has the details