ChannelWeb's top five

A rundown of the five most popular stories broken on ChannelWeb .co.uk last week

1) Twenty-five resellers caught in Microsoft piracy probe

Software giant's latest clampdown highlights Liverpool and Birmingham as illegal software hotspots

2) BSF axe leaves preferred bidders in the dark

DSGi executive to lead review into education spending as Government remains tight-lipped on BSF deals with preferred bidders

3) Watt promises merger of equals for Bell staff

Avnet TS' newly appointed EMEA president Graeme Watt says Bell employees will be considered equally for new roles as duo begin integration process

4) Computacenter bags multi-million pound Sun-Oracle deals

Corporate reseller grabs two contracts in the finance sector to roll out database machine technology

5) Avnet completes Bell acquisition

Distribution behemoth folds Bell's EMEA business into Avnet Technology Solutions