Channelweb's top five

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

Just in case you missed them first time around, here's a round up of the web-only stories that got people clicking last week...

1) Avnet stays positive despite Q4 loss

The distributor's chief executive, Roy Vallee, hinted that the market may have bottomed out

2) Some vendors and distributors just ask too much

In a comment piece, John Morrison, the boss of VAR Sapphire, argued that a channel relationship should include give and take, and benefit both sides

3) Microsoft banks more illegal software settlements
Software giant catches 11 resellers, which have held their hands up to hard disk loading and illegal software sales

4) Cisco SME chief sees services boom

The vendor's UK and Ireland director of commercial and SME vowed to simplify channel schemes to boost services sales

5) Ingram aims to clean up with Windows 7

Broadline giant starts marketing push for latest Microsoft OS and offers resellers a chance to win the trip of a lifetime