ChannelWeb's top five most read

1) Big players miss the cut on major academies framework

ChannelWeb understands notable names were missing as suppliers for Becta IT Services Framework One were finalised last week

2) Avaya wields distribution axe

Resellers fear for Nimans as comms vendor prepares to rationalise UK line-up

3) IBM opens up Cloud Lab

Big Blue looks to help its channel partners get one step ahead in the cloud market

4) Acquisitive Arrow grows by over a quarter

Distributor announces 27 per cent jump in global sales but component revenues outgrow enterprise business

5) Steve Johnson to head up Extreme UK channel

Networking vendor also appoints Chris Elliott to its channel team as it looks to grow UK VAR numbers