ChannelWeb's top five

1) Arrow ECS buys Sphinx

Local McAfee and Juniper distributor agrees to sell up

2) Data Integration sells up for £9m

Security VAR follows in footsteps of Integralis and Vistorm by joining forces with global firm

3) 2e2 outlines Morse integration timetable

Full integration will not begin until 1 January as 2e2 takes time to evaluate Morse assets

4) B2B sales drop mars robust DSGi figures
High street monolith is to rebrand as Dixons Retail as DSGi Business continues to underperform

5) VARs urged to brace as public spending review looms

Budget maintains departmental spending levels, but 20 October is set to be red-letter day for public-sector VARs