ChannelWeb's top five most read

1) Channel Awards winners announced

For those who didn't make it to Battersea Park....

2) Novell finds new mate

The vendor entered into an agreement to be acquired by Attachmate for about $2.2bn (£1.4bn)

3) Aggressive Exclusive Networks makes another purchase

VAD is not ruling out further UK acquisitions following Norwegian buy

4) Stone and Microsoft target second-user market

Stone Group is being backed by software giant Microsoft in the system builder's first foray into the refurbished space.

5) Dixons laments "weak" B2B performance in H1

Dixons Retail plc fought in "challenging" conditions to keep sales flat in its fiscal first half and encountered continued softness in the business to business (B2B) market