ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of the five most-read stories on ChannelWeb last week

1) Intrinsic rescues Dataplex from administration

Intrinsic Technology snaps up fellow VAR Dataplex Systems, which went into administration before Christmas

2) A quarter of UK's top 1,000 resellers are in danger

Analyst Plimsoll claims the recent financials of 243 of the country's top VARs merit a 'danger' rating

3) BitDefender parts ways with UK directors

UK sales director Simon Geach (pictured) and technical manager John Hughes leave anti-virus vendor following managing director Nick Billington's exit last month

4) Midwich restarts UK acquisition engine

The AV specialist has leapt back into the UK acquisition game by grabbing London-based physical security distributor Ubiqz

5) Hamilton Rentals acquired by North American rival

UK-based Hamilton Rentals has undergone another ownership change after being snapped up Canada-based Xchange Technology Group in an all-share transaction