ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of last week's most-read stories

1) Rumours: 'Corporate raider' sniffing around HP

HP's shares rose sharply on rumours that "active" investor Carl Icahn wants a piece of ailing giant

2) John Lewis wins UK Surface race

Retailer announced it would begin stocking Microsoft's tablet device in its stores from this weekend just gone

3) Westcoast plots reseller surprise as it hits £1bn turnover

The distributor said it would deliver a "special gift" to one lucky VAR - which turned out to be SoftwareOne - whose order propels its turnover through magical number

4) Avnet says restructure will help VAR partners

Distributor to redeploy resource into new go-to-market teams to reflect changes in vendor and end-user landscape

5) Former HMRC honcho exits Kelway after six months

Ex-HMRC CIO Steve Lamey on gardening leave after joining fast-growing VAR in the summer