ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of last week's most-read stories

1) HP aims to double UK software business

Vendor aims to pass over an extra ten per cent of its direct business to resellers

2) Microsoft finally releases Surface to the channel

US resellers set to get their hands on devices with more countries to follow suit in coming months

3) IBM pulls pay from reps who bypass channel

Changes to internal hardware commission structures apply to all but 23 to 27 of UK accounts

4) Microsoft VARs angry at TechNet axe

Trial and evaluation service to be canned from next month

5) DDoS attacks on sale for $2 an hour

Burgeoning marketplace for cybercrime tools and services means cybercriminals need no longer be tech savvy, study finds