ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of last week's most-read stories

1) Fallen VAR Trinity grabbed from administration

Managed services outfit Liberata swoops in for £50m VAR following cashflow crisis

2) Recruiter blasts Phoenix Software over non-compete clause

Software licensing VAR hits back at claims it is employing "Dickensian" methods to stop staff joining rivals

3) Westcoast breaks distribution mould with datacentre move

Distributor claims decision to begin offering its own cloudy services won't put larger partners' noses out of joint

4) Exclusive Networks hives off big data business

Distributor lifts the veil on Big Technology venture

5) Will IBM slump prompt hardware sell off?

Could Big Blue's hardware losses renew its efforts to sell off underperforming units?