ChannelWeb's top five most read
A rundown of last week's most-read stories
1) Are vendors losing touch with their channel partners?
Resellers reflect on whether the IT vendor community has moved from a high-touch to a "no-touch" model, and if so, why
2) Argos "deeply disappointed" in fallen tablet maker KMS
Withheld £3.2m payment from Argos forced under Brit tablet maker and distributor
3) Microsoft to give away Windows 8 in Shape the Future overhaul
Exclusive: Software giant responds to incursions from Google and Apple on its schools turf by offering suppliers its OS for $1
4) Total Computer Networks smashes £30m in stellar 2013
Kettering-based Lenovo and Dell partner keeps on growing in 2013
5) Sources: £6bn CITHS deal approved for October extension
Flagship commodity IT framework given eight-month stay of execution, CRN understands, but onlookers label the move 'a sticking plaster'