ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of last week's most-read stories

1) Kelway bags £150m supply deal with Atos Origin

Five-year desktop infrastructure and datacentre hardware deal looks certain to be largest in Kelway's history

2) Have you dropped down the vendor rankings?

With 10 new entrants to CRN's 2014 Vendor Report, some well-known names have surprisingly dropped a few places

3) Check Point partner NTS gobbled by Capita

Security VAR finds buyer in shape of Capita IT Services

4) Bullish Bytes reveals expansion plans

VAR admits it is emulating rival Softcat with new academy scheme as it pledges further acquisitions and organic expansion

5) Resellers hit as XP scare tactics backfire

One reseller says he has received 'dozens' of calls from panicked XP users as a result of Microsoft splash screens urging them to upgrade