HP has come top of Context's channel survey for January.

44 per cent of resellers said HP was their favourite vendor, up from 33 per cent a year ago. The survey asked resellers across Europe their opinion of the major vendors small business programmes.

Context credits HP small business initiatives for its high position. Microsoft came second with 26 per cent and IBM third with 13 per cent - up from eight per cent a year ago.

Overall, resellers are less aware of the vendors' small business programmes. Context talked to 500 people in the second week of January. ®

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