With a strong commitment to the cloud, high-value competency partners are poised to capture more market share and higher margins from cloud services than other SMB partners. By Colleen Frye

SnapEngage Live Chat is the first live partner app in the cloud developed on Google App Engine (GAE) and integrated into SAP Business ByDesign, available through the SAP store.

CONVERGESolv Enterprise Utility Data Center enables partners to capitalize on the cloud as an IT delivery model with infrastructure sales across the HP server, storage, networking, software, and services portfolio.

CTERA Networks will be demonstrating its cloud attached storage line at Booth 323 at the 2012 Parallels Summit, until February 16, at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando.

6fusion's Workload Allocation Cube works with the Cloud Resource Meter as a a metering algorithm that normalizes the way cloud infrastructure is metered for suppliers and consumers.

Mitel is also offering Mitel's virtualized Unified Communicator Advanced Client software for VMware View, giving contact center employees access to a cloud-based unified desktop and communications device.

As your customers move to the cloud, they will need your help to determine which options are right for themÃ?Â?and then put them all together. Getting into the cloud brokerage business will expand your options and boost customer relations. By Lauren Gibbons Paul

N-able's N-central now includes NTR Cloud unattended remote control functionality as part of its overall service offering.