SWK’s chances include a shot a Partner of the Year, and finalist spots for three of the vendor’s vertical editions.  In The Partner of the Year category, SWK is up against NexTec Group and repeat winner Blytheco; SWK And Blytheco are finalists for top Retail-Commerce Partner, along with Kensium Solutions. The same three resellers are finalists for selection as the top manufacturing partner. SWK is competing against construction VARs, Aktion Associates; Strategies Group, along with  The Answer Company.  The Distribution Partner competition is between  Collins Computing; NexVue Information Systems; and  Net at Work. CPA firms started to have a bigger presence than in past years with two in the Rookie of the Year category. These are CliftonLarsonAllen; GRF CPAs & Advisors. The third contestant is Environmental Service Company,Wastelinq, which offers products such as waste tracking and has accounting system integrations. For the smaller VARs, two will be given awards in four industry editions (although only three were mentioned. The categories and finalists as follows: Manufacturing Partner ASWi; Mayer Group Construction Partner: Copeland Buhl & Company; Distribution Partner: Mindover Corp.; PC Bennett Solutions There is also the Cloud Adoption Excellence Award which recognizes the dealer with the largest year-over year growth. Those finalists Cedar Bay; Evertec Group and  Synergy Resource