EMC Corp. is about to release its service provider partner program for VARs wanting to get into the cloud business, according to a company official. Dennis Hoffman, senior vice-president of EMC's global service providers program, revealed the news Wednesday during an interview at the EMC Forum in Toronto, a day-long seminar for showcasing the company's solutions. Related Story: EMC takes three paths to the cloud The service provider program has been restructured to carriers, outsourcers and service providers, Hoffman said. But system integrators are increasingly worried that as customer organizations turn to the cloud their sales of EMC hardware will suffer. So they want to be service providers. EMC is willing to help by broadening its service provider program. But, Hoffman said, to qualify VARs will have to show proficiency in EMC solutions. “Unfortunately there are a lot of people who wish to become service provides because they have to,” Hoffman said, “but the li