The judging process has now concluded and we are delighted to announce the shortlist for the PrintIT Awards 2020 – page 23. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry in these most difficult circumstances. And it must be said that the quality of entries this year was extremely high – something that made our judges' jobs just a little bit more difficult and prompted much discussion on judging day! We look forward to celebrating your success at the awards evening which will now take place on Thursday February 11 2021. Quocirca’s latest research explores the measures organisations are putting in place to support employee printing needs. The results indicate that the transition to support long-term remote and/or hybrid working is well under way and organisations are investing in infrastructure to maintain productivity and print security for a distributed workforce (page 20). COVID-19 has presented a number of challenges to organisations in every sector, however it has also opened doors of opportunity for print and IT vendors to innovate. PrintIT Reseller invited a panel of industry leaders to share their thoughts on business post-pandemic – page 39. In this issue, John T. Anderson, CEO, Smartway2, picks the work tools he uses every day and couldn’t do his job without (page 18). This month’s Q&A is with Christian Burton, CEO of Pipeline Upgrade and PITR spent 60 seconds with David Warrington, Client Services Director, Office Fox. If you’ve got any news about your business to share, would like to be included on our monthly VOX POP panel, have a compelling business success story or simply wish to comment on any industry issues, please get in touch with us at:
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