What a strange year 2020 has been - but after recent announcements regarding COVID-19 vaccines we can certainly begin to look forward with some positivity at last.

One high note in an otherwise undeniably depressing year was that we delivered, against the odds, a hugely successful DM Awards ceremony in November, albeit in entirely virtual form. We hope you were able to join us for the winners and runners-up being announced on the night, but if not you can re-watch the entire ceremony now on YouTube - see the DM Awards homepage URL below. The full list of winners and runners-up is reproduced on the following pages.

DM Editor David Tyler was host for the ceremony and commented: "I have to say it was very strange announcing the results via webcam with co-host Abby - but the feedback we've had suggests that viewers enjoyed the night - especially our 'blast from the past' video clips from previous years' ceremonies! Here's to a return to normality in time for next year's awards."

A huge thanks again to all the awards' sponsors: our Gold sponsors PFU (EMEA) Limited, Document Logistix and IRIS, Silver sponsors IMMJ, Nuxeo, Northamber and Oasis, and Bronze sponsors Dokmee, e-ImageData, Joisto, Kodak Alaris and Storetec, who all deserve another pat on the back - and here's hoping that next year we will be able to do it all in person once again.

This year's Project of the Year winner was IMMJ Ltd for their work with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, and David Tyler comments: "As was to be expected, entry numbers were somewhat down on projects this year, but it has to be said that there were still some very interesting stories to be told. Several of the best projects had some specific relevance to the COVID pandemic, and it was gratifying to see how our sector has been contributing to the ongoing efforts to defeat the virus."

Big winners on the night included PFU EMEA who won Company of the Year as well as Hardware Product of the Year, along with the Marketing Team trophy. IRIS also did well, winning Product of the Year alongside AI Product of the Year. Nominations in the One to Watch category saw several new names come to the fore including Entrospective and Inpute Technologies.

More info: www.dmawards.com

‘One to Watch’ Company of the Year- Sponsored by PFU
Entrospective Limited - an IMMJ Systems Company
Runner-up: Inpute Technologies

‘One to Watch’ Product of the Year
Joisto Quertum - World's first Blockchain enabled EDM & Archive
Runner-up: iDocs Solutions - iDocs Bindr SafeSend

Accounts Payable/Invoicing Product of the Year
Dokmee - Dokmee Capture
Runner-up: Intuitive- Intuitive for Accounts Payable

Workflow/BPM Product of the Year
Document Logistix - Document Manager
Runner-up: Nuxeo - Nuxeo Platform

Enterprise CMS Product of the Year
Nuxeo - Nuxeo Platform
Runner-up: Dokmee - Dokmee ECM

BPO/Outsourcing/Bureau Business of the Year - Sponsored by IRIS (Canon Group)
Storetec Services Ltd
Runner-up: EDM Group

Data Capture/Recognition Product of the Year - Sponsored by OASIS Group
Kodak Alaris - Kodak Capture Pro
Runner-up: ASG - Mobius 10.1

Records Management Product of the Year
Alfresco - Alfresco Governance Services
Runner-up: Document Logistix - Document Manager

AI Product of the Year
IRIS (Canon Group) - IRISXtract
Runner-up: Hyland Software - OnBase

Robotic Process Automation Product of the Year
Hyland - Onbase
Runner-up: Kofax - RPA

Service/Support Company of the Year
Twofold
Runner-up: Scansation

Storage Product of the Year
EDM Group - Storage and Retrieval Services including Scan-on-Demand through EDMOL (digital storage)
Runner-up: Storetec Services Ltd - i-Trac

Compliance Product of the Year
Storetec Services Ltd - Freedocs Document Management
Runner-up: M-Files

Channel Partner of the Year - Sponsored by IMMJ Systems
Northamber PLC
Runner-up: Midwich Ltd

Imaging Product of the Year: High Volume
ibml - FUSiON
Runner-up: Kodak Alaris - i5650S

Imaging Product of the Year: Desktop/Portable/Other
ScanSnap - iX1500
Runner-up: e-imageData - ScanPro All-In-One

Imaging Product of the Year: Workgroup/Departmental
Canon - imageFORMULA DR-S150
Runner Up: Kodak Alaris - Kodak Scan Station 730EX Plus

Marketing Team of the Year
PFU (EMEA) Ltd
Runner-up: Alfresco

Editor's Choice - Sponsored by Nuxeo
Lemmana - Lemmana Content Services
Runner-up: ibml - FUSiON

Project of the Year Award - Sponsored by Document Logistix
IMMJ Ltd - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Joint Runners-up: EDM Group - Direct Line Insurance & Kofax/Coforce - Ede Municipality

Mobile Capture Product of the Year
Brother - DS-940DW
Runner-up: ScanSnap - iX1500

Software Product of the Year
OASIS Group - Omnidox 5
Runner-up: ASG Technologies - Mobius 10.1

Hardware Product of the Year - Sponsored by Northamber
PFU (EMEA) Limited - Fujitsu fi-7300NX
Runner-up: ibml - FUSiON

Product of the Year
IRIS (Canon Group) - IRISXtract
Runner-up: Storetec Services Ltd - Freedocs

Company of the Year
PFU (EMEA) Ltd
Runner-up: Document Logistix

More info: www.dmawards.com