Julio Vial's role involves the quarterly research management of the European Quarterly Printer Market Tracker. Vial's role is to analyze and communicate developments, movements, and opportunities within the printer market. As quarterly research manager, Vial brings industry experience of a wide range of printer and other technologies. He conducts analysis for 16 European countries on a quarterly basis, as well as providing research in the area of pricing, sectors, and distribution channels. Additionally, he has developed Western European forecast (quarterly and yearly), network printer, distribution channels, sector, and wide format inkjet printer studies in Western Europe every quarter. Vial is responsible for forecasting all printer technologies, and providing product analysis to clients. His expertise covers the entire range of printer technologies from the desktop to the high end. Vial has extensive experience in research and consulting in the European printer market. Vial is a postgraduate of the University College London with an MSc in IT and is a graduate of East London University with a science degree.