25 East Manchester businesses have signed up to broadband services from ITS Technology Group on its CityServe network using Broadband Delivery UK funding, a government voucher scheme designed to get 95 per cent of the UK connected to superfast broadband by 2017. The CityServe network was originally set up for local social housing tenants. ITS…
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DR blind-spot – Timico report
A survey from Timico has suggested that disaster recovery is a bit of a blind-spot for IT managers, with as many as one in eight of those surveyed having either never tested their DR plans or having no idea exactly when they were last tested. Over a third of the IT managers surveyed were only…
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XLPrint Software enters the housing sector
XLPrint Software has announced its intention to have a dedicated focus on the UK social housing sector based around its mail consolidation service, PARIS Mail. XLPrint reported that they anticipated annual mailing cost savings of around 20 per cent. The company said that the service is delivered on a shared reward basis, making it self-funding…
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Has the digital pen run out of ink?
Glyn Cunnah, head of business development at Footprint Solutions, discusses why the digital pen is now missing the mark for mobile workers Any organisation that employs a mobile workforce is looking for two things: cost effectiveness and remote access to real-time information. For decades, the digital pen has enhanced the standard of service for staff…
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IT must create value, not just cost savings
Sir – As housing providers prepare for the onset of universal credit, many are naturally looking at the IT solutions on the market to help them achieve the efficiencies they’ll need to succeed in a tougher fiscal environment. As a technology supplier to the sector, you might expect me to support this approach, but I…
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Pinacl wins £480,000 MPLS deal with WM Housing
WM Housing Group has appointed Pinacl Solutions to implement and manage a new MPLS network in a three-year deal worth £480,000. The new network is being created in order to deal with the effects of new housing associations joining the group’s federal structure, each with their own legacy systems; at present, 900 users now access…
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