SDS, the Surrey-based housing IT specialist, celebrated its 20th birthday at the National Housing Federation’s recent conference in Warwick with bunny ears, pink boas and fun photo booth that had the NHF’s delegates diving into the dressing up box after the conference dinner.
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SMAC your IT up
With the combination of social media, mobile, big data analytics and cloud (SMAC) gaining wider awareness as being possibly the next wave of technology, Housing Technology interviewed SMAC exponents from Caltech IT, Ciber and Clearview Systems about how SMAC could be used by housing providers. What is SMAC? Most housing providers have already adopted at…
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Keystone completes £180k component accounting deal with Midland Heart
Midland Heart has been working with Keystone Asset Management over the last 18 months to implement an end to end asset management and component accounting solution. The housing provider’s project with Keystone began in September 2012, with the component accounting module going live in February 2014 and the planned maintenance and asset management modules going…
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Peaks & Plains’ new approach to arrears management
Simon Penaluna, assistant IT director at Peaks & Plains Housing Trust, explains how the housing provider has brought about a revolution in arrears management. Its in-house developed system, which won ‘Most Innovative IT System’ earlier this year at the Housing Innovation Awards, incorporates original thinking, improved performance and value for money. The fact that its…
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Merlin Housing recording success with Red Box
As part of its strategy of ensuring that all tenant communications are clear, easy to understand and free of jargon, Merlin Housing Society identified voice recording as a means of monitoring operational performance and training its staff, with Red Box Recorders in partnership with NG Bailey being selected as system providers. In March 2013, Red…
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Now SDS is 20
SDS, a leading software provider in social housing, is celebrating 20 years in business. The Surrey-based company provides real-time software to help housing providers with development appraisals, project workflows, and cash flow management. The company was started by David Shelton in 1994 and now has 14 employees and an annual turnover of around £1 million….
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