Fabrick Housing Group is in the middle of switching its mobile systems supplier to 1st Touch following an expansion in the use of PDA-based technology throughout the company. Fabrick, which includes Erimus Housing and Tees Valley Housing as partner companies, will use 1st Touch software for both its responsive repairs and gas servicing operations. Initial…
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Bring your own device
Bring your own device (BYOD) has become one of the most influential trends that has or will touch the IT requirements of almost every organisation. The term has come to define a technology megatrend that requires sweeping changes to the way devices are used in the workplace. What is BYOD? Does it mean employees pay…
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North Lincolnshire beams broadband for digital inclusion
North Lincolnshire Homes has been running a six-month pilot project to deliver an innovative broadband service to some of its tenants in Scunthorpe as part of its plan as an official Race Online 2012 partner to improve digital inclusion among its tenants. NLH is using the latest LTE (long-term evolution) technology to deliver a wireless…
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CarelineUK monitor’s Merlin and Raglan’s personal alarms
Merlin Housing Society and Raglan Housing Association have both signed with CarelineUK for the provision of personal alarm monitoring. CarelineUK’s three-year deal with Merlin will cover more than 2,000 telecare users and the Raglan contract will cover 2,400 users.
Complaints drop by 85% at Accent Peerless with Jabbakam
A new web-based CMTV (community-monitored TV) system from Jabbakam has been used by Surrey-based Accent Peerless since October 2011 to combat anti-social behaviour. The Jabbakam system, which cost just £1,250, is intended to replace traditional CCTV with a social media-friendly surveillance system which is as simple to use as Facebook. Jabbakam provides real-time images, historical…
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Shian Housing turns filing cabinets into treadmills with Invu
Shian Housing Association completed the implementation in February 2012 of a new document management system from Invu in order to speed up its invoicing processes and give staff faster access to documentation and information. As an ancillary benefit, Shian’s two dedicated filing storage rooms were freed up and have now been converted into a staff…
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