Civica has won a five-year contract with Orwell Housing Association to deliver its Universal Housing system as a hosted service from November 2010, including round-the-clock technical support. The new service is intended to improve the Suffolk-based housing provider’s tenant services while delivering cost savings through a flat monthly fee. The Universal Housing system includes new…
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CSR beats tenants services
The delivery of tenant services is set to be eclipsed by the need to rethink budgets and strategies following the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, according to a new survey. Civica’s survey of 100 IT managers found that dealing with the consequences of the CSR was their top priority (45 per cent), followed by front-line services…
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MIS maps partnership with Cadcorp
MIS-AMS has announced a strategic partnership with Cadcorp for the provision of mapping and GIS functionality for its ActiveH housing management system. Tony Smith, managing director, MIS Active Management Systems, said, “ActiveH is a proven SQL Server-based solution covering all of the business processes involved in housing management. We can now provide a geographic dimension…
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Accent’s £750,000 deal with MIS
Accent Group has awarded a five-year contract worth around £750,000 to MIS Active Management Systems based around the supplier’s ActiveH housing management system. The ‘Tristar’ project encompasses the combined housing operations of Accent Group, Bromford Group and Accord Housing Association and is scheduled to be operational during autumn 2011. Stuart Duthie, head of ICT, Accent…
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Omniledger live at YMCA
South London YMCA has recently gone live with a new housing management system from Omniledger to support its 580 units across South London. Unlike larger housing providers, the high throughput of YMCA’s customers and their specific needs, including those recovering from alcohol and drug abuse or escaping domestic violence, places particular demands on its housing…
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Editor’s Notes: Predicting the future
As we start a new year as well as the fourth year of publishing Housing Technology, we are going to stick our necks out and predict some macro-trends in housing that we believe housing providers will see over the next 2-3 years. Less political support: The election of the Coalition government will mark the start…
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