Telecare and security systems provider Cirrus has won a £115,000 contract to upgrade Riviera Housing Trust’s telecare services. Cirrus will be upgrading 11 housing schemes with a Tynetec alarm and communications system specifically designed for grouped housing schemes. The new system will improve Riviera’s existing community/warden call alarm services, with an emphasis on open communications…
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The Wisdom of Clouds
Stefan Haase from Intechnology explains how a virtual hosting service provides access to cloud-based virtual servers and can transform IT provision within the housing sector. With virtualisation now firmly established on the IT agenda, the focus is very much on how fast and how far the enterprise will push the technology. Conversely, it’s important to…
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First Wessex goes virtual with Blue Chip
IT infrastructure specialist Blue Chip has completed the virtualisation of First Wessex Group’s IT infrastructure, following the housing provider’s desire to centralise services across the group as well as replace ageing server hardware. The cost of the project was reported to be £130,000. The first phase of the project involved the installation of four VMware…
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New housing recruitment service from Macallam
A leading recruitment company has launched a programme specifically to attract and retain senior managerial talent to the social housing sector. Macallam Integrated Resourcing said that its Talentrack mentoring programme delivers carefully profiled candidates to housing providers. In addition, Macallam offers an alternative to other recruitment programmes due to set contract costs which enable accurate…
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Self-service for Selwood Housing
Selwood Housing is implementing a new HR system from Access Select for its 140 employees looking after 5,200 properties in Wiltshire and Somerset. The SelectHR system includes modules covering training and development, online recruitment and appraisal, and self-service for employees and managers. As one of Selwood’s core requirements, the latest version of SelectHR also records…
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SelectHR just the job at Hyde
Hyde Housing Association has just begun the implementation of a new web-based HR system from Access, with the SelectHR system due to be operational by January 2011. SelectHR will replace Hyde’s existing HR system and will be used for self-service by all 1,700 staff. Sarah Smithen, HR business solutions manager, Hyde Group, said, “Our existing…
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