In the 18 months I’ve been with Catalyst, the organisation and technology have both undergone a huge amount of change. From having 240 hours of downtime on the telephony system in 12 months, to failing SANs four years behind patching cycles and non-redundant networking, we had to devise and deliver a major foundational change programme…
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Orchard wins five-year extension with Catalyst Housing
Catalyst Housing has just signed a five-year agreement with Orchard to continue its use of Orchard Housing, Promaster and Wisdom Document Management. As part of the deal, the housing provider has also added Orchard Messaging to its existing package of applications in order to manage SMS exchanges with its tenants relating to rents and arrears.
Housing security & privacy forum
With cybersecurity and data privacy firmly in the headlines, members of the Housing Security and Privacy Forum met for their second conference in March 2016. Founded by Adrian Leung, head of information security at Catalyst Housing Group, the forum aims to share information and enable its members to discuss common challenges and work collaboratively to…
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Mosaic Island creates sustainable future for Catalyst Housing
In 2012, Catalyst Housing Group embarked on a £5 million internal change programme, which involved the consolidation of legacy systems to an Orchard solution. Faced with a number of difficulties internally, the programme fell behind schedule. Mosaic Island was then invited to conduct a review of the programme and to make recommendations with a view…
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Orchard & Mosaic Island transform Catalyst Housing
Catalyst Housing has embarked on a major IT transformation programme with Orchard and Mosaic Island. The agile delivery methodology underpinning the project is working well, with several key milestones already achieved between April and June this year. Like many housing providers, Catalyst found themselves with a myriad of applications and business processes accumulated over the…
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Catalyst Housing deploys EasyShare intranet
Catalyst Housing has completed the implementation of a new SharePoint-based intranet from ClerksWell. The EasyShare system is now being used throughout the housing provider, replacing an outdated, externally-hosted intranet that was difficult to use. The amalgamation of three housing associations into a single housing group to form Catalyst Housing was the impetus behind the decision…
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