Morrison has outsourced its IT to ISC, saving the repairs and maintenance provider £300,000 each year. Ian Bryce, chief information officer, Morrison, said, “We needed to integrate our business as we had four different domains running with different versions of back-office applications, which meant duplications in patching and inconsistent standards. IT resourcing was also a…
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Golden Gates’ £120k NTL network live
NTL:Telewest Business has implemented a virtual private network across Golden Gates Housing’s entire organisation, spanning eight locations and 270 staff. The two-month project at Golden Gates, an ALMO for Warrington Borough Council’s 8700 properties, went live in April 2009, with the contract worth around £120,000. The Metro Ethernet VPN has connected Golden Gates’ seven offices…
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10 Commandments for public procurement
With the economy putting pressure on IT budgets, growing demand for IT departments to support organisations’ business goals, and greater regulatory oversight, the procurement process is becoming more important. With that in mind, law firm Clarke Willmott has detailed its ‘ten commandments’ for anyone involved in public procurement. 1. Thou shalt not commit negotiations –…
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Grŵp Gwalia first HA live on Xchangewales
Grŵp Gwalia has become the first public-sector organisation to go live with all components of the Xchangewales e-procurement programme, sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government and delivered by Procserve. Xchangewales is a new programme which allows all public sector organisations in Wales to source, tender, evaluate, order and pay for goods and services at a…
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Spectrum Housing signs up for iSoft’s finance suite
Christchurch-based Spectrum Housing Group has signed contracts with iSoft Business Solutions for its Integra suite of web-enabled finance and purchasing applications. Integra will replace three disparate finance systems, each the result of acquisitions, giving users in its seven offices access to web-based services to raise purchase orders for online authorisation and access to a range…
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Kypera Financials chosen by North View
North View Housing Association has confirmed that it plans to deploy Kypera Financials by April 2010. The housing provider is currently using Sage. An existing Kypera Housing customer, Glasgow-based North View wanted the benefits of having its housing management and financial systems delivered by a single supplier. Jean Price, finance manager, North View Housing Association,…
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