Civica has announced that the Guinness Partnership, Golden Gates Housing and One Vision Housing are deploying its Public Protection software. A pilot site at Guinness Northern Counties went live during April 2009 followed by a wider staged roll-out, while One Vision signed contracts with Civica in May 2009. Golden Gates has now been operational for…
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012 - November 2009
In brief: Interview with Capita
Following Capita Software Services’ acquisition of IBS OpenSystems’ OpenHousing product, Housing Technology interviewed Martyn Rees, director of housing strategy, and Roger Birkinshaw, housing director, from Capita about what the acquisition means for housing providers and about Capita’s future plans. What does the addition of OpenHousing mean for Capita’s customers? It means a larger customer base…
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Double win for MIS at Bromford Group and Housing Plus
In a project valued at £150,000 and due to be completed by April 2010, Bromford Group is deploying the MIS-AMS ActiveH housing management system across all members of its group. Bromford Group, which owns 25,000 properties, employs more than 1000 staff and has been an MIS Active Management Systems customer for the past decade, is…
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No place like Home
With an annual turnover of more than £230 million, 52,000 homes and supporting over 18,000 people across the UK, Home Group is one of the UK’s largest housing providers. Housing Technology interviewed Keith Woolley, director of IT at Home Group and a relatively new arrival to social housing, to find out his view on the…
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Opti-Time at Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing
Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing has been using Xmbrace’s Opti-Time workforce scheduling system since May 2008, six months after having been set up as an ALMO for Charnwood Borough Council’s 6000 properties. CNH needed to improve appointment performance and customer care while cutting excessive fuel costs. Furthermore, the Audit Commission identified shortcomings with CNH’s IT services and…
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Xmbrace scheduled for success
Housing Technology talks to David Todd, CEO of Xmbrace, about workforce scheduling, how Xmbrace has grown since its inception in 2001 and technology trends in social housing. Xmbrace was established in 2001 as a specialist systems integrator selling the Opti-Time workforce scheduling system in the UK. Having found early success in social housing, the company…
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