Hyde Group has given Blackberry devices running Guardian24’s lone-worker security system to 1,000 staff covering its housing, repairs, sales and arrears operations. The three-year contract began in early 2010. The provision of the new service is due to a combination of the housing provider’s concern for its lone worker’s safety and its Health and Safety…
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Edinburgh on the move with Kirona and BT
As part of its Smart City vision, City of Edinburgh Council is using a mobile working platform developed by Kirona and BT to improve the productivity of its maintenance and repairs staff. Due to better use of its 210 in-house tradesmen, the council has already reported its need to outsource repair jobs for its 23,000…
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1st Touch integration partnership with OpenSpan
1st Touch has formed a partnership with OpenSpan, a provider of user process management software, in order to make integration easier between back-office applications and mobile services. As the catalyst for the partnership, 1st Touch said housing providers often face significant integration fees from their back-office system vendor or are tied in to unacceptable proprietary…
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1st Touch mobilises Severn Vale
Severn Vale Housing Society has chosen mobile technology from 1st Touch to support its responsive repairs operation across 3,500 homes around Gloucestershire, with the implementation due to be completed imminently. Following a review of its responsive repairs operation, comprising 18 multi-skilled tradesmen and gas engineers, Severn Vale decided to overhaul the purchasing of materials, reducing…
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Two Rivers selects Documotive
Two Rivers Housing, which manages 3,600 properties in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, is also set to implement a document and process management system from Documotive. Two Rivers wants to use the Documotive system to streamline its operational processes by minimising and controlling its paperwork while also reducing its storage requirements and improving business continuity. James Osborne,…
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Freebridge streamlines invoicing & procurement with Documotive
Norfolk-based Freebridge Community Housing is about to deploy an integrated document and process management system from Documotive. The organisation-wide implementation is expected to be live by December 2010. Freebridge is starting the project in its finance department and is deploying Documotive’s e.Procurement and Invoice approval system to streamline the process of purchasing goods and approving…
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