Cave Tab, a provider of document and records management services, has been bought by Civica for an undisclosed figure. The acquisition is intended to support Civica’s increasing focus on business process services. The two companies have worked together frequently in the past, including at the London boroughs of Barnet and Tower Hamlets where Cave Tab’s…
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021 - May 2011
Editor’s Notes: Whose bin is it anyway?
The government’s not-so-united stance on how public services should be delivered and the degree to which the private sector should be involved is a good catalyst to stimulate the debate on the advantages and disadvantages of shared services. While the government may be scaling back its plans to privatise (in effect) many public-sector services out…
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Tribal perspective on Affordable Rent
You could practically hear the sigh of relief as the 3rd May deadline passed for registered providers to submit their bids to the Homes and Communities Agency for grant funding under the Affordable Housing Programme 2011-2015 Framework. Registered Providers have had their heads down working up their offers to the HCA since the launch of…
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Atlanta supports Network Housing
Network Housing Group is using Atlanta Technology to support its virtualised server and storage requirements, including VMware and Microsoft Exchange Server. Patrick Dawson, head of IS operations, Network Housing Group, said, “While we have third-line support capability within our in-house team of 10, we need to have a clear route to escalate and quickly resolve…
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Food for thought – Gartner IT trends for 2011-2015
While not strictly housing-specific, a recent Gartner report proposes some thought-provoking IT trends. The ‘Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users, 2011 and Beyond: IT’s Growing Transparency’ report suggests that by 2015: Information-smart businesses will increase recognised IT spending per head by 60 per cent. New revenue generated each year by IT will determine the…
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Value for money leads to innovation
As one of the sponsors of the Housing Technology 2011 ‘Blueprint for IT’ market intelligence report, we were very keen to see this year’s publication and to see how themes and trends are developing in the housing sector. This year’s report provides excellent analysis of the direction of the market and a very clear message…
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