028 - July 2012

It has just been announced that Aareon AG, the parent company of Aareon UK, has bought mobile systems provider 1st Touch for an undisclosed sum. This isn’t entirely unexpected – over the past year or so the two companies have frequently cited the work they have done around easing the integration of their respective housing…
Editor’s Notes: Aareon buys 1st TouchRead More →

We hope that our Microsoft licensing story (page 30) is an accurate reflection of most housing providers’ response to Microsoft’s licensing changes – costs will go up and alternatives will be considered, combined with a degree of resignation. Housing Technology’s view is that while Microsoft should have given more notice of these changes so that…
Editor’s Notes: Getting licensing into perspectiveRead More →