More than 550 employees at Sovereign Housing Association are now using Connexion2’s Identicom Series 8 devices and SoloProtect service for lone working. Discreetly packaged in the form of an identity badge, the Identicom devices allow workers to activate a ‘red alert’ (with 24/7 audio link to an alarm receiving centre) if they are at risk…
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Spectrum Housing Group saves £50,000 a year with Advanced’s MobileHR
Spectrum Housing Group is saving over £50,000 each year and improving employee engagement using MobileHR, a mobile HR system from Advanced Business Solutions. MobileHR allows Spectrum’s staff to submit expenses, holiday requests and declare business hospitality gifts via their smartphone and tablet devices, allowing the HR team to focus on more value-adding activities. Line managers…
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Wulvern Housing reduces arrears with 1st Touch
Mobile workforce software from 1st Touch has enabled Wulvern Housing to reduce rent arrears by helping tenants deal with the challenges of welfare reform. Sasha Deepwell, deputy chief executive, Wulvern Housing, said, “We felt that unless the issues surrounding welfare reform were managed professionally, some of our tenants would find themselves under greater financial pressure…
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Software asset management – It’s time for change
The cornerstone of any software asset management (SAM) programme is good quality and up-to-date data from both inventory and procurement perspectives; this forms the basis of your effective licence position (ELP), a key milestone in any SAM programme. However, the problem is that getting to this point can be extremely time-consuming and those responsible can…
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Don’t fear the reaper: Easier rent collection with IT
As we start another new year, I would like to present you with a very old, hoary chestnut for your edification: time is money. As I said, not too much original thought required for that one. However, as we venture forth into the potential eye of the universal credit storm and the inevitable impact it…
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Capita leads UK’s first integration of VeriFone UX payments with Secure Retail
Capita’s software services business has reported that it is the first company in the UK to receive accreditation to use the latest generation of unattended payment terminals from VeriFone and Secure Retail within its customers’ self-service kiosks. Housing providers and local authorities can now access the most up-to-date system to take kiosk payments across their…
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