Thirteen Group has gained ISO27001 accreditation for its information management and data security processes and activities. ISO27001 is the international standard for information security and risk. It assesses the systems and processes that organisations have to manage and improve how information and data is kept secure. Hassan Bahrani, head of IT, Thirteen Group, said, “Applying…
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General News
Housing Technology 2022 conference – Reserve your place
The Housing Technology conference returns on 2-3 March at the Oxford Belfry in Oxfordshire. Widely acknowledged as the leading and longest-running IT conference in social housing, our 13th annual conference will be taking place in a hybrid format for the first time which allows 500+ housing professionals to attend across the two days. To ensure…
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Out now: Seven Golden Threads report
Housing Technology and Aareon UK recently published Seven Golden Threads, a special report on the fundamentals of innovation in customer service and the pursuit of excellence. As part of an in-depth engagement process, Housing Technology and Aareon UK ran a series of forums with housing providers to understand the emerging priorities for our sector. We…
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Teign Housing appoints Cadcorp for cloud-based GIS
Teign Housing has chosen Cadcorp for its cloud-based Cadcorp SIS geographic information system and associated training. SIS Desktop will be used for creating and preparing geographic information and SIS WebMap for sharing maps and business data across the intranet, internet and mobile devices. SIS WebMap includes Cadcorp Local Knowledge to return answers to questions about…
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Procurement fallacies
IT and business procurements should be fairly empirical exercises, free as far as possible from subjective and personal judgements. However, given our innate human fallibilities, that’s rarely the case. Given the importance of IT procurement to housing providers’ operations, we thought it would be enlightening to consider some of the most common procurement fallacies. •…
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Torus moves to Cadcorp web mapping
Cadcorp has been chosen by Torus to replace its previous on-premise geographic information system with a web-based version alongside application management, support and training. The housing provider was previously running two sets of GIS after merging with Liverpool Mutual Homes, but both versions were out-dated and lacked the necessary functionality and flexibility. Torus therefore decided…
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