With cybersecurity and data privacy firmly in the headlines, members of the Housing Security and Privacy Forum met for their second conference in March 2016. Founded by Adrian Leung, head of information security at Catalyst Housing Group, the forum aims to share information and enable its members to discuss common challenges and work collaboratively to…
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General News
Sigma joins government digital framework
Digital user-experience (UX) agency Sigma has been appointed to the government’s new ‘digital outcomes and specialists’ framework, which connects public-sector organisations with carefully-selected suppliers of digital services. The framework is part of the government’s digital marketplace, which aims to make commissioning digital and cloud services simpler, clearer, and faster. Being included in the framework will…
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IBM buys Optevia for Microsoft Dynamics in housing
IBM has bought Optevia, a SaaS systems integrator specialising in Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions for housing and public sector organisations. Optevia will become part of IBM Global Business Services. Unlike traditional housing management systems that are tied to the property record and proprietary to the suppliers, Optevia said that Microsoft Dynamics CRM offers housing providers…
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What’s that coming over the hill?
Housing providers are going to have a lot on their plates over the next 2-5 years and beyond. Whether you’re worrying about universal credit, rent reductions, pay-to-stay, right-to-buy, mergers and acquisitions, or the wider economy (or all of them), any of these has the potential to be either a disaster waiting to happen or an…
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Cloud EDM from ORS Group at CDS Co-operatives
ORS Group has completed the implementation of a cloud-based DocuWare electronic document management system at CDS Co-operatives. The project was part of the housing provider’s move to smaller offices in London and the consequent need to significantly reduce the amount of paper-based records and filing cabinets. Because of the short timescale of the office move,…
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Letter from Capita – IoT & asset management
Sir, I read with interest the previous edition of Housing Technology (January 2016), especially the articles on the internet of things and smart asset management, and felt compelled to write with my observations on a couple of points raised. Being already involved in the delivery of an IoT project at Two Castles Housing, I wholeheartedly…
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