With three months to go before the Housing Technology 2014 conference and executive forum, we are delighted to reveal a fantastic line-up of speakers from housing providers of all sizes from across the country. Housing Technology 2014 returns to the Q Hotels’ Oxford Belfry on 26-27 February 2014. We have extended the event to two…
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General News
Barnet Group socialises with Clearvale
Further to the introductory feature on The Barnet Group in the July issue of Housing Technology, Broadvision has announced that the housing provider is using its Clearvale enterprise social networking software to boost operational efficiencies and improve internal communications. The cloud-based software enables employees to work socially on everyday business tasks, frequently eliminating duplication of…
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Curo Group goes mobile with GIS
Curo Group is now using ESRI’s Arcpad software and mobile devices to capture and update its grounds mapping information. A team of nine surveyors capture the information on site and send the information back to Curo’s head office. The information is then aggregated to update the respective layers such as amenity grass, hedges and car…
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Housing Technology 2014 – Bigger, better & longer!
Housing Technology 2014, our fifth annual conference and executive forum, returns to the Q Hotels’ Oxford Belfry on 26-27 February 2014. Building on the growing popularity of our four previous events, we have extended Housing Technology 2014 to two days (with the option of attending either or both days) to allow more presentations, greater scope…
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Editor’s Notes: SMAC your IT up
This issue has a strong focus on the subject of big data (see the feature on page), but as the article mentions, big data should really be seen as part of the bigger picture around digital convergence. If you haven’t come across the acronym SMAC yet, you certainly will soon. SMAC covers social, mobile, analytics…
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Welfare reform and BYOD
Sir – Reading last month’s feature on the ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) revolution, it’s clear that the trend is here to stay. And while it has many benefits, such as convenience and flexibility to name just two, it’s also important for employers not to let their staff get carried away without first implementing adequate…
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