The Southern IT Forum held its quarterly meeting at the Lloyds of London building on 20 September with a technology showcase hosted by TI Group. The showcase included presentations from Coraid, ZScaler and Nimble Storage. The next SIT Forum meeting will be during the National Housing Federation’s IT in Housing conference later this month and…
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General News
A new era of governance
The social housing sector is once again facing an upheaval in both regulatory climate and strategic direction, from the Homes and Community Agency’s self-regulatory model and emphasis on financial performance, value for money and national consistency, to the government’s clear drive towards creating a self-financing social housing sector. From the way services are provided to…
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Digital Unite launches self-study DI courses
Two new online courses have been launched by Digital Unite to provide housing staff and residents with the skills to help others access computers and the internet. The Quick Start course, Helping Beginners Get (and Stay) Online, is a simple self-study course aimed at those with a basic working knowledge of technology. The course provides…
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Arena wins top place on PfH consortium
Arena Group has won a four-year contract with the National Procurement for Housing Consortium as the recommended supplier of ‘photocopiers, printers and multi-functional devices (MFD)’ and ‘office-based managed print services (MPS)’. Wendy Griffiths, category manager from PfH, said, “Arena impressed us very much with their tender submission. They answered questions to a very high standard…
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Cadarn’s Dutch trip
In the July Issue of Housing Technology, Henk Korevaar from the Dutch housing IT consultancy F-fectis invited senior IT professionals to a study trip to the Netherlands. I accepted the invitation and travelled to Utrecht in September to the Corporatie Plein 2012, the leading Dutch conference for housing associations. On arrival, Henk introduced me to…
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Richmond Housing ambassadors for online safety
Three Richmond Housing Partnership employees have completed ‘ambassador’ training through the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre to help keep young people safe online. RHP says that it is the first housing provider to take part in CEOP training to provide advice and support to its customers. The CEOP Centre is part of the…
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