Inspired by Housing Technology’s ‘New Way of Working’ event at the BT Tower in June, I want to explore further what opportunities might be waiting to be discovered from looking at Europe and beyond. I decided to do some research and analyse what our foreign partners are doing to tackle their particular social housing issues…
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General News
Ko-Su app for mobile training and learning
Ko-Su has launched a smartphone app to help housing providers achieve their mobile strategies for tenant engagement, regulatory training, and key updates. The Ko-Su platform is designed to enable housing providers to develop mobile-optimised interactive activities, training and learning communities. Ko-Su can be used on any platform via a browser and has a free native…
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Augmented reality in housing
We are all familiar with smartphone applications like Tom Tom and Google Maps, and they can be extremely useful tools for navigation around our estates. However, soon it will be possible to use augmented reality (AR) applications to provide estate-based staff with far more information. It is already possible to develop a mobile application that…
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Swiss Post’s paper-free invoice processing for Genesis Housing
Genesis Housing Association has signed a three-year contract with Swiss Post Solutions for an electronic document processing system to streamline its invoicing and accounts payable processes. SPS will be process around 160,000 invoices and works orders per annum. The documents will be scanned, the information captured and validated against Genesis’s databases, before being delivered directly…
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Documotive acquires Fusion
Documotive has bought Fusion Information Systems for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to add data warehousing, reporting and process management systems to Documotive’s existing range of electronic document and record management systems. Six staff from Fusion will join Documotive’s existing team of 31 staff. Jonathan Holyhead, managing director, Documotive, said, “Documotive and Fusion’s…
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New auditing & reporting from IPG Systems
IPG Systems has developed new features for its cloud-based computer-aided facilities management software to track quality standards within common facilities management tasks. The new release of fmNet includes a work audit scheduler tool, which lets property managers audit sub-contractor and employee activity and to monitor job service levels and the resulting quality standards. Managers can…
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