With the combination of social media, mobile, big data analytics and cloud (SMAC) gaining wider awareness as being possibly the next wave of technology, Housing Technology interviewed SMAC exponents from Caltech IT, Ciber and Clearview Systems about how SMAC could be used by housing providers. What is SMAC? Most housing providers have already adopted at…
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Housing Management
ERP or not ERP?
It was interesting to note during the panel discussion at the Housing Technology 2014 conference in February that the panel was divided on the question of using ‘standard’ ERP systems, such as from SAP or Oracle, instead of standalone applications for repairs, housing, finance, CRM and so on. One perspective was that the difficulties of…
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Questioning the value of value for money
From Alistair MacLeod, Director, Waterstons. Sir – While value for money has always been important for social landlords, recent noises from the regulator suggest the effectiveness of consistently achieving it is under scrutiny, as doubts have been raised over the actual value received from procurement contracts. In my experience, a common problem for any organisation,…
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Cornwall Housing signed with Capita for HMS
Capita’s software services business has won a 10-year contract to provide Cornwall Housing with its full OpenHousing software suite. The contract includes the implementation of housing management software so that Cornwall Housing can store and access data about its properties and tenants in one place, and the training and project management of professional housing management…
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The return of the machine for living
From Matt Leach, CEO of HACT. In the early 20th century, architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, wrote about the house as ‘a machine for living’. At the time, influenced by the development of new building materials and in particular reinforced concrete, steel and glass, this expressed itself through bleak visions of grey…
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ROCC wins contract with New Forest Council
New Forest District Council has awarded ROCC a five-year deal for the supply and implementation of its Uniclass system, following the expansion of its in-house teams. The solution is based on ROCC’s Uniclass Repairs and Maintenance system combined with its new Uniclass Mobile Working solution. After several years of growth within the council’s building works…
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