Just a few months after Kypera launched what it claimed was the first housing management system to use Microsoft .NET throughout (see Housing Technology, July 2011), the company has now released an updated version of Kypera Housing (v2.6) with additional functionality. The new additions include: Service charge enhancements to cover different charge group cycles and…
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Together sign with Aareon
Aareon UK has announced that Together Housing Group and Raven Housing Trust have both chosen its QL Housing system. Together Housing Group, which comprises Trans-Pennine Housing, Chevin Housing and Prospect Homes and manages more than 35,000 properties, intends to replace the different housing management systems currently used by its members and standardise its operations onto…
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Orchard’s ‘housing headache’ results
Further to our story on Orchard Information Systems’ ‘finance headache’ survey (see May 2011 issue), the company also polled delegates at the CIH 2011 housing conference on their biggest ‘housing headaches’. A live SMS-based survey found that delivering value for money remains the current hot topic, with 35 per cent of respondents citing it as…
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Melin Homes signs 5-year contract with Capita
Melin Homes plans to align the operations of its housing management, direct works and finance teams using an integrated platform from Capita Software Services. The five-year contract includes the provision of Capita’s OpenHousing, OpenContractor and OpenFinancials products. The combined Capita system will provide direct online access to the most recent tenancy information, feedback into Melin…
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Government Procurement Service adds Aareon & Civica
Aareon UK and Civica have both been awarded framework agreements by Government Procurement Services, formerly Buying Solutions, for the provision of IT services to public-sector companies, with both companies specifically covered to deliver solutions to UK housing providers. The benefits of the Government Procurement Service framework for public-sector companies and housing providers include a fast…
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Spectrum Housing saves £250k with MIS ActiveH
Spectrum Housing Group has completed the final migration of all its subsidiary RSLs onto a single instance of the MIS ActiveH housing management system. The project was completed in July 2011 and ActiveH now holds details on all of Spectrum’s 18,000 properties in a single Microsoft SQL Server database. The project began in September 2009…
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