Housing Technology asked Andrew Coaton to highlight some of the IT project delivery differences between the public and private sector. Andrew Coaton has not only been closely involved with IT in housing for 15 years but he has also spent over five years contracted to large private-sector organisations, such as Barclays, Dixons Group and Capital…
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Housing Management
£420,000 Devon & Cornwall for Capita
Devon and Cornwall Housing Group has signed a 10-year, £420,000 contract with Capita Software Services for its Capita Housing system. Duncan Walton, group director of corporate services, Devon and Cornwall Housing Trust, said, “We see the introduction of a single housing software system across the group as essential for introducing enhanced levels of customer service…
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Hat-trick for Northgate
Northgate Public Services has been busy over the past few months, signing housing services deals with Hammersmith and Fulham Homes, LHA-ASRA and Ipswich Borough Council. Hammersmith and Fulham Homes hopes to realise £4.7 million in efficiency savings by 2010 following a contract with Northgate. The self-financing deal, which links fees to Northgate’s performance, centres on…
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Aareon’s QL Housing for Broadacres and Selwood Housing
Yorkshire-based Broadacres Housing is replacing its existing HMS with QL Housing from Aareon. The implementation of the new system started in November 2008 and is scheduled to be operational by April 2009. After having used Aareon systems for several years, Selwood Housing went live with QL Housing in November 2008, following the system’s selection in…
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Bromford makes impact with integration
Impact Applications has launched the latest version of its repairs and maintenance system, ImpactResponse v7. The recently-upgraded system enables seamless integration with a wide range of interfaces, allowing it to talk to housing management, finance, scheduling, stock control and sub-contractor systems. ImpactResponse currently integrates with 15 third-party applications, including an interface to the UK’s largest emergency…
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Catalyst makes good match with PropertyPoint
Catalyst Housing Group has embraced the software-as-a-service model with the adoption of Saaspoint’s real-estate management system. Catalyst Housing Group matches people who would otherwise find it hard to get on the property ladder with suitable affordable housing. With over 400 staff and 14,000 homes across London and the South East, Catalyst Housing Group was finding…
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