Hackney Homes, an ALMO set up by Hackney Council, will overhaul its entire IT operation over the next two years after a £1.9 million shared risk and reward agreement with Civica. The new infrastructure will be based on Civica’s Universal Housing and Servitor products. Hackney Homes’ new systems will include contact centre applications for ‘first-time…
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Editor’s Notes: Who’s next?
Fresh from being acquired by a US private equity company, Northgate is itself aiming to buy Anite’s public sector business, while the recent Capita/IBS deal was covered in the last edition of Housing Technology. Consolidation among technology suppliers to the social housing sector is likely to continue, but who’s next? Our view is that the…
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Northgate to acquire Anite’s public sector business
Consolidation among technology suppliers to the social housing sector looks set to continue with the planned acquisition of Anite Public Sector Holdings by Northgate Information Solutions, which includes Anite’s local government and secure information systems businesses, for around £54 million. The planned deal comes four months after the acquisition of Northgate by US private equity…
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Kypera Housing launched
Kypera has recently launched Kypera Housing, which is billed as the next generation of housing software. Presently used by more than 30 housing associations, Kypera Housing is based on function-specific modules, allowing flexibility in its implementation. Recent customers include Parkway Green Housing Trust with the Housing Services Charges module, and New Gorbals Housing Association with…
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United Welsh and Cheltenham Borough Homes sign with IBS
IBS OpenSystems has signed contracts with United Welsh Housing Association for CRM and with Cheltenham Borough Homes to streamline maintenance, repairs and reporting. United Welsh is taking IBS’s OpenHousing, OpenFinancials and OpenMobile products to improve the document management and workflow processes involved in the management of its 3600 properties in Wales. The system went live…
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New kid on the block
Housing Technology interviewed Paul Tomlinson, managing director of HousingIT, the newly-launched housing system provider. What is rationale behind the creation of HousingIT? Having been involved in housing management systems since 1992, I’ve seen the market demands change from basic ‘raising the rent debit’ to integrated community facilities, such as ASB case monitoring and tracking housing…
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