Circle Anglia has consolidated its communications infrastructure with a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) solution from Claranet which provides high-speed connectivity between all of its offices. The new infrastructure has also simplified Circle Anglia’s network management and considerably reduced the number of suppliers and contracts it needs to manage. John Paul, director of IT, Circle Anglia,…
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‘Pay as you grow’ from InTechnology
InTechnology has launched ‘pay as you grow’ managed IT services for the housing sector. The company has extended its traditional connectivity and managed backup services to include a hosted VoIP solution, Unity IP Voice, and its new Push to Experience (PTX – see below) mobile service to protect workers at risk. With its ‘pay as…
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Integration paradise for Affinity Sutton
Affinity Sutton is in the process of bringing together over 150 interfaces between disparate applications using Datadialogs’ Eden system. Chris Battye, head of business systems, Affinity Sutton, said, “We have more than 150 application interfaces. They have been written by different people, over many years, on different operating systems, and in different languages or scripts,…
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Unified communications
There have always been good reasons to invest in unified communications, but now the time is right. Cisco has launched the Unified Communications Manager Business Edition which is ideal for the social housing market. Coinciding with our 10th anniversary, we are celebrating by providing free consultancy, design, installation and training for the first 10 orders…
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Ready for disaster?
An effective business continuity plan is essential in any industry; for housing associations, which are often directly responsible for the welfare of their tenants, this is especially true. This article looks at the preparations needed and the methods of testing business continuity plans because for a plan to be considered effective, it must have been…
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Telecare upgrade for English Churches
English Churches Housing Group is upgrading its infrastructure to make it compliant with BT’s new 21CN digital network, ensuring that ECHG’s telecare and monitoring systems continue to support its elderly residents. ECHG is installing Tunstall’s telecare system, Communicall Connect, at a number of its sheltered housing schemes across the country. On-site managers and other staff…
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