A recent report from research consultancy Delta-ee has identified four battles shaping the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the housing sector. The ‘connected home’ market is expected to be shaped by: What becomes the reference radio and communication protocol; The different ways to make devices interact with each other in the absence…
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Infrastructure
Streamlined housing – Process automation with IT
Housing Technology interviewed IT experts from 1st Touch, Civica, Horton Housing Association, New Charter Group and Town & Country Housing Group about how housing providers can use technology to automate some of their key processes, for both business improvements and cost-savings as well as to help tenants. Where to start? Rather than considering the details…
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ITS Technology Group expands Cityserve broadband network
25 East Manchester businesses have signed up to broadband services from ITS Technology Group on its CityServe network using Broadband Delivery UK funding, a government voucher scheme designed to get 95 per cent of the UK connected to superfast broadband by 2017. The CityServe network was originally set up for local social housing tenants. ITS…
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DR blind-spot – Timico report
A survey from Timico has suggested that disaster recovery is a bit of a blind-spot for IT managers, with as many as one in eight of those surveyed having either never tested their DR plans or having no idea exactly when they were last tested. Over a third of the IT managers surveyed were only…
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XLPrint Software enters the housing sector
XLPrint Software has announced its intention to have a dedicated focus on the UK social housing sector based around its mail consolidation service, PARIS Mail. XLPrint reported that they anticipated annual mailing cost savings of around 20 per cent. The company said that the service is delivered on a shared reward basis, making it self-funding…
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Pinacl wins £480,000 MPLS deal with WM Housing
WM Housing Group has appointed Pinacl Solutions to implement and manage a new MPLS network in a three-year deal worth £480,000. The new network is being created in order to deal with the effects of new housing associations joining the group’s federal structure, each with their own legacy systems; at present, 900 users now access…
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