Easynet Global Services has launched the next generation of its EtherStream V fibre access service, with 320Mbps download and 80Mbps upload speeds. In addition, because Easynet is squeezing more bandwidth from the copper services already in place, there is no need for the disruption or costs that can come from major fibre installations. Easynet said…
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Infrastructure
Bolton at Home live with Liberata private cloud
Liberata has implemented a private cloud solution as part of a four-year managed services contract covering IT and telephony with Bolton at Home Housing Association. The Liberata solution has enabled Bolton at Home to take a more flexible approach to office space following the migration of services to Liberata’s secure virtual platform. The project included…
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Award-winning cloud from Castle Computer Services & Partick Housing
Castle Computer Services and Partick Housing Association have been working together to move the housing providers ICT infrastructure to Castle’s private cloud service. Following the completion of the project, Castle and Partick were the only Scottish companies recognised in the UK Data Centre Solutions Awards and won the ‘Public Sector Project of the Year’ award….
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The Windows XP time bomb
Early in 2010 Microsoft confirmed that it would cease support for Windows XP in April 2014. With other challenges such as the impact of the universal credit taking up precious time, resource and capex, how many housing providers have left themselves exposed to the risks of continuing to use of this soon-to-be unsupported operating system?…
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Barnet Group socialises with Clearvale
Further to the introductory feature on The Barnet Group in the July issue of Housing Technology, Broadvision has announced that the housing provider is using its Clearvale enterprise social networking software to boost operational efficiencies and improve internal communications. The cloud-based software enables employees to work socially on everyday business tasks, frequently eliminating duplication of…
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South Lakes live with new Intrinsic network & telephony
Earlier this year, Intrinsic Technology completed the installation of a completely new network infrastructure and telephony platform at South Lakes Housing. The new network is based on Cisco network and security technologies and Avaya for IP telephony. South Lakes recently added 3,000 homes to its portfolio following a stock transfer from South Lakeland District Council,…
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