Mplsystems has just won its second funding award from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. The ‘Advanced Engineer Scheduling Optimisation & Prediction’ (AESOP) project will prototype a new application to enable real-time optimisation of field service technicians using the internet of things (IoT) and other external feeds. The AESOP project will combine real-time data feeds…
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Mobile Working
Taking advantage of the global mobile migration
The rise and rise of mobile connectivity has been well documented. According to the 2015 GSMA Mobile Economy Report, the mobile ecosystem generated almost four per cent of UK GDP in 2014; a contribution that amounts to over $3 trillion of economic value across 236 countries. By 2020, mobile broadband connections will account for almost…
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Housing Support Pro appoints new technical director
Housing Support Pro, a subsidiary of mobile solutions provider Footprint Solutions, has appointed Steve Lamb as its technical director. This follows Housing Support Pro recently being spun out of Footprint Solutions as a separate entity. Lamb has 30 years’ management experience delivering business transformation, technology change and service transition programmes within social housing environments. Peter…
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New CEO for TotalMobile
TotalMobile, the Belfast-based mobile software provider, has appointed Jim Darragh as its new CEO. He joins the company from CMO Compliance, a global provider of enterprise health, safety, environmental and quality software. The company’s previous CEO, Colin Reid, will remain involved as a non-executive director. David Carman, chairman, TotalMobile, said, “Jim Darragh has over 20…
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Opening doors to tenant appointments
1st Touch CEO Greg Johns comments on how doorstep appointment technology will be the next IT revolution to reach housing providers. In his view, the benefits are especially attractive to those seeking greatly enhanced customer service levels for their tenants. I’ve always believed that the quicker that customers can get their needs addressed fully, then…
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New housing customers for Capita Software Services
Derby Homes, Melin Homes, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Southway Housing Trust, Community Housing Group, and Yarlington Housing Group have all recently implemented new software from Capita Software Services to extend their mobile working capabilities. Roger Birkinshaw, housing director, Capita Software Services, said, “We’re pleased to see the impact and benefits mobile working continues to…
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