Following a large corporate consolidation and restructuring, Together Housing Group has adopted the latest version of Kirona Xmbrace DRS as its preferred software for dynamic appointment scheduling. Together Housing Group was formed in 2011 by five partner organisations. During the formation of the new group, it was able to cherry-pick the best IT applications from…
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Mobile Working
Peak-Ryzex manages Samsung tablets for Curo
Curo Housing has chosen Peak-Ryzex to provide fully-managed mobile services for its new 7” Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets. Peak-Ryzex will provide Curo with device software build and configuration, device training, a managed service helpdesk and next working day exchange. In addition, Peak-Ryzex will provide Curo with SOTI mobile device management (MDM) software, MDM server…
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1st Touch adds new modules for Supporting People and Arrears
1st Touch has just added ‘supporting people’ and ‘arrears’ modules to its mobile workforce solutions. The Supporting People module automates the processes involved in providing support officers with all the tenant information and functionality they need in the field, including pre-defined forms for possible areas of risk in order to initiate a programme of regular…
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Guardian24 protects Notting Hill’s lone workers
Notting Hill Housing Group is using Guardian24’s software to protect over 400 of its workers whose roles expose them to potential risks while working out of the office, with the risks varying from visiting empty or remote properties to verbal or physical abuse when dealing with confrontations from some tenants. NHHG has worked with Guardian24…
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Lone-worker app from Guardian24 on Google Play Store
Guardian24 has added its lone-worker safety app to the Google Play Store, making it faster to download and easier to keep up to date with the latest version of the app or when an upgrade is available. Guardian24’s app enables lone workers to log in and out of daily tasks, leaving details of their location…
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Insights into mobile with YHN
Having acknowledged a need to adapt to changing technologies in housing management, Your Homes Newcastle, an ALMO set up by Newcastle City Council to manage its council homes, launched its mobile working pilot. YHN’s Geof Ellingham, head of IT, and Karen Hedley, operational support officer, share the benefits and challenges of the pilot so far….
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