Halton Housing Trust has completed the first stage of a widespread implementation of a mobile working system from 1st Touch. The PDA-based system is already being used by 25 of the housing provider’s responsive repairs workers and will eventually be available to all customer-facing staff. Halton Housing’s previous mobile technology had a number of limitations…
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AccuServ & 1st Touch consortium supports award-winning Osborne
A consortium of technology suppliers led by 1st Touch has helped Osborne, the property services, civil engineering and construction business, to win the Institute of Customer Services’ Best Application of Technology Award earlier this year. Osborne beat competitive entries from many leading UK companies, including Prudential, British Gas, RBS and Barclays. The integrated maintenance and…
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Regenda spends £20,000 on mobile working with South View
South View Solutions has completed the first phase of a new mobile working project for M&Y, Regenda Group’s in-house repairs and voids management contractor. Covering M&Y’s gas servicing department, the project cost around £20,000 and took six months to complete. The Android-based system has been integrated with Regenda’s existing Orchard housing management system so that…
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1st Touch continues recruitment drive
Mobile system supplier 1st Touch continues to expand its workforce with the appointment of three more staff. Chris Hall has been appointed as a senior account manager to work with 1st Touch’s customers on their existing installations and identify new areas where mobile technology can deliver effective solutions. Hall previously worked for Rosetta Stone where…
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Xmbrace completes post-acquisition rebranding
Following the sale six months ago of the scheduling software provider Xmbrace to Kirona, Xmbrace has just relaunched itself with a new corporate identity, website and product names. Although the Xmbrace and Opti-Time brands were well-known in the housing and local government sectors, the company is now calling itself Xmbrace DRS (dynamic resource scheduler) as…
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Helena spends £250k on mobile working with Capita
Helena Partnerships is spending around £250,000 implementing Capita’s TotalMobile system across its workforce. The project has just begun and is due to be completed by the end of 2013. The Capita system will allow Helena’s staff to access, capture and edit information saved to a single system at any time and from any location. Capita…
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