Aster Property Management completed the installation in March 2011 of ROCC’s Uniclass Social Housing system for job costing and repairs, an upgrade from its original Uniclass Enterprise product. Aster has already reported a 10 per cent saving on job costs and expects a full return on its investment within a year. Aster Property Management looks…
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Link’s 5-year deal with MidlandHR
Link Group has signed a five-year contract for iTrent, MidlandHR’s ‘talent management’, workforce planning, HR and payroll system. iTrent replaces Link’s previous 15-year old system which was outdated and for which product support is due to be withdrawn during 2011. Pat Macmillan, human resources manager, Link Group, said, “We were particularly impressed by iTrent’s manager…
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Southwark Council implements Asset4000
Southwark Council, London’s largest social landlord, is just about to start the implementation of Asset4000 to support component accounting for its £3.4 billion assets. Dennis Callaghan, chief accountant, Southwark Council, said, “The complexity of having to adopt IFRS accounting processes means that we need a tool to let us manage our assets at a more…
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Atlanta supports Network Housing
Network Housing Group is using Atlanta Technology to support its virtualised server and storage requirements, including VMware and Microsoft Exchange Server. Patrick Dawson, head of IS operations, Network Housing Group, said, “While we have third-line support capability within our in-house team of 10, we need to have a clear route to escalate and quickly resolve…
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Food for thought – Gartner IT trends for 2011-2015
While not strictly housing-specific, a recent Gartner report proposes some thought-provoking IT trends. The ‘Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users, 2011 and Beyond: IT’s Growing Transparency’ report suggests that by 2015: Information-smart businesses will increase recognised IT spending per head by 60 per cent. New revenue generated each year by IT will determine the…
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Free Ordnance Survey mapping
Ordnance Survey data, including OS MasterMap products, is now free at the point of use for thousands of public-sector organisations in England and Wales, and no longer subject to limits on re-use when used internally within the public sector for public-sector activities. Under the new Public Sector Mapping Agreement, at least 750 public-sector users of…
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