Housing inspectors in Blackpool are using PDAs loaded with software and maps from GGP to complete inspection reports and take photographs in the field while updating central information systems in real time. The HTC handheld devices are linked to Blackpool Council’s centralised property database, helping officers identify, access and record additional information relating to an…
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Carval launches e-payslips
HR and payroll software supplier Carval has added electronic payslip functionality to its HR Unity system. Carval’s customers can already let their employees view their payslips and P60s via a browser-based, self-service option, but users of Carval’s HMRC Payroll Standard- and Pensioner Standard-accredited payroll system can now schedule the automatic distribution of free-format payslips to…
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Virtualisation key to Cosmopolitan’s DR plan
Cosmopolitan Housing Association and Keylogic have jointly developed a virtualised, thin-client disaster recovery (DR) system. Cosmopolitan has taken a pragmatic view of its DR requirements, choosing to focus on the rapid provision of its technology infrastructure in the event of a disaster, reasoning that the offices and sites which it already operates can accommodate staff…
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Weaver Vale repairs three-times faster with NDL
Cheshire-based Weaver Vale Housing Trust is using AWI integration technology from NDL to integrate its Orchard arcHouse housing management system with its Xmbrace Opti-Time dynamic scheduling application and enabling remote, PDA-based access for its repairs team. In doing so, Weaver Vale has reduced the time it takes to respond and fix the 1500 repair requests…
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Monthly subs for Impact Applications’ repairs & maintenance software
Monthly software subscriptions are being offered by Impact Applications for its ImpactResponse repairs and maintenance software, removing the traditional upfront licence costs of new software. Impact’s new SimplyMonthly licensing model includes the same services provided to its enterprise customers, such as customisation, installation and training, but spreads the costs over a three-year contract for easier…
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Procurement for Housing contracts for Computerland
Computerland, which is now part of Capita IT Services, has been awarded both the ICT and multi-functional device (MFD) framework contracts by Procurement for Housing (PfH). ComputerLand can now offer services to more than 670 PfH-member housing organisations for the provision of hardware, including computers, desktop printers and photocopying/multi-functional devices, having teamed up with Xerox…
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