A web site and forum dedicated to the use of geographic information and GIS within social housing has been set up. GI4Housing (www.gi4housing.com) aims to be a central, independent online information source and forum for the use of GIS in housing. GI4Housing was set up by Justin Chamberlin, from Saxon Weald Housing Association, and Richard…
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Kypera Housing launched
Kypera has recently launched Kypera Housing, which is billed as the next generation of housing software. Presently used by more than 30 housing associations, Kypera Housing is based on function-specific modules, allowing flexibility in its implementation. Recent customers include Parkway Green Housing Trust with the Housing Services Charges module, and New Gorbals Housing Association with…
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Dimensions takes VoIP nationwide
Dimensions, which is the UK’s second-largest provider of social housing and other services for people with special needs, has installed a voice-over-IP telephony system covering all of its 250 sites around the country. Dimensions focuses on supporting people with special needs, and this includes making it easy for people to contact Dimensions by phone. Historically,…
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Thanks, but no thanks – I’ll serve myself
Self service in contact centres is continuing to grow, driven by the convenience for customers and cost savings for the contact centre, with figures from Dimension Data showing that self-service transactions typically cost £2 compared with £17 for each human agent transaction. According to Dimension Data’s 2008 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, 31 per cent…
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Consilium gets South Somerset Works mobile
South Somerset Works has replaced in-van radios with PDAs and integrated front-line operatives with back-office stock control. SSW is the contracting arm of South Somerset Homes, which maintains 14,500 homes, and has around 60 maintenance staff carrying out planned maintenance and repairs, cyclical servicing and gardening. The volume of work and number of service requests…
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Odyssey reaches 10,000 users
Interact Housing, Odyssey’s intranet solution, is now being used by over 10,000 users within social housing. Some 40 housing associations use Interact, including Affinity Housing Group, Carr-Gomm and West Kent Housing. Network Housing Group is a recent customer. Responsible for over 19,000 homes in London and the Home Counties, NHG needed to consolidate its family…
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