Totalmobile has bought Lone Worker Solutions and Software Enterprises (known as Global Rostering System) to extend the company’s end-to-end suite of field service management software. The lone worker technology provided by LWS is currently being used by over 70,000 field-based workers. LWS provides access to safety alerts, status updates and geospatial information to support staff…
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Having just been sent top-of-the-range mechanical keyboards from Cherry, the Housing Technology editorial team are now surprise converts to what might be termed ‘proper’ keyboards. While the humble keyboard is unlikely to ever feature on any housing provider’s list of productivity tools or be part of any digital transformation project, the productivity gains arising from…
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MIS Group pledges £20,000 to UK foodbanks
Over a ten-week period, MIS Group has pledged to donate £20,000 in total to twenty UK foodbanks nominated by the public. The campaign, which it has called Food for All will see the company donate £2,000 each week (two charities per week) across the ten weeks to foodbanks up and down the UK in a…
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Lack of VfM from IT – Itica survey
Earlier this year, Itica conducted its ‘Future of ICT’ survey but postponed its results until now to allow everyone to focus on dealing with the coronavirus. The main findings from Itica’s survey of around 100 respondents, from both housing providers and IT suppliers/consultants, are around the value for money that housing providers apparently gain from…
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Northgate Public Services’ remote HMS implementation at Slough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council is replacing numerous outdated systems with a single cloud-based housing management system from Northgate Public Services. The new NPS Housing system is intended to give the council a single view of its customers and provide more self-service options. The pandemic threatened to slow down the implementation of NPS Housing, but with NPS’s…
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Platform Housing’s digital communities during lockdown with Crimson
Platform Housing has spent the months of lockdown working with Microsoft specialist Crimson on digital transformation, mainly around its implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM throughout its core business areas. In addition to creating automation and consistency across Platform Housing’s business processes, the project will also enable it to harmonise complex services across the group’s operations,…
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