WM Housing Group has just agreed a long-term outsourcing contract with MET and PCMS Group for an end-to-end service covering the proactive management of its IT infrastructure and applications. Andy Carroll, group head of IT, WM Housing, said, “With the complex systems, applications and infrastructure we operate, it is essential we maintain system availability and…
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MET & Dtex System in security partnership for housing
With 70-80 per cent of information security breaches now originating from companies’ internal staff, outsourcing specialist MET and Dtex Systems have teamed up to deliver a new SystemSkan-based service to housing providers. SystemSkan automatically screens all user activity on a company’s network and can be configured to prevent and alert on inappropriate activities in real…
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Value for money leads to innovation
As one of the sponsors of the Housing Technology 2011 ‘Blueprint for IT’ market intelligence report, we were very keen to see this year’s publication and to see how themes and trends are developing in the housing sector. This year’s report provides excellent analysis of the direction of the market and a very clear message…
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Unified communications
There have always been good reasons to invest in unified communications, but now the time is right. Cisco has launched the Unified Communications Manager Business Edition which is ideal for the social housing market. Coinciding with our 10th anniversary, we are celebrating by providing free consultancy, design, installation and training for the first 10 orders…
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How green is my server?
Green is everywhere. We have all made changes in our domestic lives, or at least become more aware of environmental issues. Of course, going green is a personal choice, but in business it’s a must. With the cost savings and performance improvement associated with green IT, not only does it make sense, it also makes…
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£750,000 Ian Williams deal for MET
Property services specialist Ian Williams has signed a three-year, online services contract with Managed Enterprise Technologies for £750,000. Ian Williams, which looks after the maintenance and servicing of buildings for housing associations and councils, relies on its IT infrastructure for everything from logging calls and booking repairs, to scheduling planned works and communicating with operatives…
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