As part of our on-going work towards digital security, Link Group has recently been accredited with the Cyber Essentials certification. The government-backed scheme helps organisations ensure adherence with security best practice for protection against the most common cyber-attacks. Cyber Essentials seeks to help businesses defend against most cyber-attacks, attacks which are generally very basic in…
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When is an internet connection not an internet connection?
I want to tell you about my last 24 hours on earth. I don’t mean that something terrible is going to happen to me tomorrow; what I mean is, let me tell you about the 24 hours I have just experienced and, specifically, my digital experience. 0645 – The alarm on my phone goes off….
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The challenges of a digital world
Hardly a day goes by without someone on the news telling me advances in artificial intelligence will result in job losses among humans, how digital automation will do the same, and warnings about the possibility of another cyber attack. It’s all enough to put you off your Coco Pops! The days of ICT simply keeping…
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Link’s lone workers safe with Guardian24
Following a tendering process earlier this year, Scotland’s Link Group has extended its use of a lone-worker protection system from Guardian24. Link Group reported that despite initial resistance, staff using the Guardian24 mobile phone-based system on a regular basis find it quick and easy to use, with the number of escalations reducing as it is…
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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 iTrent replaces Link’s previous 15-year old system which was outdated and for which product support is due to be withdrawn during 2011.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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Link’s HMS replacement with Aareon
Central Scotland-based Link Group is replacing its existing housing management systems with QL Housing and QL Financials from Aareon. The project, which will transform Link’s services to its 12,000 customers, is due to start later this year. The change of HMS is due to growth in the scale and complexity of Link’s operations which its…
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