Wheatley Associates has launched Assign, a browser-based appointment booking, work scheduling, operative tracking and mobile communications system for managing any size field workforce in real-time. Assign replaces the company’s previous GRASP software suite. The company said that Assign dynamically balances work allocations and takes account of changing events to maximise productivity and ensure the optimal…
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Aspire Housing gets tough with Spirit Data Capture & Motorola
Following the decision to replace its ‘consumer grade’ PDAs, Aspire Housing has signed a three-year contract with Spirit Data Capture for the provision of Motorola MC65 rugged PDAs as a managed service alongside MobiControl software for device management and helpdesk support. Aspire’s previous PDAs had insufficient battery life for a complete working day and weren’t…
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Mobile working is now mainstream – NDL report
The 2012 Mobile Working Report published by software provider NDL shows that mobile working is now a mainstream technology for most housing providers and local authorities. Of the 150 IT executives who were interviewed for the report, 70 per cent said that they either had mobile working projects already underway or they were in the…
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Blackwood Homes unlocks Civica’s potential
Blackwood Homes has reported that it is in the latter stages of a three-year project to unlock the full potential of its existing Civica housing management system. Beginning in 2010, the project has concentrated on minimising the use of standalone spreadsheets and databases and increasing the use of the HMS by staff in areas such…
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Moody’s reports on housing providers’ risk
While not strictly technology-related, a recent report from Moody’s Investor Services has highlighted the ‘downside risks’ facing many housing providers during 2013 and beyond. The report, titled ‘English Housing Associations: Lingering Downside Risk Despite Positive 2012 Results’, primarily considers the impact of universal credit and the likely increased risk that it will add in terms…
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Cunninghame consolidates reporting with Clearview
Ayrshire-based Cunninghame Housing Association is using Clearview’s web-based business intelligence and reporting suite to consolidate data and reporting activities across a range of business, finance and HR systems, replacing a number of application-specific reporting tools. Alison McColl, head of IT, Cunninghame Housing Association, said, “Our current reporting system, Hummingbird, only runs on our housing management…
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