Further to our story on Orchard Information Systems’ ‘finance headache’ survey (see May 2011 issue), the company also polled delegates at the CIH 2011 housing conference on their biggest ‘housing headaches’. A live SMS-based survey found that delivering value for money remains the current hot topic, with 35 per cent of respondents citing it as…
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Housing Management
Melin Homes signs 5-year contract with Capita
Melin Homes plans to align the operations of its housing management, direct works and finance teams using an integrated platform from Capita Software Services. The five-year contract includes the provision of Capita’s OpenHousing, OpenContractor and OpenFinancials products. The combined Capita system will provide direct online access to the most recent tenancy information, feedback into Melin…
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Government Procurement Service adds Aareon & Civica
Aareon UK and Civica have both been awarded framework agreements by Government Procurement Services, formerly Buying Solutions, for the provision of IT services to public-sector companies, with both companies specifically covered to deliver solutions to UK housing providers. The benefits of the Government Procurement Service framework for public-sector companies and housing providers include a fast…
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Spectrum Housing saves £250k with MIS ActiveH
Spectrum Housing Group has completed the final migration of all its subsidiary RSLs onto a single instance of the MIS ActiveH housing management system. The project was completed in July 2011 and ActiveH now holds details on all of Spectrum’s 18,000 properties in a single Microsoft SQL Server database. The project began in September 2009…
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Weaver Vale now live on Aareon’s QL Housing
Cheshire-based Weaver Vale Housing Trust has just replaced its old housing management system with QL Housing, Aareon’s portfolio of software modules covering the core disciplines of housing management, maintenance and development. The new system is being used by around 100 users. Andrew White, director of resources, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, said, “We looked at a…
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Civica buys Cave Tab
Cave Tab, a provider of document and records management services, has been bought by Civica for an undisclosed figure. The acquisition is intended to support Civica’s increasing focus on business process services. The two companies have worked together frequently in the past, including at the London boroughs of Barnet and Tower Hamlets where Cave Tab’s…
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