Consolidation among technology suppliers to the social housing sector looks set to continue with the planned acquisition of Anite Public Sector Holdings by Northgate Information Solutions, which includes Anite’s local government and secure information systems businesses, for around £54 million. The planned deal comes four months after the acquisition of Northgate by US private equity…
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Housing Management
Kypera Housing launched
Kypera has recently launched Kypera Housing, which is billed as the next generation of housing software. Presently used by more than 30 housing associations, Kypera Housing is based on function-specific modules, allowing flexibility in its implementation. Recent customers include Parkway Green Housing Trust with the Housing Services Charges module, and New Gorbals Housing Association with…
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United Welsh and Cheltenham Borough Homes sign with IBS
IBS OpenSystems has signed contracts with United Welsh Housing Association for CRM and with Cheltenham Borough Homes to streamline maintenance, repairs and reporting. United Welsh is taking IBS’s OpenHousing, OpenFinancials and OpenMobile products to improve the document management and workflow processes involved in the management of its 3600 properties in Wales. The system went live…
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New kid on the block
Housing Technology interviewed Paul Tomlinson, managing director of HousingIT, the newly-launched housing system provider. What is rationale behind the creation of HousingIT? Having been involved in housing management systems since 1992, I’ve seen the market demands change from basic ‘raising the rent debit’ to integrated community facilities, such as ASB case monitoring and tracking housing…
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Capita to acquire IBS OpenSystems
IBS OpenSystems is to be acquired by Capita. At the time of writing, Capita’s offer had been declared ‘unconditional’, effectively signalling that the deal will take place. Capita’s offer of 187.85 pence for each IBS share is a premium of some 65 per cent on IBS’s average share price for the three months to 24…
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Making shared services work
Elmbridge Housing Trust and Richmond upon Thames Churches Housing Trust, operating as Paragon Community Housing Group, have benefited significantly from implementing a shared services approach to IT, including an estimated joint saving of £330,000 per year. Of course, as with any partnership, there are challenges, for example, cultural differences and the decision about which ICT…
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