Cloudview is a ground-breaking cloud-based visual surveillance system, which aims to provide cost-effective visual protection of people, property and assets. Commercial enterprises have been quick to catch on to its potential, from utility companies who want to protect remote assets to major retailers safeguarding their brands. However, the most positive response we have seen has…
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Contributed Articles
Why Solihull Community Housing moved to Open Housing
I have been thinking about the issue of IT systems and consolidation. This seems like an extremely relevant issue here in Solihull at the moment. In the past, our users have generally favoured the idea of using best-of-breed business applications. They argued that if they could get a smaller system that is specifically built for…
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The need for digital services in housing
The importance of digital services has never been more apparent than in today’s society. Whether shopping online or collaborating across the globe, digital services provide us with new opportunities and as such, it is no surprise that more organisations are embracing them than ever before. According to research from Fujitsu looking into the UK’s digital…
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22nd century housing repairs – a glimpse into the future
What will the housing providers’ repairs service look like in the future? This article (the first of two in this and the next edition of Housing Technology) from Chris Potter, ROCC’s Uniclass director, is his personal view of some very probable scenarios and others a little bit more fanciful, looking at what a 22nd-century repairs…
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How Golden Gates generates £1m annual cashable savings
Peter Fitzhenry, managing director of Golden Gates Housing Trust, explains how the housing provider has generated savings of over £1 million in the last 12 months in addition to other non-cashable reductions and £500,000 in reduced building capital costs by introducing new technologies and processes. As government changes necessitate cashable reductions to ensure the future…
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Let’s get digital – transforming the IT-enabled home
Kevin Alderson, sales and marketing director at Tunstall Healthcare, considers the challenges and latest thinking around digital and IP technologies. It’s an exciting time for technology as we move into the digital world, but it’s a challenge to understand what it actually means for housing providers. Technology is moving towards fully digital/IP-based systems and there…
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