We expect mergers and mobility to be the dominant drivers within the social housing sector over the next year and beyond. With much of the UK housing stock transferred into the not-for-profit sector and the increasing number of mergers within this market, the next 12 months will see housing associations continue to come together in…
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Don’t file it – scan it
Although we often hear of schemes to reduce the environmental impact of paper, less tends to be said about the cost of handling it. The introduction of electronic systems for handling documents, records and emails has triggered surveys which reveal some alarming facts, such as 90 per cent of business information still exists on paper,…
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Intelligent technology closes gap with the private sector
While the concept of intelligent shared buildings and mobile working is becoming common in the private sector, the public sector is struggling to keep up. It was estimated in 2007 that there were properties worth £220 billion and almost 6 million workers in the UK public sector. Furthermore, by 2009 there will be 16 million…
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Thin computing equals green computing
The environmental impact of everyone’s power usage has become a high-profile issue. IT is also starting to receive attention as a major consumer of power. These issues have helped propel thin computing to the forefront, as a cost-effective solution with a very small environmental footprint. What’s the difference in power consumption when moving to thin…
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