Capita Group announced in December 2010 that it had bought iSoft Business Solutions for £23 million. iSoft Business Solutions made a pro-forma operating profit for its financial year to 30 June 2010 of £3.2 million on turnover of £17.7 million. Paul Pindar, chief executive, Capita Group said, “iSoft Business Solutions broadens Capita’s penetration in the…
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Watford Community Housing signs 5-year MidlandHR contract
Watford Community Housing Trust has signed a five-year contract with MidlandHR for its iTrent suite of HR and payroll software. The implementation of the system began in September 2010 and WCHT’s 160 staff is expected to have access to the full system by March 2011. The agreement with MidlandHR covers the full suite of iTrent…
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Trafford cuts rent arrears with mobysoft
Trafford Housing Trust has reduced rent arrears and improved income recovery staff productivity by 25% following the introduction of business intelligence software from Mobysoft. The new system focuses on distinguishing between technical and genuine rent arrears and in doing so, saves one day per week for each income officer. A technical arrear occurs when a…
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GGP launches GIS system for housing
A start-up geographic information system, which uses free Ordnance Survey digital mapping data, has been launched by GGP Systems. The GGP Housing package includes licences for GGP’s geographic information system alongside a complete installation, training and support programme. Tim Maxwell, managing director, GGP Systems, said, “Geographically-referenced data is an essential resource for the provision and…
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Thrive outsources to Sovereign
Sovereign Business Integration is set to deliver fully-outsourced IT services and support to Thrive Homes under a contract running until the end of March 2012. Sovereign will provide IT helpdesk support for Thrive Homes staff, server and network management, systems administration on business applications and project management for the delivery of key IT and business…
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Newport City Homes wins national ICT award
Newport City Homes’ IT team won the ‘Small IT Department Of The Year’ award at the UK IT industry awards in November 2010. NCH’s award was based on its implementation of Microsoft’s Lync unified communications platform and its integration with back-office applications such as Microsoft Dynamics, SharePoint and Exchange 2010. Neil Jones, head of IS,…
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