As part of its housing improvement and refurbishment plans, Bracknell Forest Homes has signed a five-year, £600,000 contact with Northgate Public Services. Northgate and BFH, who together employ around 340 people locally, began work last month on the new system to support BFH’s housing management and repairs services. It is expected to be live in…
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Affordable HR system for housing from Qikker
Qikker Solutions has developed Epad, a web-based HR and communication channel which ensures that all employees can be reached wherever they are working. Powered by technology from Sorce, the intranet, extranet and portal specialists, Epad lets employees take control of every aspect of their day-to-day work. This includes keeping abreast of company initiatives and announcements,…
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Blackpool rocks with GGP-connected PDAs
Housing inspectors in Blackpool are using PDAs loaded with software and maps from GGP to complete inspection reports and take photographs in the field while updating central information systems in real time. The HTC handheld devices are linked to Blackpool Council’s centralised property database, helping officers identify, access and record additional information relating to an…
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Carval launches e-payslips
HR and payroll software supplier Carval has added electronic payslip functionality to its HR Unity system. Carval’s customers can already let their employees view their payslips and P60s via a browser-based, self-service option, but users of Carval’s HMRC Payroll Standard- and Pensioner Standard-accredited payroll system can now schedule the automatic distribution of free-format payslips to…
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Virtualisation key to Cosmopolitan’s DR plan
Cosmopolitan Housing Association and Keylogic have jointly developed a virtualised, thin-client disaster recovery (DR) system. Cosmopolitan has taken a pragmatic view of its DR requirements, choosing to focus on the rapid provision of its technology infrastructure in the event of a disaster, reasoning that the offices and sites which it already operates can accommodate staff…
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Weaver Vale repairs three-times faster with NDL
Cheshire-based Weaver Vale Housing Trust is using AWI integration technology from NDL to integrate its Orchard arcHouse housing management system with its Xmbrace Opti-Time dynamic scheduling application and enabling remote, PDA-based access for its repairs team. In doing so, Weaver Vale has reduced the time it takes to respond and fix the 1500 repair requests…
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