Incommunities has implemented flexible and secure remote working for its staff using a solution from AppGate Network Security. Incommunities, which manages 22,000 homes around Bradford, West Yorkshire, wanted to let remote workers and staff work when away from the office without compromising its infrastructure or data security. It also needed a single control point to…
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On best behaviour at Sandwell Homes
Sandwell Homes expects to improve its management of anti-social behaviour incidents using software from Tagish. The ALMO, which manages around 115,000 properties on behalf of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, had no automated system to track and retain ASB data. A variety of Sandwell Homes staff needed access to the ASB data,…
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Civica wins £1.9m deal with Hackney Homes
Hackney Homes, an ALMO set up by Hackney Council, will overhaul its entire IT operation over the next two years after a £1.9 million shared risk and reward agreement with Civica. The new infrastructure will be based on Civica’s Universal Housing and Servitor products. Hackney Homes’ new systems will include contact centre applications for ‘first-time…
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Northgate to acquire Anite’s public sector business
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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Healthy housing – IT budgets rise and innovation grows
Despite the wider economic outlook, IT budgets in social housing are on the rise, with an industry-wide commitment to making the best use of innovative technologies – these are the key findings from the Housing Technology 2009 survey. While the full Housing Technology 2009 report will be published later this month, the survey has closed…
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Wireless flatlands for North Lincs
The flat landscape of Lincolnshire has provided an unexpected solution to North Lincolnshire Homes’ need to replace its wide-area network. As the owner of the three tallest building in the area, NLH realised that it was well placed to implement a wireless solution to replace its land cable system. Mike Eckersley, head of ICT, North…
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