Housing Technology interviewed senior IT and business experts from FLS – Fast Lean Smart, i4Housing, Kick ICT, NEC Software Solutions, PlaceChangers, Plentific and Voicescape about housing providers’ options around housing-specific software versus generic business software, including domain knowledge and functionality, ERP’s past failures, capex and opex costs, implementation and integration, success factors and potential pitfalls….
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Artificial intelligence in housing
Housing Technology interviewed AI practitioners from DASH (Demystifying AI for Social Housing), Infinity Group, Mobysoft, NEC Housing, Plentific and TrustMarque on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in housing, including the benefits to housing staff and tenants, pitfalls to avoid, how to get started, cutting through the hype, real-life examples and ethics. The roles of…
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Anchoring digital innovation with Plentific
Anchor was the winner of the Innovation category at the Housing Technology Awards 2025. Julia Mixter from Anchor explains how the housing and care provider is now driving digital innovation across its operations and transforming ways of working for its staff. All housing providers need to innovate to get the best use out of their…
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New technologies to watch
As 2025 begins, Housing Technology interviewed seasoned technologists from 8×8, Access Paysuite, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, NEC Software Solutions and Plentific about which technologies housing providers should be considering for their future business plans. Which technologies should housing providers be looking at? Sue Michaelwaite, housing manager, 8×8, said, “One area that will…
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Technology for better repairs & maintenance (and happier tenants)
Housing Technology interviewed senior housing executives from Askporter, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, MIS Active Management Systems, NEC Housing, Plentific, Propeller and Voicescape about how housing provider can improve their maintenance and repairs operations through fewer bottlenecks and unresolved repairs and more first-time fixes and, ultimately, happier tenants. What are the common causes…
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IT innovation & culture
Housing Technology interviewed technology and social housing experts from Acutest, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, HTG, NEC Software Solutions, Nexus Open Systems and Plentific on how housing providers can foster a culture of ‘bright ideas’ and then successfully transition those ideas into their daily operations. Is IT innovation driven by technology or business teams? John…
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