VerseOne News

1. “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust and VerseOne to partner for new website

   07 May 2013

2. Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust pick VerseOne as partner

   02 May 2013

3. A new website for Acis Group to deliver efficiencies across the whole business

   12 April 2013

   ‘As well as benefitting our customers, this strategic approach of increasing the website’s usage will help us to make cost-savings and deliver efficiencies across the organisation in a number of ways: reducing repeat contact, the total number of calls or visits into customer-service to name a few’, Tim Steele, Marketing and Communications Manger, Acis Group 

4. VerseOne Technologies has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001:2008 certification

   14 March 2013

5. Guildford Accessibility Focus a Record Breaker

   11 March 2013

   Last month’s Accessibility Focus event in Guildford saw the 1000^th organisation participate in one of VerseOne’s free Web Accessibility morning briefings, since their inception in 2008. This was a true milestone moment in VerseOne’s mission to champion the issue of Web Accessibility.

   The Accessibility Focus sessions aim to raise awareness and promote best around the key issue of Web Accessibility—including a breakdown of the latest legislation and guidance which in recent times means WCAG 2.0, BS8878 and the UK’s Equality Act 2010.

6. Wokingham council recognised for excellence in internal comms with new intranet

   01 November 2012

   Over the course of the past two years, Wokingham Borough Council has made organisational development a key focus in its transformation strategy. When their intranet was identified by staff members as a source of frustration, the Council decided to transform this important internal communications system too, and chose VerseOne as its new intranet supplier.

7. VerseOne announce the launch of new Scottish Office

   07 October 2012

   VerseOne Technologies are pleased to announce the opening of its new company office—a prestigious second home at 7/9 North St David Street in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

8. VerseOne directors scale new heights for charity

   02 October 2012

   Last month, VerseOne customer Watford Community Housing Trust (WCHT) celebrated its fifth birthday by holding a fundraising event for the Peace Hospice. VerseOne’s Executive Chairman, Alan Neilson, and Sales and Marketing Director, Michele Gaudelli, participated in a sponsored abseil.

9. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to push the boundaries of the health web

   06 September 2012

   When Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wanted to replace their five-year-old website with a new online service that would communicate their excellence, they began to investigate potential suppliers. After attending a Hot Topics in the NHS event, LTHTR's Communications team invited VerseOne to submit a proposal for the trust's new website and, following a rigorous procurement exercise, the trust board selected VerseOne as their new web solution provider.

10. Congratulations to Sustainable Housing Awards 2012 finalists

    30 July 2012

11. Congratulations to the Patient Safety Awards shortlisted organisations

    06 June 2012

    The shortlists for the 2012 Patient Safety Awards have been announced, and the VerseOne team is pleased to offer its warm congratulations to Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, who have been shortlisted for the award for Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety.

12. Congratulations to UK Housing Awards finalists

    20 April 2012

    The finalists for the 2012 UK Housing Awards have been announced, and the VerseOne team is pleased to offer its warmest congratulations to customers who have been selected for recognition.

13. Simplicity is the key to design of new North Hertfordshire Homes website

    30 March 2012

    With a website that was over five years old, North Hertfordshire Homes (NHH) knew that they needed to modernise their web presence, and a simple but eye-catching design was a key driver. As the largest provider of social housing in Hertfordshire, NHH wanted a fresh and modern online image that would also recognise the differing needs of the site's various users. Accordingly, NHH looked for a web provider with the necessary creative vision, but who would also work with them and take the time to understand their business. Following an intensive tender process, NHH felt VerseOne Technologies would provide this collaborative approach to the project, whilst also possessing the design credentials to revitalise the site.

14. Changes to the housing sector will help drive tenant empowerment

    30 March 2012

    On Tuesday, 20 March 2012, VerseOne's Housing Advisory Board gathered for its first meeting of the year in central London to discuss challenges and issues facing the UK housing sector. The Government's progressive policy to make housing associations truly independent will put pressure on housing associations to become more commercially orientated in order to develop services and generate income. Plans to create a universal benefit have the potential to make housing associations' income even more variable, as the DWP would no longer pay housing benefit directly to the landlord. Nevertheless, the Board members see opportunities in these policies to enhance service delivery in the community, and believe that the changes will help drive tenants to become more empowered, self-driven, and involved customers.

15. NHS Advisory Board optimistic about possibilities for innovation

    30 March 2012

    On Monday, 19 March 2012, VerseOne's NHS Advisory Board gathered for its first meeting of the year in central London to discuss challenges and issues facing the NHS as the debate on reforms abates and concerns about meeting savings targets take its place. Finding innovative ways to use technology to improve patient care and stakeholder engagement emerged as the key theme for the next few years in the NHS, and Board members were optimistic that the NHS is now ideally placed to take advantage of strategies "early-adopter" public sector organisations have developed to drive service delivery and communication through online channels.

16. Congratulations to Housing Heroes shortlist

    19 March 2012

    The shortlists for the 2012 Housing Heroes Awards have been announced, and the VerseOne team is pleased to offer its warmest congratulations to customers who have been selected for recognition.

17. Greenfields Community Housing website will be an essential part of daily service delivery

    02 February 2012

    Greenfields Community Housing needed a new web partner: not only did they feel their current system was dated and undervalued internally, it was also no longer being supported by their existing web provider. Following a tender process, they decided that VerseOne CMS had all the robust functionality they sought whilst remaining user-friendly.

18. VerseOne deliver new website for newly-formed Red Kite Community Housing

    11 January 2012

    Exciting times are ahead for a number of residents in the Wycombe area, as the ownership and management of Wycombe District Council's housing stock has been transferred, resulting in the creation of a new tenant-led charitable housing organisation, Red Kite Community Housing. The establishment of a new organisation was accompanied by the need for the rapid creation of a new website, and Red Kite chose VerseOne Technologies to deliver tenant-focused functionality right on time.

19. EMHomeBuy see rewards of new property website

    09 January 2012

    As organisations in the housing sector are becoming more competitively minded, it is essential that their online presence works as hard as their Sales & Marketing teams do. Conscious of this, EMHomeBuy, wanted to produce a new property website that would raise the organisation’s profile online and provide information to potential new customers. Six months after choosing VerseOne Technologies to deliver www.emhomebuy.co.uk. EMHomeBuy have seen a 65% increase in website traffic, a figure that has translated into substantial growth in online property applications.

20. VerseOne's Penny Everett writes about inclusive content in .Net Magazine

    12 December 2011

    January's issue of .Net Magazine features a 5-page article by Penny Everett, VerseOne's Accessibility Specialist, about the ten principles of inclusive content.

21. VerseOne team codes for charity at GiveCamp UK

    16 November 2011

    On 21-23 October, a team of developers and designers from VerseOne participated in GiveCamp UK, a weekend during which technology professionals‚ including designers, developers, marketers, and web strategists‚ donate their time and expertise to produce software and web solutions for non-profit organisations.

22. Resident input the driver behind Central & Cecil website

    09 November 2011

    Central & Cecil Housing Trust provide housing and support for a wide range of people in London, Berkshire, Luton and the Midlands. Aware of the expectations of modern day web-users, Central & Cecil have decided to provide their residents with an entirely new website—one with more transactional capabilities—in order to give them a more complete online service. They selected VerseOne Technologies as the right partner to provide the right combination of Accessible design and interactive functionality.

23. VerseOne Customer UserGroup Day an award-filled occasion

    24 October 2011

    Friday, 7 October 2011 saw a special edition of VerseOne’s bi-annual Customer UserGroup Day—the induction of five new customers into the VerseOne Customer 5-Year Club. During a session that was packed with thought-provoking presentations and discussion, other highlights included an inspiring explanation of First Wessex’s use of social media channels, a stimulating talk on the power of syndication and the unveiling of VerseOne’s Feed Manager, and the presentation of the Best Website 2011 Award as chosen by customers from amongst their own websites.

24. VerseOne announces new Accessibility e-Learning Course

    19 October 2011

    As part of its commitment to championing Web Accessibility, VerseOne has developed a new e-Learning programme on Web Accessibility. This 10-module course, covering the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and the new British Standard on Web Accessibility, BS 8878, equips web content creators to produce professional, stylish, and Accessible content whilst ensuring their organisation's web presence complies with the Equality Act 2010.

    Find out more about VerseOne's Web Accessibility e-Learning programme.

25. Shropshire Housing Group takes its online presence to the next level

    27 September 2011

    Shropshire Housing Group takes pride in providing a customer-focused service that is responsive to customer needs. They needed a new website to unify their housing association, corporate, and services arms into one web presence that would take their customer-focused approach to the next level. It was important that their new web partner should have a real pedigree of working within the housing sector, and this was a key factor behind Shropshire's choice of VerseOne Technologies.

26. CHP sets example for innovation in housing services

    22 August 2011

    CHP, the Essex-based housing association, are continuously on the lookout for innovative ways to achieve value for money for their residents and improve customer service. Knowing that fresh and exciting technologies provide a great opportunity to achieve this, they looked for a progressive web supplier with ambition that matched their own. They wanted a web partner with a demonstrable commitment to the housing sector that could provide innovative and effective solutions. VerseOne, with over 70 customers in the housing sector who use its suite of content management applications, satisfied CHP on both counts.

27. Property marketing magnificence for Bromford Homes

    29 July 2011

    Bromford Homes is one of the UK’s leading providers of high-quality affordable homes, with properties throughout central England. They wanted to increase property sales by creating a fresh website to market homes for sale more effectively online. Given the success of the Bromford Group website, the organisation once again turned to their web provider, VerseOne Technologies, to deliver Bromford Homes a property site with a strong commercial focus.

28. Tenants the focus as First Wessex launch new web project

    18 July 2011

    First Wessex Housing Group (FWHG) is responsible for the management of over 18,000 homes in the counties of Surrey & Hampshire. As a tenant lead organisation, First Wessex stayed true to their mission by keeping residents involved during every stage of the project—including during the initial consultation phase. Based on their feedback and opinion the result has been the delivery of a modern, interactive website that will enhance First Wessex’s ability to deliver services online.

29. Brains of VerseOne battle for charity

    29 June 2011

    VerseOne’s masterminds will be taking part in the Battle of the Businesses 2011 at Hurtwood Polo Club in aid of local charity Disability Challengers.

30. Arun District Council's new website goes live for elections

    09 May 2011

    Arun District Council's new website, designed and implemented in partnership with VerseOne and built on the flagship VerseOne CMS, went live on 4 May 2011, just in time for election day.

31. VerseOne to participate in E-Access '11 Conference

    27 April 2011

    Chris Mounsey, Product Manager at VerseOne Technologies, has been invited to chair a round-table discussion on HTML 5 and Web Accessibility at this year's E-Access Conference. The E-Access Conference, which will take place on 28 June 2011 in London, is the UK's foremost gathering for organisations who are committed to ensuring accessible IT for their employees, customers, and service users.

32. EMHomebuy and Hello Homes go live in record time

    15 April 2011

    East Midlands Housing Group is committed to providing affordable homes to people in the East Midlands area, with a special focus on low-cost home ownership to the region’s diverse communities. When EMH Group needed to develop their new HomeBuy site and shared ownership site on a tight deadline with extensive functionality, they came to VerseOne Technologies.

33. Hot Topics in Housing: New Special Topic Announced

    03 March 2011

    Following requests from delegates already booked onto the Hot Topics in Housing Forum on 22 March, VerseOne is pleased to announce that the session will now feature a panel of experts who will consider the potential roles that social media can play in the social housing sector. This part of the day will run as an interactive open discussion forum, providing delegates with the opportunity to share their experiences of social media and put questions to the panel.

34. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust begins web collaboration with VerseOne

    07 January 2011

    The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust aims to put the patient at the centre of the development and organisation of its services and to become a viable and sustainable healthcare business. In order to help meet these objectives, the trust has focused on engaging with the 550,000-strong population it serves and, recognising that an effective website is a powerful part of this strategy, the trust turned to VerseOne to supply this vital communications tool.

35. A new year, a new website for VerseOne

    20 December 2010

    In keeping with its theme for 2011—"Making a Difference"—VerseOne is pleased to launch its brand-new website for the new year. The first site built and designed entirely on version 4.6 of VerseOne CMS (Content Management System), the new VerseOne website is a showcase of the revolutionary functionality of the content management system and of the talent, creativity, and dedication of its development, design, and implementation teams.

     

36. Arun District Council embarks on dual web projects with VerseOne

    20 December 2010

    Arun District Council, located in West Sussex, serves the residents of Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, and Arundel as well as surrounding parishes. As part of its commitment to improving engagement with the community and delivering efficient local services, Arun has selected VerseOne to provide both its CMS and new designs for the website and intranet.

37. VerseOne announces enterprising events programme for 2011

    18 December 2010

    As a result of growth and continuing commitment to its key market sectors, VerseOne is pleased to annouce a comprehensive programme of value-added events in 2011 aimed at contributing to the further understanding of web strategy, Web Accessibility, and online communications in the housing, NHS, and local government sectors.

38. Estuary Housing Association launches soaring new site

    18 December 2010

    Estuary Housing Association has launched its new website, built on the innovative VerseOne CMS (Content Management System). Using the latest web technologies and creative design, Estuary has made a home for itself on the web that reflects its dedication to service delivery and its commitment to its residents and local community.

39. VerseOne customers shine at UK Housing Awards

    11 November 2010

    VerseOne congratulates its customers Walsall Housing Group and Bromford Group for their achievements this year.

40. VerseOne launches Stakeholder Relationship Manager (SRM)

    29 September 2010

    On Wednesday, 22 September, VerseOne launched its new stakeholder relationship management solution, VerseOne SRM, in conjunction with the National Housing Federation's Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition. "We are very excited to have launched this specialist application for housing," says Michele Gaudelli, Sales and Marketing Director at VerseOne. "We believe this application will revolutionise stakeholder management for the social housing sector, and we look forward to providing our customers with this unique solution specifically designed to meet the needs of their market."

41. First Choice Homes Oldham begin website redevelopment with VerseOne

    15 September 2010

    Following a springtime ballot of over 13,000 tenants, First Choice Homes Oldham is becoming one of the newest Registered Providers of Social Housing in the country. As part of its changing identity—involving rebranding and stock transfer—First Choice Homes Oldham wanted a new website, one that would help them to create a positive belief structure in their residents and local community. When they looked for a web solution provider to guide and partner with them in this undertaking, VerseOne Technologies fit the bill.

42. VerseOne expands into new premises

    03 June 2010

    In the past year, VerseOne Technologies has undergone tremendous growth, taking on a host of new customers from the housing, NHS, and local government sectors and providing more comprehensive services to its customers. To sustain this growth whilst maintaining and indeed extending the range of services to its customers, VerseOne has significantly increased the size of its team, in particular in the key areas of project management, deployment and support. As a result, VerseOne is moving to new, larger offices in Woking to accommodate this phenomenal expansion.

43. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust chooses VerseOne

    17 May 2010

    Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability, sexual health, and drug and alcohol services to the population of Northamptonshire. After achieving foundation trust status in May 2009, it embarked on a journey to develop a new website and has chosen VerseOne Technologies' Content Management System (CMS) to deliver its customised web solution.

44. Estuary Housing spreads its wings with VerseOne

    04 May 2010

     When planning a redevelopment of its web presence, Estuary Housing wanted to focus on achieving full Accessibility, meeting the inspection requirements of the Audit Commission, and improving the navigability and functionality of its website.

45. Raglan Housing unveils its stunning new website

    05 April 2010

    After an inspection by the Audit Commission, Raglan Housing Association partnered with VerseOne Technologies to produce a completely redeveloped website that reflects its commitment to diversity and equality and promotes accessible communication across its large customer base.

46. Audit Commission and TSA join VerseOne panel

    09 March 2010

    The Delivering Winning Online Services Discussion event is intended to deliver real value to all participants by enabling them to discuss issues around technology and communications challenges in the Housing sector—and to exchange experiences and knowledge.

47. Praise for CVCHA

    04 March 2010

    After a fruitful development partnership with VerseOne, Castle Vale Community Housing has launched its new website, and one tenant has already contacted the RSL to communicate her delight.

48. VerseOne customers nominated for Housing Heroes Awards

    01 March 2010

    The Housing Heroes awards, which are jointly run by Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing, were set up last year to acknowledge the work of front-line housing practitioners.

49. Housing Technology magazine reports on RCT Homes' partnership with VerseOne

    29 January 2010

    The news of a partnership between RCT Homes—Wales' biggest housing association—and VerseOne Technologies was reported in the January 2010 issue of Housing Technology magazine.

50. VerseOne and HTML5 in Ability Magazine

    29 January 2010

    The latest edition of Ability magazine is out, and VerseOne have contributed to Issue 76 with an article about the Accessibility potential of HTML5. Ability is the UK's leading publication about people who have difficulty using off-the-peg IT, and is aimed at all who buy, run and use accessible systems in business, in education, in healthcare and at home. Each issue provides insights into the products, strategies, techniques and skills required to deliver systems that can be used by everyone.

51. BTU Group launch their online catalogue

    19 January 2010

    The BTU Group provides a range of building services private and public sector organisations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing a prompt, efficient, reliable and courteous service, ensuring that customers’ requirements and provisions are met. BTU Group required a website that would reflect these aspirations whilst coherently promoting the various strands of the business; further, the company wanted to open up a new sales channel and inventory service through an online catalogue and e-commerce facility.

52. VerseOne continue

    10 December 2009

    Due to popular demand, VerseOne have announced another round of their popular seminars for  February 2010. VerseOne's latest round of seminars in November saw over 70 people accommodated in various hotels in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London to attend a revamped seminar programme. The Building An Effective Website events emphasised that there are a number of aspects to undertaking a large content-managed website project but laid the emphasis on internal management—illustrated through VerseOne's Information Architecture process—and on ensuring that your audience can actually make use of the information being delivered, through attention to Web Accessibility.

Last updated: 18 December 2010