Technology Award Win and 1st Touch Gold Partners

1st Touch March News

1st Touch help win award - Microsoft Gold status - Housing Technology 2013

NICE Best Application of Technology Award won by Osborne

We're very proud to announce that through their work with 1st Touch, the leading construction, civil engineering and property services business; Osborne have successfully won the NICE Best Application of Technology Award at this year's UK Customer Satisfaction Awards.

Through a consortium led by 1st Touch, Osborne is delivering a mobile workforce solution across their property services team to undertake repairs and maintenance work more efficiently for its UK social housing customers. Osborne's property services team look after around 60,000 homes for customers including Circle, Peabody, Places for People and Winchester City Council throughout London and the South East.

Nick Sterling, Managing Director of Osborne's property services team, states that "we will be able to focus our teams even more on delivering improvements for our customers. In turn they will see a much better service and happier tenants."

Robert Dent, CEO of 1st Touch, added,

"We were in a strong position to put together a consortium of tightly integrated solutions that will deliver what Osborne requires. Following Osborne's decision to go with the 1st Touch-led consortium, they will be able to raise service levels even higher still. We look forward to working closely with them on rolling the solution out and rapidly delivering the demonstrable benefits it will bring."

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NICE Technology Award win

Microsoft Gold Partner Status

Housing Technology review 2013

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Microsoft Gold Partner status renewal for 1st Touch

Gold Certified Partners are recognised for achieving the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft Technologies. Microsoft award their Gold Partner status to independent companies that have proven their expertise through certification and customer references.

1st Touch is very pleased to announce the successful renewal of our Microsoft Gold Partner status for Windows embedded handheld technology.

This status ensures our product is certified tested, customer referenced and has achieved a pass level on customer SATS. 1st Touch is the only company focused on the UK Social Housing market to be designated a Gold Partner for this technology.

Gold certification enables us to work closely with Microsoft Corp., with whom we have developed a strong relationship over the last few years and also give us access to the latest technology and market opportunities available.

Commenting on the Gold Partnership designation, Robert Dent, CEO of 1st Touch said;

"Windows Embedded Handheld technology delivers a powerful development ecosystem that fits well with 1st Touch software. It is a winning combination ideally suited to the mobile workforce application needs of the UK social housing sector. We are delighted to have been once again, designated a Gold Partner for the technology and look forward to working even more closely with Microsoft in the future."

This status renewal is in addition to our current Gold Status as a Microsoft Gold Windows Embedded ISV partner.

Click here to read more about 1st Touch technology and the Microsoft Gold Status

Another successful year at Housing Technology 2013

1st Touch is proud to have recently sponsored the fourth annual Housing Technology conference and executive forum held at Q Hotel's The Oxford Belfry on the 21st February.

This was a brilliant event where we could work alongside our partners; Peak-Ryzex and Motorola who provided a plethora of technical knowledge, information and support on their hardware mobility solutions.

Our Sales Director; Greg Johns, gave an incredibly popular seminar entitled 'The Future for Mobile Technology in Social Housing'.

His presentation covered the recent launch of 1st Touch's new version of its acclaimed mobile workforce software which now includes support for a wide range of Windows Embedded, Android and Apple devices.

If you didn't manage to attend the conference this year, you can download Greg's presentation here, where you can also view each presentation from Housing Technology 2013.

Housing Technology are currently working on the date and location for Housing Technology 2014, which we're sure will be a very prominent event and will immediately go in our diary.

For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website, email us, call 0871 716 3060 or follow us on Twitter @1st_touchmobile

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