Cúram In The News

IBM already had been working with the company [Cúram Software] as a partner for its IBM Government Industry Framework, which pulls together applications, middleware, and server products for use by local, state, and federal government agencies.

Cúram is based in Dublin and has roughly 700 employees. Its products are used by about 80 government-related health, employment and welfare programs worldwide to deliver services more efficiently, according to IBM.

On its anniversary and coming off another bad jobs report, a review of the Temporary Assistance (TANF) for Needy Families program is needed now more than ever.

For the Ministry of Social Development's CIO David Habershon and his team, the focus is on “using technology to make a difference”. A key component of the IT strategy centres on its Cúram platform, a social services framework designed by the Irish company Cúram Software. In 2007, the MSD made a strategic investment in this platform and has ongoing plans to use it as the cornerstone system for its frontline delivery.

To reach all their clients, state human services officials say technology and less rules and regulations are key.

The Government of Saskatchewan Social Services has selected Cúram Software for its new Linkin information management system, which will help ministry staff respond to the needs of children and youth in care. This is an important step in delivering on the three-year, $15-million investment for a single new system to replace the ministry's patchwork of aging information systems.

More human services organizations, especially larger ones, are turning to special hardware and software designed to help providers organize client data, measure provider performance, and determine clients’ eligibility for services. They are being forced to use fewer resources to help more clients and realize that an uncoordinated approach focused on pen and paper is no longer sustainable, so they turn to Cúram Software for efficiency and productivity.