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Welcome Emma
Orchid Welcomes Emma!
A big welcome to Emma Fouche, the newest member of the Orchid team.
 
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Congratulations to Orchid's 2024 Asian Partner of the Year
We celebrated the inaugural TPAC Asia by presenting our inaugural Asian partner award.
 
2024 to 2025
Anatomy of a Sage 300 Version Update
Releasing a new version of Orchid's Sage 300 modules requires a team effort. Find out a little about what's involved as we prepare for Sage 300 v2025.
 
Spreadsheet User
Is a love of Excel your guilty secret?
As we approach the 40th birthday of Microsoft Excel, we take a look at the history of spreadsheets and ask why Excel refuses to die.
 
ZDNET Index of Programming Language Popularity 2024
Python tops ZDNET's Poll of the Popularity Polls
ZDNET tried to rank the most popular programming languages…after asking what this even means.
 
EFT meets Lua
When Orchid met Lua
When Orchid EFT Processing met the Lua programming language, it was a match made in heaven.
 
Lightning and Clouds
Powering the Cloud
The rapid growth of energy-hungry data centres, accelerated by the AI juggernaut, is a cause for concern in the corridors of power.