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Partner Survey 2025 Results
Orchid Partner Survey 2005 - Results Summary
Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out our recent survey! Here is a summary of what we learned, and what you asked us.
 
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.
 
Saint Lucia
Going Global with Orchid in…Saint Lucia
Orchid's Sage add-on software has taken root in many corners of the world, including Saint Lucia, the home of Olympic sprint sensation Julien Alfred.
 
AI Accounting
AI Accounting: A Realist’s View
You've heard the buzz about AI revolutionising the field of accounting, but does the reality match the hype?