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Info-Explorer News & Tips
News & Tips - April 2025
This month's tips look at how to use the available Security Options for protecting your cubes
 
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Before the deluge…Touching the Cloud
'The Cloud' isn’t just on the horizon, it’s well and truly here. Even if your Sage 300 site isn’t yet ready to take the plunge into the deep end you can still make quite a splash with some clever integration.
 
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Extender benefits from Python’s inexorable rise to No 1.
Python - the scripting language used by Orchid Extender - is close to becoming the world's most popular programming language, if it's not already there.
 
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Taking the stress out of ERP Upgrades
Dreading your next ERP Upgrade? You are not alone, but Orchid modules can provide a bridge over troubled waters, enabling version-independent customization and integration.
 
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800km, one million steps, and seven lessons
Orchid's Nathalie Lesbre recently completed the 800km 'French Way' to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. A million or so steps gave her plenty of time to reflect on how the approach she'd taken to planning and executing this adventure might be applied to major software projects.
 
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Keep the Customer Satisfied
“Just trying to keep my customers satisfied” was an admirable goal back in 1970, but the world has moved on. We now need to create Raving Fans and Promoters if we are to survive and thrive in a more competitive marketplace. Here are some insights into what drives customer satisfaction, and where to start if you want to stand out from the pack.
 
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Orchid proud to help make a difference...One Meal at a time
About a year ago, Sage Australia introduced us to a local charity that really touched us. We were so inspired by their story that the decision to contribute was one of the easiest we've made.