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Orchid Software is the trading name of Orchidsoft Ltd., a developer of intranet, extranet and enterprise portal software, founded in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and relocated to Gateshead, UK in 2008.
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History
Orchid Software was formed in 1994 to develop traditional desktop PC software relating to the management of ISO 9000 standards. However in 1997 a migration to bespoke, server-based software development was made, utilising the web server capabilities of Microsoft Internet Information Services. Initial web-based software applications included a Waste Disposal Management application, an Internal Audit Management application, a Shipping Container tracking application, and several database-driven websites with accompanying back-end content management applications. The features shared between these applications led to the development of Orchidnet, an intranet framework and enterprise portal solution compatible with most popular web browsers and which today includes over 60 standard applications and 8 optional applications.
In 2014 Orchid Software secured a £600,000 investment from the Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund managed by NorthStar Ventures.
Desktop software products (1994-1997)
Web-based software development (1997-2000)
Orchidnet (2000-)
Orchidnet is an intranet portal which brings together 70 business applications sharing a common user interface.