Orchid Software is the trading name of Orchidsoft Ltd., a developer of intranet portal and cloud collaboration software, founded in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and relocated to Gateshead, UK in 2008.
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Company 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 portal solution which included 70 business applications and which was compatible with most popular web browsers.
Today Orchid Software is primarily focused on oak.com, an intranet portal and cloud collaboration service available to organisations of any size, anywhere in the world.
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Software Development History
Desktop software products (1994-1997)
- CQM: CQM was a DOS-based application for the IBM-compatible PC which facilitated the management of ISO9000 standards within an organisation's quality management system.
- Phoenix: Phoenix was a Microsoft Windows application which facilitated the management of ISO9000 standards within an organisation's quality management system.
Web-based software development (1997-2000)
- Waste Disposal Manager
- Internal Audit Manager
- Y2K Discussion Forum
- Shipping Container Tracking
- Content Management Systems
Orchidnet (2000-2018)
Orchidnet was a customisable intranet portal which brought together over 60 standard applications and 8 optional applications based on an common authentication and authorisation model. A common search facility was also provided. An Orchidnet site could be divided into departments, projects, and other business functions where applications would be installed in isolation of one another. Applications included content management tools, communication tools, form and workflow tools, personnel and absence management tools, an e-learning platform, a customer service desk, risk management and an expense manager. The software was actively developed for 17 years, and as an on-premise solution it was mainly sold to medium and large-sized organisations in the UK.
Oak.com (2016-)
Oak.com is a intranet portal and cloud collaboration service. The software is a successor to Orchidnet in that it shares many of the same applications but has been entirely re-developed to be deployed as software as a service.
The internet domain name oak.com was purchased by Orchid Software from a private seller in 2012.
A companion mobile app for oak.com is also available on the iOS App Store and Google Play.
Funding History
Orchid Software was founded by Ajay Sood who received a £3500 loan and support from The Prince's Trust in 1994.
In 2014, to accelerate the development of oak.com, Orchid Software secured its first investment of £600,000 from the Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund managed by NorthStar Ventures.
In 2016 Orchid Software received an additional £750,000 investment from FW Capital.
References
External links
- Orchid Software
- Oak.com
- 2008-2009 EContent Top 100 List (Orchidnet)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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