Had Orchestra Team started business even five years ago, there is no way that it could operate with dozens of clients managing hundreds of IT systems without significant investment in its own IT infrastructure. The vast majority of everything we do involves working with computers and the people that use our computer systems.  Read more of this post to find out how we do it, what we use, and why.

Our YouTube channel has reached the 20,000 view milestone and to commemorate we are posting our inaugural video for Crystal Reports for SAP Business One. Please feel free to watch it below or head on over to our YouTube Channel to preview the more than 40 informative videos we have made to date. And if you don't find what you are looking for, don't fret. We have over 100 videos on the docket to create in 2010, we'll keep you posted. To learn more about this milestone and why we use YouTube, read more below.

Here's another great SAP Business One success story by SAP-TV. This short video is about StyleWest, a company that brings branding, distribution, and marketing under one roof for multiple apparel and footwear brands. StyleWest once strained under their dramatic growth, but they now have total control of their business in one single solution that they will be able to grow into for years to come. SAP Business One now provides Style West with views into their inventory across multiple divisions, tracking all transactions from order to cash. Check out their story.

The annual Drupal conference is being held in San Francisco next month, and Orchestra has been selected to present multiple sessions to the greater Drupal Community in attendance. We're thrilled to be a part of DrupalCon this year, especially after such a successful Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit in November. Check out the post to see what we'll be talking about or to sign-up for the conference.

Orchestra has scheduled our first Crystal Reports Training Course for SAP Business One. The course is designed for experienced SAP Business One users looking to take their reporting and business intelligence to the next level. The course includes live instruction, exercises, examples, and template reports to use in your company operations. Join us for this exciting course and find out why the SAP community is so excited about Crystal Reports being a native part of SAP Business One.

SAP announced the new version of SAP Business One last week, noting it's improved usability, faster time to value, and the benefits of the partner channel on the product. SAP Business One is now used by thousands of companies worldwide, helping to manage the entire business and foster future growth. The new version, SAP Business One 8.8, continues to bring strong value to small and midsize companies, especially with the new embedded Crystal Reports.

SAP Netweaver B1iSN for SAP Business One is an enterprise level integration tool, built for small and midsize companies. Netweaver allows for seamless integration to dozens of systems using pre-built integration frameworks. Whether it is an E-commerce website, parent company running R/3, or an old Access database, Netweaver can integrate it into SAP Business One.

SAP and Microsoft are two of the most trusted names in business software. In this blog post and video, we'll take a look at the business software offering from both companies for the small and midsize market (SME or SMB). We'll discuss the difference in price, functionality, and benefits.

For SAP, we'll be looking at SAP Business One, and from Microsoft we'll see Dynamics GP. Both of these solutions are targeted to small and midsize companies, although there are some major differences between the two solutions.

Demo SAP Business One Today

If you are interested in taking an in-depth look at SAP Business One, give Orchestra a call.  We can setup a live demo, viewable over the internet, or if you are near one of our offices, we're happy to come out to meet you and show you the software in person.

You won't get a canned demo from Orchestra, but rather a flexible discussion and demonstration about what you want and need to see in the software to help you in your search for new business management software.

Orchestra is now offering Drupal - Small Business Edition. Designed specifically for small and midsize businesses, Drupal SBE is a package product and service offering that can get your business online on the best Content Management System available. Orchestra has streamlined the website design and implementation process for small business, creating a solution that is perfect for companies that need to improve their web presence.