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Edition of 01/10/2026 · 10 stories from 3 sources

Obligations & deadlines 3
What companies must do, and by when.
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What does this mean for your software?
New obligations nearly always land in bookkeeping, in the warehouse or in the CRM: electronic invoicing, reporting deadlines, retention, proof along the supply chain. Keep your data in your own house and you can follow such changes yourself, instead of waiting for a cloud vendor's next release.
That is exactly what we build: two programs, both self-hosted on your server, running on PostgreSQL with no data flowing to third parties — Formata (CRM and business processes; forms and workflows change without programming) and Meridian (stock and inventory, free forever for up to ten seats).
Digitalisation & IT 3
ERP, CRM, stock, cloud or your own server, security.
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Economy & industry 3
Output, prices, sector figures.
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