Synergy of Orka and Gauss to Conclude This Interesting Business Year in Slavonia

The Osijek entrepreneurial IT scene has some exciting news again! ORKA, the Osijek workshop for quality applications, has officially combined the quality of its services with the renowned Gauss.

This acquisition ensures the uninterrupted maintenance and development of all existing and new functionalities of the ORKA ERP while respecting existing obligations and providing better, higher quality, and more numerous technical and consulting support. Additionally, the idea is to extend the lifespan of the ORKA ERP, or the future ERP system that will be developed together with Gauss, one of the strongest Croatian IT companies – without worrying about transitioning to a new, incompatible ERP with all the challenges that entails. “There was some kind of ‘click’, meaning a compatibility in the thinking of key people on both sides that even transcends the business domain into the personal realm,” explained ORKA’s director, Boris Giener, regarding this very spontaneous business venture and the merging of Osijek’s strengths.

The synergy between GAUSS-supported technologies and the accumulated experience and knowledge of ORKA employees in the development, implementation, and maintenance of ERP systems will undoubtedly bring about the development of new solutions, a better market position, as well as improved organization and distribution of responsibilities. Among other things, what will certainly contribute to new ideas, innovations, and solutions is a very relaxed working atmosphere. “The whole story around this acquisition is positive, but one of my favorite and most charming situations was when Gauss’s director Ivan Lozančić greeted the oldest member of our team, Mirko Kolčić, with ‘Where are you, legend?’. That same legend, who stated 25-30 years ago that he could no longer ‘pull’ new development, found himself exceptionally motivated to actively participate in the whole story after a conversation with Ivan Lozančić,” adds director Giener.

This business-friendship connection could bring many good changes to the Osijek, as well as the Croatian market. “More work, but with more satisfaction, significant business expansion in terms of the number of clients, financial impact, and the number and quality of supported modules and functionalities – we hope that the merger of Gauss and ORKA will result in just that. The atmosphere, which is quite pleasant and relaxed most of the time, can heat up during analyses and the establishment of new solutions, as everyone defends their ideas and arguments without hesitation, and that is what I like most about this crazy merger of ours,” concludes Gauss’s Ivan Lozančić, who, together with Dragan Ibriks Golub, is embarking on yet another business adventure. This time, with a company that has years of experience specializing in the creation of high-quality ERP business IT solutions, which clients have rewarded with their loyalty since the mid-1990s. Thus, some new young forces will have better opportunities for advancement and learning new technologies, while the older ones will pass on their experiences and happily put the ‘dot on the i’ of their working careers. An interesting collaboration to conclude this fascinating business year in Slavonia!