Mindjet today announced the launch of a new service called Mindjet CONNECT.
Accompanying its popular MindManager Pro 7, Mindjet CONNECT enables real-time collaboration on brainstorms and mind maps via an online server.
Those who sign up for the service will be able to work together on mind-maps and brainstorms from different locations, either by using MindManager Pro 7.2 or the new Mindjet CONNECT web client.
These two services connect to Mindjet’s new server, which hosts and saves the documents. Any changes made to a document become visible to all other people working on it as soon as they press the 'Return' button.
Mind Manager Pro 7 is a popular mind-mapping program for the Mac
Mindjet CONNECT also features a built-in VoiP application, enabling people to communicate via text, audio or video chat while they work on the documents.
Mindjet’s Uwe Richter, Vice President EMEA told us: “we believe this will be a fantastic opportunity for the 1.3 million people using Mind Manager software to collaborate. Typically it will be a business product, for people planning a product. We see it appealing through all business and departments: marketing, engineering and sales; through all verticals too.”
Mindjet CONNECT enables disparate people to work together on the same mind-map
Dustin Newport, Managing Director Mindjet UK added: “we think it’ll have a profound impact on organisations that are geographically dispersed. Brainstorming and project planning is typically taking place in physical locations; now we can all be inputting at the same time from different locations with one record of what has taken place”.
Mindjet believe the new service will be a particular boon as a bridge between enterprises. Dustin Newport explained that: “companies who wish to collaborate with their suppliers can now do so online. We know developers working with offshore companies in India. And because it is so visual it can help overcome the barriers between different cultures”.
The Mindjet CONNECT web client is currently available in beta for Mac and PC users at Mindjet’s website. The service is up and running for PC users working with Mindjet Manager Pro 7.2 and a Mac upgrade for the desktop service is set for release in the near future.
The service is sold on a monthly charge from 7.99 per person, per month on a 12 month contract. More information can be found at Mindjet’s website.
Click here to read Macworld's review of Mind Manager 7.
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