The New MindView 4 Mind Mapping Software Takes Online Collaboration to the Next Level

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With impressive new features that make online
collaboration faster and easier than ever, MindView 4 is the most
powerful Mind Mapping tool to date.   

Tampa, FL – December 8, 2010. After
18 months of gathering feedback from users, MatchWare
has just released MindView
4, the next generation of Mind Mapping software. Thomas
Henriksen, MatchWare’s Product Manager explains, “I
speak to business professionals every day that are looking for
concrete ways to continue improving their innovation,
communication, project planning and collaboration, and that is what
MindView 4 provides.” With the industry’s most powerful
integration with Microsoft Office®, and the new online
collaboration features, MindView 4 is a mind mapping and
productivity tool that should be in every business
professional’s software arsenal.

MindView 4’s new
Shared Workspace takes online collaboration to a whole
new level. MindView’s Multi-User Editing feature enables
individuals in various locations to share a Mind Map and work on it
simultaneously. All collaborators instantly see what the others
have added, making it the ideal tool for online brainstorming
sessions, group assignments and project management. The Shared
Workspace is a secure, web-based system that can either be hosted
by MatchWare or installed and hosted by the user’s
organization.

MindView 4 improves productivity through powerful
Microsoft Office® integration, to ensure users get the
most out of each work day. MindView 4’s new Microsoft
Office® 2010 interface and new map styles make Mind Maps more
professional and easier to understand. MindView 4’s enhanced
Microsoft Word® export feature allows users to transfer their
project plans into formatted Word® documents with just a few
simple clicks. Version 4 also features improved PowerPoint®
import, optimized Excel® and Project® integration, as well
as fast and easy export of Mind Maps as PDFs. Brainstorming,
organizing and presenting ideas has never been easier.

Craig Morris at Kantar Operations says, “MindView has
greatly improved the way we capture and share information, from
Mind Maps to Timelines to Microsoft Office® all within a click
of a mouse.   By using MindView, our biggest ROI has been
the productivity savings this tool creates and the benefits of MS
Office integration”.

Other interesting features of version 4 include the new Branch
Locking and Track Changes functions.  Branch
Locking allows users to lock specific branches, which
empowers map owners to control workflow, allocate tasks and
safeguard sensitive information. The new Track
Changes function enables map owners to see the changes
that other team members have made.  Simply selecting an item
on the list of changes instantly highlights the corresponding
branch of the Mind Map and makes all changes easy to
identify. 

Additional new features include Sound File support that allows
users to record audio commentary to attach to a Mind Map branch,
enhanced Interactive Whiteboard support, and a new Presentation
Mode that enables users to present their Mind Maps in a linear
format, focusing on one branch at a time.

Mind Mapping Software Optimized for Project
Management

While MindView software has long been an essential brainstorming
and collaboration tool, MindView 4 is particularly valuable for
Project Management, thanks to its import from and export to
Microsoft Project®, automatic task distribution, status
monitoring and reporting functions. MindView 4 automatically
distributes tasks via Outlook or the Shared Workspace. Monitoring
task status is equally simple by synchronizing an Outlook Task List
with the corresponding Mind Map. MindView 4 also comes with brand
new project reports that provide a clear summary of detailed
project management information.   

Rod Paras, PMP and Manager at the Project Management office of
SCI Marketview, one of Deloitte’s Fastest Growing Technology
Companies, says, “SCi’s PMO and project management team
are using MindView to capture the information and ideas derived
during a traditional WBS brainstorming session. By eliminating both
rework and errors that arise when translating information from one
application or document into another, SCI is experiencing roughly a
30% increase in efficiency when producing deliverables during our
initiation and planning phases” 

Overall, MindView 4 offers a range of powerful new features that
help maximize productivity while saving both time and money. 
At just $379 for a single user license of the Business version and
$279 for the Standard version, it is a tool that no business should
be without. The new MindView Shared Workspace is available at
$99 per year.

MindView 4 for Windows is available in English, German and
French and is available for purchase or a free trial at www.matchware.com.

About MatchWare

Founded in 1992, MatchWare is a leader in easy-to-use Mind
Mapping and multimedia authoring tools for enhancing
individuals’ ability to create, visualize, manage and
distribute information. The company’s award-winning software
packages, MindView, Mediator, and ScreenCorder, offer highly
intuitive user interfaces and powerful features at affordable
prices. Headquartered in Denmark, MatchWare has subsidiaries in the
UK, the USA, Germany, France and Sweden.

* MatchWare, MatchWare Mediator, MatchWare ScreenCorder,
MindView, are trademarks or registered trademarks of MatchWare A/S.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks used in this
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